TGIF Cocktail Recipe(s) of the Day: New Year’s Eve Libations

Grey Goose Le Fizz
1 ¼ oz. GREY GOOSE Vodka
½ oz. Elderflower cordial
½ oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
Top with cold soda water

Directions: Shake and double strain Grey Goose and elderflower cordial and top with soda water. Serve in a champagne flute.

Perrier-Jouët Fraise Sauvage

Perrier-Jouët Fraise Sauvage
2 oz. Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque/Brut
1 ¼ oz. Vodka
¾ oz. fresh-squeezed lemon juice
¼ oz. simple syrup
1 whole strawberry

Directions: In a bottom of a mixing glass muddle the strawberry into a purée. Add all ingredients except Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut. Add ice, cover and shake vigorously for 7-8 seconds. Pour Perrier Jouët Grand Brut into a chilled cocktail-martini glass and pour the cocktail over it. Garnish with half a strawberry.

Cali Kiss
1 1/2 oz Caliche Rum
3/4 oz St Germaine Elderflower Liquor
1/2 a Lemon cut in quarters
1 oz Chilled Prosseco (or any dry sparkling wine)

Directions: In a mixing glass muddle the lemon, Caliche and elderflower liqueur, fill with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into an ice filled flute and top with sparkling wine.

Chandon Midnight Magic
2-3 oz. Chandon Brut Classic
½ oz. Cassis Blackberry Liquer
½ oz. White Port

Directions: In a champagne flute, combine the white port and Cassis and top with the Chandon Brut Classic. Garnish with a blackberry.

Ginger Drop
Created by and served at Megu, NYC
1 1/2 oz. Bacardi Limón
1 oz. Lillet
Champagne
Fresh ginger

Directions: Muddle fresh ginger with Bacardi Limón and Lillet; pour into Champagne glass. Top with Champagne and garnish each glass with a piece of crystallized ginger, which can be purchased at a gourmet store.

Fresca Frambuesa
1 oz. Cuca Fresca Prata
1 oz. Raspberry puree or three muddled raspberries
½ oz. Lemon Juice
½ oz. Simple syrup
3 oz. Champagne

Directions: In a mixing glass, muddle raspberries, unless using the raspberry puree, add the rest of the ingredients over ice and lightly combine with a bar spoon. Julep strain into a champagne flute and garnish with a lemon twist.

Pucker Fireworks Fizz
1 1/2 parts Pucker Vodka Citrus Squeeze
1 part pineapple juice
1 1⁄2 parts prosecco

Directions: Add Pucker Vodka Citrus Squeeze and pineapple juice to cocktail shaker. Shake and pour into a champagne flute. Top with prosecco.

Ruby Sipper
1.5 oz. Barefoot Bubbly Extra Dry
0.75 oz. peach liqueur
2 oz. white cranberry juice
1.25 oz. citrus vodka
Pomegranate seeds

DIRECTIONS: Place spoonful of pomegranate seeds in chilled martini glass. In cocktail shaker, combine vodka, peach liqueur and cranberry juice with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into chilled martini glass. Top with Barefoot Bubbly Extra Dry.

SKYY Nutcrackers Dream
1 1/2 oz SKYY Infusions Raspberry vodka
1 tsp. Maraschino cherry juice
6 oz Brut Champagne

Directions: Shake SKYY Infusions Raspberry and cherry juice with ice in a shaker. Pour into a champagne flute, fill with champagne and garnish with a Maraschino cherry.