There’s nothing like ushering in the New Year with a new cocktail. Our Liquid Art specialists make it easy as they share here some of their most requested – and most festive – cocktails. Cheers … and Happy New Year!

Ginger Bread Martini

Royal Sonesta Boston

Ingredients:

• ¾ oz vodka
• 1 ¾ oz dry vermouth
• ½ oz lemon juice
• ½ oz gingerbread syrup

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.  Shake vigorously and strain into a martini glass.

Ginger Gold Rush

Sonesta Fort Lauderdale

Ingredients:

• Brandied cherry for garnish
• 1 ½ oz ginger liqueur
• 1 oz bourbon
• ½ oz fresh squeezed lemon juice

Preparation:

Put the brandied cherry in the bottom of a martini glass. Combine the remaining ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.  Shake vigorously and strain over the cherry into the glass.

White Chocolate Peppermint Martini

Sonesta Bee Cave Austin

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Stoli Vanilla Vodka
• 2 oz Godiva White Chocolate Liquor
• 1 oz Peppermint Schnapps
• Peppermint swirl

Preparation:

Combine the first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.  Shake vigorously and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with the peppermint swirl.

Nuts N’ Berries

Sonesta Silicon Valley San Jose

Ingredients:

• ½ ounce Frangelico
• ½ ounce Chambord
• 2 ounces of Cranberry juice
• ½ of Cream

Preparation:

Pour the liquor into an a cocktail glass filled with ice and stir well. Top with cream and stir again. Garnish with whole strawberry.

Minty Snowflake

Sonesta Silicon Valley San Jose

• ½ Ounce cream de menth green
• ½ Ounce cream de cacao white
• ½ Ounce cream martini

Preparation:

Pour all the liquor on the shaker filled with ice and shake well. Pour into the martini glass. Garnish with fresh mint leaves

Le Fizz

Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta

Ingredients:

• ½ oz vodka
• ½ oz St. Germain Elderflower liqueur
• 1 ½ oz Champagne

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in a flute glass rimmed with gold sugar.

Tickled Pink

Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta

Ingredients:

• ½ oz pomegranate syrup
• ½ oz Chambord
• 2 oz Champagne

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in a flute glass rimmed with gold sugar.

Grand Bellini

Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Grand Marnier raspberry peach
• 3 ½ oz brut champagne
• Splash of cranberry juice

Preparation:

Combine in tall champagne flute.

French 75

Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore

•  1oz cognac
•  1/4oz lemon juice
•  1/4oz simple syrup
•  4oz champagne

Cowboy Coffee

Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore

Ingredients:

•  1/2oz Grind Espresso Liqueur
•  1oz Bulleit Bourbon
•  1/4oz simple syrup
•  Dash of bitters