5 Essential Cocktails For Your New Year’s Party

In Central and Eastern Europe, pomegranates represent vitality and prosperity in New Year’s traditions from several countries, but this pomegranate-studded punch will bring you luck based on its delicious flavor and eye-catching appeal. Sparkling wine and gin anchor the drink, mixed with several types of citrus and ginger syrup.

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Suddenly expecting guests? Throw together a simple mulled wine, with a bottle of red, some wintery spices, a bit of brandy and some sugar. Boom, you’ve got the perfect drink to warm up as you stand outside in the cold watching fireworks.

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New Year’s celebrations come and go every year (that’s kind of the idea), but certain drinks stand the test of time. The drink, which resembles eggnog with upgrades like Cognac and Jamaican rum, has been a party favorite since the 19th century. This version devised by famed bartender David Wondrich is a surefire killer at any holiday gathering, and it deserves a place at your NYE spread.

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Chalk the silly name up to the drink’s 17th century origins. This punch reaches back deep into the history of big-batch drinks to the days of British colonial rule in India, but it’s intense mix of rum, Cognac, lime, demerara sugar, and tea stands up to modern tastes. Think of it as a primordial version of a daiquiri.

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There is no better way to send off 2019 than with a flaming bowl of rum. A layered concoction of spirits, fruit juices, nut syrups and floral garnishes, the punch undoubtedly requires work, but it’s also a work of art. Gather your closest friends (the type worth spending a few minutes behind the bar for), stick some extra-long bendy straws in the bowl, light up the center and drink up.

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