No matter how you feel about New Year’s Eve, there’s always a special energy going on – and everyone can feel it. Maybe you’re ready to kiss 2024 goodbye, or you’re already nostalgic for the memories of the past, but knowing what to drink on New Year’s Eve can really set the tone for the night and As you move into 2025.
Sure, a New Year’s Eve cocktail can be as simple as your favorite can of hard seltzer or a glass of wine, but why not get into the spirit? Do you want to fully celebrate the joy of 2024 while looking forward to 2025? Do you wish for more good luck and prosperity in the new year? Are you ready for 2024 and all the parenting milestones that will make you feel like you’re teetering on the edge of madness?
Here’s a New Year’s Eve cocktail for you. Choose the one that best represents you (and your 2024/2025 vibe) and start tasting. It’s New Year’s Eve! You can start from scratch, make things better, or stay the same—and the drink in your hand can represent all of that and more.
If you are an “every year is a good year” person:
Some New Year’s Eve drinkers just want to celebrate. Regardless of whether 2024 is good for you or not, and regardless of how you feel about 2025, if you’re one of those people who’s just happy to be alive while everyone is singing “Auld Lang Syne,” give this tryout from Damn delicious. It’s fresh, light, joyful – it’s a celebration in a glass.
If you are sick most of December:
No one is immune to germs that sweep in like a December snowstorm. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. If you’re just looking to get back into the swing of things, relax your belly and make yourself a classic hot toddy. This simple and delicious recipe from Cookies and Kate will give you a warm tummy and a festive feeling.
If you experience important parenting milestones in 2024:
Breastfeeding forever? Sending your kids to college? Finally getting your child to sleep through the night in their own bed? I’ll drink to all of this and more. If 2024 is filled with major parenting milestones for you, then you should take a breather in the form of a cocktail on New Year’s Eve. you Successfulwhich is why the classic Champagne Cheers is the cocktail for you. Give yourself a gentle pat on the back. What a great year – you’re doing great.
If the election results still upset you:
Look, the 2024 election is tough. Maybe worse than the 2016 election. If you’re still feeling all the feelings—and hoping there’s a little hope mixed in with them—it might be time to drink them all up. Try making yourself a campfire cocktail. With fireballs, rum and the perfect ombre of pinks, oranges and reds, it will represent the dumpster fire of the 2024 election with the sweetness of hope and faith.
If you wish you good luck in 2025:
Lemons are often associated with good luck, so finding a cocktail with a bright, spicy flavor might bring you good luck in 2025. It’s light, punchy, and sweet enough so you can embody all that good luck energy.
If you’re totally in the Swiftie era:
2024 is a big year for Swiftie fans. You’re sure to see her romance blossom with Travis Kelce, she releases Tortured Poet Division, and you’re sure to see her wrap up her incredible ERA tour that brought the world An important cultural moment. So you might as well cheer her on and pledge to bring some energy into 2025 with her favorite drink: a French Blonde.
This is a great, lively gin and grapefruit cocktail with some fancy ingredients like St. Germain and lemon bitters to really blow it up. You could make a simpler version, but as long as you have gin, grapefruit and elderflower liqueur, I think you’re on your way to a perfect Swiftie cocktail.
If you want to start over in 2025:
Rosemary is known for banishing negative energy, so adding plenty of it to your New Year’s Eve cocktail might help you stay clean in 2025. For an alcoholic drink, you can easily mix it with gin or vodka. It’s sweet and bubbly, and the rosemary gives you the perfect amount of deliciousness while helping you ward off all the ills of 2024.
If you just want to make it until midnight:
It’s me, espresso! Look, drinking and staying up until midnight isn’t for everyone, but an espresso martini can help. Maybe with a Caesar salad?
But no matter what 2024 looks like for you, or what you’re hoping for in 2025, just know that whatever cocktail you drink on New Year’s Eve is the one that’s best for you.
