Cocktails and mocktails for New Year's parties
1st Jan 2015 Drinks
New year—or Hogmanay as we call it here in Scotland—is nearly here. Let's celebrate the old and let in the new with some superb cocktails.
Somehow during the year cocktails seem frivolous and a bit over the top, but at New Year they're just perfect. Pretty colours and frilly confections. Whether they are super sweet or quite sour, oh how delicious they are. Not everyone drinks at New Year, some of us can't and others simply don't want to. It can make New Year seem quite flat and that is where mocktails come in. All of the colour, flavour and extravagance of a cocktail, but without the alcohol.
Here are my Top 10 Cocktails and Mocktails...
Cocktails
Irish Cream Espresso Martini
Photo: Belleau Kitchen
Gin Melon Slushie
Photo: Fuss Free Flavours
Gin and Rhubarb Fizz
Photo: Ren Behan
Cucumber Caipirinha Cocktail
Photo: Veggie Desserts
Ginger Beer and Gin Cocktail
Photo: Greedy Gourmet
Prosecco, Elderflower and Mint Cocktail
Photo: Tinned Tomatoes
Mocktails
Asian Mango and Coconut Mocktail
Photo: Fuss Free Flavours
Blackberry Lemon Mocktail
Photo: Running to the Kitchen
Pineapple and Ginger Sparkler
Photo: Tinned Tomatoes
Three Merry Berries Mocktail
Photo: Simply Food
A guid New Year to ane an' a' and mony may ye see!
Author: Jacqueline Meldrum is a freelance food writer and recipe developer. Jacqueline blogs at Tinned Tomatoes.
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