(End play Staff Reports) - Ready to ring in 2012? No part of the New Year is not complete without a cocktail to complement the occasion. Here are some concoctions to serve the ball drops and beyond:
• Nothing is more festive than champagne cocktail. A stylish option to serve your New Year's Eve soiree is a classy Kir Royale, a traditional French drink made with a bottle of champagne and a dash of raspberry liqueur. Just add a tablespoon of liqueur - Chambord is a popular brand - every glass of champagne or sparkling wine before serving.
• Accommodation in a relaxed atmosphere together? Consider serving a seasonal beer. Alameda Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon, is a seasonal beer called Old Papa Noel Ale, Shipyard Prelude Special Ale comes with notes of hot chocolate and is only available during the holidays, and Sam Adams Winter Lager tastes festive accents to warm cinnamon and citrus.
• Take advantage of seasonal citrus serving a cocktail called a Cranberry Amaretto Kiss. For two drinks, fill shaker with about two cups of cranberry juice, a cup of vodka, amaretto and ½ cup of the juice of two freshly squeezed orange. Serve in a martini glass and garnish with slices of clementines. This drink can be done a day early, according to Epicurus.
• A number of sweet flavored vodkas hit the market in recent years. Think of an adult serving of hot cocoa in the New Year's Eve by adding two ounces of vodka-cream - as Brand Pinnacle - every cup. Make extra festive sprinkling of cinnamon or nutmeg on top.
• Accommodation Day Brunch New Year? Consider serving a traditional Bloody Mary. Mix two ounces of vodka with ½ cup tomato juice, then add a dash of lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce. Serve over ice in a glass garnished with celery.
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