New Year 2019 promises to be bright, unusual and eventful, and it will be held under the auspices of the Yellow Earth Pig. On the festive table on New Year's Eve, you can put any strong and low-alcohol drinks, including cocktails. And if there is a desire to slightly "grunt" in a cheerful company, you cannot do without interesting recipes.
In order not to spend the whole evening at a cutting board, a kitchen table and a blender, dishes and drinks should be selected for the holiday, simple, quick-cooking, literally one-two-three. This rule also applies to mixing New Year's cocktails. You just need to choose spectacular glasses in advance, buy glass or plastic straws, umbrellas, fruits and alcohol, pick up simple recipes. Here are the top 5 simplest recipes for making low-alcohol drinks for the New Year.
New year orange punch
This classic drink is prepared very quickly, in just 5 minutes, and has a rich orange flavor. The cocktail recipe is suitable for a large company, because the output is 35 servings in pot-bellied glasses.
What to prepare:
- 1 kg of orange ice cream (it is better to take sorbet);
- 2 liters of orange juice (not necessarily natural, packaged or from a bottle is also suitable);
- 2 liters of regular lemonade;
- 1.5 liters (2 bottles) of sparkling champagne to taste.
How to make
- Place the ice cream in the center of a large punch container.
- Pour it gently with cold orange juice.
- Then pour the lemonade and chilled champagne.
- Stir gently until foam appears.
- Pour into glasses immediately and serve to all guests.
New Year's drink with vodka and vermouth "Dirty Martini"
The Dirty Martini is an interesting olive-flavored cocktail that gently whetts your appetite. After drinking a glass, you can taste all the dishes on the New Year's table, not counting the calories at these moments. Thanks to the brine, this drink can be drunk in the morning of January 1, improving health after a feast.
What to prepare:
- 100 ml of soft vodka;
- 50 g vermouth;
- 30 ml of brine from olives, previously drained from a jar;
- crushed ice from the freezer;
- green olives.
How to make
- Mix 2 shots of vodka in a large glass.
- Top up with vermouth, then olive brine.
- Pour ice into three low glasses, spreading over a wide bottom.
- Pour the alcohol mixture equally.
- Pour 3-4 olives on toothpicks, dip the skewers into the glasses or place them on top on the edge of the glasses.
- Serve with appetizers or as an aperitif.
Layered cocktail "Rum with vanilla ice cream"
A very easy-to-make cocktail with ice cream, ice and rum is made in just 5 minutes. Alcohol is practically not felt in it, the taste remains soft, very pleasant, sweetish. It is this drink that many ladies associate with the upcoming New Year. As the ice cream melts, the rum cocktail becomes layered, which further adds to its originality.
What to prepare:
- 60 ml rum (preferably dark);
- 100 g ice cream (vanilla, you can cream);
- 1 slice of dark or dark chocolate;
- 60 g of ice in small cubes.
How to make
- Pour ice into a tall glass.
- Mix ice cream in a blender with rum.
- Pour the thick consistency into a glass.
- Finely grate a piece of chocolate on top.
The familiar "Screwdriver"
Of all the popular New Year's cocktails, the orange "Screwdriver" is considered the easiest to prepare, contains, apart from ice, only 2 ingredients. Mixing them is a matter of 2-3 minutes. You can make 15 servings at a time in tall cups.
What to prepare:
- 1 bottle of good, expensive vodka;
- 3 liters of orange juice without pulp;
- ice in small cubes.
How to make
- Fill the cups halfway with ice, not pouring too tightly.
- Pour 180 ml of orange juice into each.
- Pour gently on top into each.
- Insert straws, serve to guests.
Raspberry royal vodka shot
It is not difficult to cook a royal shot at home, the main thing is to find small elongated piles with a narrow bottom in the closet. Such a cocktail is drunk in one fell swoop, raspberries can be replaced with any berries if desired. Instead of vodka, another alcoholic beverage to taste is also suitable - cognac, tequila, absinthe, whiskey.
What to prepare:
- 20 ml of vodka;
- 20 ml raspberry syrup;
- 1 raspberry
How to make
- For one portion (stack), you need to take 1 berry, place it on the bottom of the container.
- Pour the syrup over the raspberries.
- Pour the vodka out as carefully as possible so that the layers don't mix.
- Insert a cocktail tube or spoon.
Having supplemented the merry and rich New Year's meal with light and strong alcoholic drinks, you can relax without any problems and have a rest in a good company. And if you wish, you can really "grunt", tasting all the delicious cocktails in turn.
