What’s a New Year’s Eve party without a signature drink? Cheers to the New Year and toast to new beginnings with our selection of fruity cocktails filled with fresh fruit juices, herbs and, of course, Champagne. Make one of these your signature, or try all four!

Ginger-Thyme Paloma
Prep: 10 minutes plus chilling • Serves: 4

  • 2 cups fresh grapefruit juice
  • 1½ cups silver tequila
  • ¼ cup light agave syrup
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1½ teaspoons fi nely chopped fresh thyme
  • leaves plus sprigs for garnish (optional)
  • 1½ teaspoons minced fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 5 lime wheels
  • Ice
  • ¾ cup sparkling water
  1. In pitcher, stir grapefruit juice, tequila, agave and lime juice until agave dissolves; stir in thyme and ginger. Cover and refrigerate 45 minutes or until cold. Makes about 3¾ cups.
  2. In small bowl, stir sugar and cinnamon; spread on plate. Run 1 lime wheel around rims of 4 (12-ounce) glasses to dampen; dip rims of glasses into sugar mixture to coat. Add ice to glasses.
  3. Pour grapefruit mixture into prepared glasses; top each with sparkling water and garnish with remaining lime wheels and thyme sprigs, if desired.

Approximate nutritional values per serving (1 paloma): 305 Calories, 0g Fat, (0g Saturated), 0mg Cholesterol, 19mg Sodium, 29g Carbohydrates, 0g Fiber, 1g Protein

Fizzy Orange Whiskey Sour
Prep: 10 minutes • Serves: 4

  • 1 cup whiskey
  • ½ cup Roche Bros. orange juice
  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • Ice
  • 1 bottle (187mL) Champagne or sparkling
  • wine, chilled
  • 4 maraschino cherries
  • 4 orange wheels
  1. In cocktail shaker, vigorously shake whiskey, juices, sugar and ½ cup ice until very cold. Makes about 2 cups.
  2. Fill 4 (10-ounce) glasses halfway with ice; strain whiskey mixture into glasses and top with Champagne or sparkling wine.
    Garnish whiskey sours with cherries and orange wheels.

Approximate nutritional values per serving (1 whiskey sour): 232 Calories, 0g Fat, (0g Saturated), 0mg Cholesterol, 4mg Sodium, 17g Carbohydrates, 1g Fiber, 1g Protein

Pomegranate-Blackberry Sparkler
Prep: 10 minutes • Serves: 6

  • 6 large blackberries
  • 6 tablespoons pomegranate juice
  • 6 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 bottle (750mL) Champagne

Add blackberries, juice and thyme to 6 (7-ounce) flutes; top with Champagne.

Approximate nutritional values per serving (1 sparkler):113 Calories, 0g Fat, (0g Saturated), 0mg Cholesterol, 7mg Sodium, 6g Carbohydrates, 1g Fiber, 0g Protein

New Year’s Champagne Punch
Prep: 10 minutes • Serves: 8

  • 1 cup orange-flavored liqueur such as triple sec, chilled
  • ¾ cup raspberry-fl avored liqueur such as Chambord®, chilled
  • ½ cup Roche Bros. orange juice, chilled
  • ½ cup pomegranate juice, chilled
  • 1 bottle (750mL) Champagne or
  • sparkling wine, chilled
  • 2 cups ginger ale, chilled
  • 1 cup fresh cranberries
  • Lime peel twists for garnish

In large punch bowl, stir orange liqueur, raspberry liqueur and juices. Just before serving, stir in Champagne and ginger ale; garnish punch with cranberries and lime peel twists. Makes about 8 cups.

Approximate nutritional values per serving (1 cup): 240 Calories, 0g Fat, (0g Saturated), 0mg Cholesterol, 16mg Sodium, 27g Carbohydrates, 0g Fiber, 0g Protein