New Year’s Eve Cocktail Recipes

Here are four fabulous cocktail recipes to make your New Year’s Eve (or any holiday party) extra special. These recipes are easy to make and you can use Vermont local products to add a extra special touch.

Maple Cremee

Adult version of our favorite summertime treat.

• 1.5 ounce brandy
• 1 ounce Solar Sweet Maple Syrup
• 3 scoops of Ben & Jerry Vanilla Ice Cream

Blend well and top with a drizzle of maple syrup.

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The Vermonter

• 1.5 Smugglers Notch Vodka
• 1 ounce raspberry liquor
• 1 ounce Solar Sweet Maple Syrup
• 3 ounce Champlain Orchards Cider
• Splash of seltzer water

Shake well with ice and garnish with fresh apple slice.

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Ginger Maple Leaf

• 3 ounces Wolavers Wildflower Wheat Beer
• 1 ounce of Smugglers Notch vodka
• 3 ounces ginger beer
• 1 ounce Solar Sweet Maple Syrup
• 1 tbsp of fresh ginger

Combine maple syrup and fresh ginger in glass and mull until ginger is mashed. Add ice, wheat beer, vodka, and ginger beer and stir well.

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Lincoln Sidecar

• 1.5 ounces Mad River Bourbon
• 3 ounces fresh squeezed lemon
• 1 ounce Solar Sweet maple syrup
• Maple sugar or raw cane sugar
• Splash of seltzer water

Rim one martini glass with maple sugar or cane sugar. Mix Bourbon, lemon juice, maple syrup, and seltzer. Shake well with ice until frothy. Pour straight up in martini glass.