11 Outstanding Holiday Cocktails From Hotels And Resorts Around The World

29.12.2023 - 22:43 / forbes.com

From Venice to Maryland, celebrate the holidays and ring in the new year with these timeless holiday cocktails from hotels and resorts around the world. Celebrate 2024 with some vintage coupe glasses, Yarai mixing glasses and cafe mugs to give the spirit a kick this New Year’s Eve.

The Puerto Rican Coquito from The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami is a sweet, creamy blended drink that everyone will love for a joyous New Year’s celebration. Served cold and frothy with rum, cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk and cinnamon sticks among the ingredients, this the perfect rum-based cocktail to ring in a new year.

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RECIPE:

Combine ingredients in a blender and mix on high until everything is blended smoothly, about 1-2 minutes. Pour into glass bottles, cover and transfer to refrigerator. Chill until cold. Serve and garnish with cinnamon stick.

The Meet Me at the Clock cocktail from Clockwork Champagne and Cocktails at the Fairmont Royal York has a unique complexity with gin, bitters absinthe and Veuve Clicquot among the ingredients. "The addition of champagne is an exciting and festive way to spice up a cocktail recipe for New Year's Eve. In the Meet Me at the Clock cocktail that we serve at CLOCKWORK, we combine Hendrick's Gin with lemon, absinthe, Brut Champagne, and Frosé ice. Perfect for ringing in the new year!” said James Grant, Director of Mixology at Fairmont Royal York.

RECIPE:

Combine gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and in a shaker, shake well and strain into a coupe glass. Add Veuve Clicquot and a spray of absinthe for a sparkling finish.

Inside The Lobby Lounge & RawBar at the Fairmont Pacific Rim, Grant Sceney, Creative Beverage Director at Fairmont Pacific Rim has created the Check In, a beautiful cocktail that bubbles with delight.

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RECIPE:

Combine all ingredients in a flute and top with bubbles.

The Yuletide Sparkle from The St. Regis Venice was inspired by the Mrs. Astor, Caroline Astor, who hosted the most important and famous parties of the Gilded Age. This late-19th century-style cocktail has all the markings of the most exquisite and refreshing ways to ring in a new year. Don’t miss this invitation — it’s tantamount to social doom!

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RECIPE:

Mix everything except the gold dust and sparkling wine together in a cocktail shaker and shake. Pour and top with sparkling wine and gold dust. Stir and at the end add gold dust on top and stir. Garnish with orange peel.

What’s in a name? The Aperol Spritz derives its moniker from the French slang term for an aperitif — apero — which translates roughly to “opener.” What better way to open a new year than with the W Scottsdale’s twist on the classic cocktail, the Aprés Aperol Spritz? Its bright