Cheers to the New Year! 🥂

With all of the running around, wrapping, packing, shipping, moving, selling, buying... Whoo! You deserve a CELEBRATION... in a glass! What better way to enjoy the holiday in your new home than with some refreshingly classy concoctions at your holiday soiree. With a taste of sophistication stirred up with a little sass, you'll have your guests asking, "Hey! What's in this?"

1. Chambord Bellini

Pour in the New Year with this lavish libation. With a hint of tart swirled into some crisp bubbles and garnished with a sprig of rosemary, it will be hard for your guests to feel anything but refreshed.

Ingredients

• Chilled pitcher

• 6 cups frozen or chilled variety of berries

• 1/2- Bottle (300 mL) Chambord Liqueur, chilled

• 1 Bottle (750 mL) Prosecco, chilled

• Rosemary sprigs

Instructions

• Fill pitcher with berries.

• Pour Chambord Liqueur over berries.

• Slowly pour in the Prosecco.

• Garnish with rosemary sprigs.

• Pour into champagne glasses.

• Serve.

Recipe courtesy of Diethood

2. Cotton Candy Champagne Cocktail

What better way to pump party into a glass than with a puff of cotton candy adorning the rims of your champagne glasses?! What a fun idea. Your friends will want to share this sassy and nostalgic adult treat on all the socials!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Bottle of champagne

• Fresh cotton candy

INSTRUCTIONS

• Pour champagne into glasses about 2/3 full.

• Keep cotton candy sealed until serving.

• Gently pull off a small tuft of cotton candy and place on top of rim.

• Serve immediately.

• Place cotton candy into champagne and let cotton candy dissolve into champagne before drinking.

Recipe courtesy of Kirbie's Cravings

3. Grapefruit & Sage Champagne Cocktail

Looking for a modern, fresh take on a traditional cocktail? Blending a seasonal fruit with some nice soft sage herbs is the perfect combination for a sophisticated gathering of guests.

INGREDIENTS

• Pink Grapefruit Juice

• Sage Simple Syrup (Water, Sugar, Sage)

• Angostura Bitters

• Ice Cubes

• Champagne

• Fresh Sage Leaves for Garnish

Recipe courtesy of Floating Kitchen

INSTRUCTIONS

Simple syrup

• Combine sugar and water over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture dissolves.

• Stir in the sage and cook for 30 seconds more. Remove from heat and cool.

• Once cooled, discard sage. Store in fridge until ready to use.

Cocktail

• Vigorously shake 3oz grapefruit juice, 1.5oz sage simple syrup and 2-3 dashes of bitters over ice.

• Strain into a glass over fresh ice.

• Top with champagne.

• Garnish with fresh sage leaves.

• Serve immediately.

4. The Sidecar

Ohhhh... The Sidecar. One of the most classic of the cocktails served in a short traditional cocktail glass. As your guests enter the future of 2022, they will have a historical sense of past almost as if they were attending a Great Gatsby party! Bottoms up!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz Cognac

• 3/4 oz Cointreau

• 3/4 oz Fresh lemon juice

• Garnish: orange twist

• Garnish: sugar rim (optional)

Recipe courtesy of Liquor

Instructions

• Coat glass rim with sugar (optional).

• Shake cognac, Cointreau, and lemon juice over ice until well-chilled.

• Strain into the prepared glass.

• Garnish with an orange twist.

5. A Simple Glass of Champagne

No New Years festivities are complete without a proper champagne toast at midnight.

You don't have to break the bank on some Dom Perignon to enjoy your evening. A simple Chandon or Korbel should do. Maybe you blush it up with a little Rose' or even snag a few giant bottles of Cook's to spray.

I enjoy a bottle of J Cuvee. The cost is fair at about $35 a bottle and the taste is not too sweet or dry for me. It's perfect. You might consider picking up a bottle for your NYE celebration.

Whatever your taste may be, please remember to celebrate in moderation.

Uber and Lift are one of the modern gifts of technology that provide safety so that we may embrace the New Year with our families. Because the best part about having a home, is being able to enjoy it once you arrive back safely.

Cheers to the New Years! I hope to be able to serve your family again soon!