8 Cocktails to Try in the New Year

Order the same drink every time you throw a party or visit a bar? Resolve to broaden your cocktail compass with this list of eight cocktails to try in the New Year from the editors of Imbibe Magazine. With everything from whiskey to tequila, this list of soon-to-be favorites will be your easiest (and most enjoyable) resolution to keep.

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Compass Rose: Cognac and Campari meet a hint of maraschino sweetness in this sophisticated sipper. Get the recipe here.

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Compass Rose: Cognac and Campari meet a hint of maraschino sweetness in this sophisticated sipper.

Get the recipe here.

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[Hill Dweller]

09:00 PM on 01/04/2011

Irish Fiji will be mine.

[BuckyJamesDio]

08:19 PM on 01/02/2011

The only one that really looked inviting to me was the Paloma, which is simple and sounds light and refreshing. The Irish Fiji is sacrilege.

[blurredmolly]

11:10 AM on 01/02/2011

"Irish Fiji" Anyone who makes or drinks one of these things should have their License to Stagger revoked. That is so wrong on so many levels. Like a Jameson and Coke.

[falsedichotomies]

02:41 PM on 01/02/2011

Jameson Ginger is a good way to roll though.

[blurredmolly]

02:59 PM on 01/02/2011

no...no...no...You don't mix Irish whiskey with anything but water.

[crom14]

10:31 AM on 12/31/2010

Vino is the ruler of all celebrations!

[BuckyJamesDio]

08:14 PM on 01/02/2011

I thought that was Bacchus.

[everythingsgonegreen]

04:15 PM on 12/30/2010

The Paloma sounds like the perfect summer cocktail.

[SouthernJewel]

12:21 PM on 12/30/2010

Some of those drinks sound really YUMMY!
The Honey Bear and The Paloma...yummmmm!

[Chauncey Love]

11:01 AM on 12/30/2010

The Irish Fiji sounded especially disgusting.

I doubt I'll have 8 cocktails period next year. I don't really see alcohol as some kind of lifestyle enhancement no matter how many times I'm told that it is. I drink the occasional beer and enjoy wine, but both are primarily due to the taste.

[ProCynic]

09:53 AM on 12/30/2010

The Captain Redbeard:
(In a tall glass over ice)

Mix
2 parts Calpico concentrate (A fruity cultured milk drink found in Asian markets)
1 part dark rum

Pour over ice:
Fill with ginger ale
float a dash of grenadine for color and bite.

[ProCynic]

09:48 AM on 12/30/2010

It appears I invented the Irish Fiji back in the 80's at a cocktail party. A friend of mine gave me a Guiness with prune juice. It had a particular flavor that wasn't unpleasant. That gave me the idea to try a spiced rum.

I was impressed with my creation, even if others weren't.

It's mine.

[ibwilliamsi]

09:39 PM on 12/29/2010

I'm heading to Cabo in a few weeks. I'm going to make a mental note to try the Paloma by the pool...

[birdinanest]

07:26 PM on 12/29/2010

compass rose: campari and cognac--each great, just never thought of them together. hmmm. must try.....

[DenverBigDaddy]

06:03 PM on 12/29/2010

Pitcher of "Strip and Go Naked":
1 can frozen limeade....dump in pitcher
Fill empty limeade can with tequila...dump in pitcher
2 light beers...dump in pitcher
lots of ice.....dump in pitcher
Everybody in the big pitcher, stir, and enjoy!!

[Spartan112]

05:34 PM on 12/29/2010

Dark and Stormy. Simple, yet delicious.

Dark Rum (not spiced, ewwwww) and Ginger Beer.

[JohnDewey]

09:54 PM on 01/02/2011

Yes! Gosling's Black Seal rum & Barritt's Bermuda Stone Ginger Beer. Nothing better.

As it happens, I'm drinking one right now.

[WarrenPease]

04:35 PM on 12/29/2010

I usually say, "make mine wine, please" but, the Irish Fiji and the Edgewood look interesting.

[FragBunnie]

04:06 PM on 12/29/2010

Great Googly Moogly... don't come anywhere near me with that Vieux Carre... it's like someone mixed up a Sazerac with a pair of stripper's panties. ... Nasty.