New Year"s Eve Cocktails: Go Beyond the Bubbly

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Are you tired of ringing in the new year with the usual Champagne Still, no New Year”s party is complete without a few festive cocktails on the drink table, so why not mix up something special for the last night of the year

Follow these recipes to put a little extra new pizzazz in your glass as you raise a toast to 2012.

A few fun tips from Beefeater Gin brand ambassador Nick Van Tiel: Chill your glasses in the freezer before serving to add to the professional presentation, always use fresh juices (fresh-squeezed is best) and don”t be afraid to get creative with garnishes!

Firework FizzBy Nick Van Tiel, Beefeater Gin Brand Ambassador

2 parts Champagne

4 parts apple juice (cloudy)

2 parts Beefeater Gin

3 teaspoons elderflower cordial

2 wedges of lime

2 big sprigs of mint and a slice of apple to garnish

Fill a highball glass to the brim with cubed ice. Squeeze the lime wedges and then drop it into the glass. Add in the gin, apple juice, elderflower and Champagne; then give it a good stir.

Chief of AffectionsBy Debbie Anday of NYCs Lani Kai

1 part Jacobs Creek Sparkling Rose Moscato

1 sage leaf

1.5 parts Rhum JM Rhum Agricole

½ parts Aperol

¼ parts egg white (dry shaken)

¾ parts grapefruit juice

½ parts lime juice

½ parts cane syrup

Serve in a rocks glass. Fill all ingredients in a highball glass and top with Jacobs Creek Sparkling Rose Moscato and garnish with sage leaf.

Earl-y New Years ChillBy Jamie Gordon, Pernod Ricard ambassador

2 parts Beefeater 24

1 part earl grey syrup (add sugar)

¾ part lemon juice

½ part pasteurized egg white

2 dashes peach bitters

In a shaker, add all the ingredients except the ice. Shake cocktail thoroughly. Add ice and shaker again to chill and froth the cocktail. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with lemon zest.

To make Earl Grey Syrup, combine a very strong brew of Earl Grey Tea with sugar in a 1:1 ratio. Allow to cool before use.