DRINK
The best cocktail recipes to make for your New Year’s Eve party
Martini or margarita? Get 2024 off to a flying start with these recipes from top mixologists
The Times
What’s your New Year’s Eve tipple? Whether your plans are to dance on tables or just dance around the living room to Auld Lang Syne, we’ve asked mixologists to share their best recipes.
The drinks expert Olly Smith gives us his twist on popular classics, from tamarind ginger margaritas to hibiscus martinis. And if you can’t be twirling around the chequered dance floors in the likes of glitzy hotels like Claridges and Raffles, you can at least be sipping on their concoctions.
750ml Chilean red wine
60ml Cointreau orange liqueur
12 ripe strawberries, halved
3 tbsp caster sugar
Ice cubes
Garnish: edible flowers
Method
Macerate the strawberries with the sugar in a pitcher or suitable container for 30 minutes. Add the red wine and Cointreau