9 Elegant Champagne Cocktails To Ring In The New Year

Limoncello Spritz

You can also turn this cocktail—which pairs well with chips!—into a mocktail. Get our limoncello spritz recipe.

Nigella Lawson's Poinsettia Cocktail

This classic celebratory big-batch cocktail recipe is from Nigella Lawson’s cookbook Nigella Christmas. You can lean in to the wintry vibe by garnishing your drinks with sprigs of rosemary and fresh cranberries. Get Nigella Lawson's poinsettia cocktail recipe.

French 75

Named after a World War I field gun, this drink clearly packs a punch. But it's a classic and a nice way to kick off festivities. In her book Three Cheers, Vancouver-based bartender Kaitlyn Stewart offers three versions of classic cocktails: the original, a non-alcoholic option and a riff. Here, she takes on the a classic French 75 recipe.

Photo, Jayme Lang.

Cranberry Aperol Spritz

A festive twist on a classic spritz, this version adds cranberry juice and uses frozen cranberries to both chill and garnish the drink and sprigs of rosemary to add wintry enchantment. Get our cranberry Aperol spritz recipe.

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Aquavit Spritz (The Scandi Sbagliato)

This sharp, citrusy twist on a negroni sbagliato (“mistaken negroni”) is also known as an Aalborg spritz, Danish spritz or Copenhagen spritz. It calls for aquavit instead of gin and the addition of a bit of citrus. Get our aquavit spritz recipe.

(Margin of Error Recipe, Christine Sismondo. Produced by Aimee Nishitoba. Photo, Christie Vuong. Food Styling, Ashley Denton. Prop Styling, Madeleine Johari.)

The Audrey Vermouth Sparkling Cocktail

Ottawa’s 107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar & Café serves this sparkler, but owner Dave Eaton refuses to take credit: He discovered it at Aperitivo Et Al in Bellagio, Italy, and it’s named after the bartender there who created it. Get this Audrey vermouth sparkling cocktail recipe.

Sparkling Whisky Cocktail

We took inspiration from a mint julep for this sparkling cocktail that works at any time of the year. Get our sparkling whisky cocktail recipe.

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Champagne And Passion Fruit Cocktail

The perfect start to any intimate dinner, our cocktail mixes passion fruit juice with champagne for real pizzazz. This is not a sweet drink—its tartness may make your lips pucker! Get our champagne and passion fruit cocktail recipe.

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Auld Lang Syne

Deerhurst Resort whipped up this fizzy, festive tipple to ring in the new year. STIR 1/4 cup fresh-pressed apple juice with 2 tbsp Drambuie in a flute glass. Top with cold champagne. Garnish with an apple slice and cranberry.

Festive Fizz Cocktail

Make your holidays a little more cheery with this delicious drink from sommelier Natalie MacLean. Get her festive fizz cocktail recipe.

Festive Fizz Cocktail

Icewine Martini

Pour this sparkler into tall flutes or martini glasses, and pass around before midnight to raise in a cheer to the new year. Get our ice wine fizz recipe.

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