After hearty meals during New Year celebrations, I prefer my cocktails coffee-infused. While I’m never averse towards the fruity, festive drinks variety, my tastes always end up swaying the way of dark and bittersweet liqueur coffee.

I find coffee cocktails, particularly amaretto blends, give me both the buzz I’m seeking in the midst of jovial festivities as well as the perk my body requires to stay up till the wee hours, enjoying the moment’s every last drop. When it comes to sweet almond-tinged amaretto, of course, nothing beats the original Italian Disaronno, long the liqueur of choice for satisfying coffee cocktails.
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The sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France has traditionally been the bottle popped for festive celebrations. For many, culminating a New Year countdown is seldom complete without uncorking one of these chilled bubblies.

Champagne is characterized by varying sweetness levels, from the very dry Brut to the extremely sweet Doux. When choosing a champagne for your New Year’s party, you should opt for one of the sweeter bottles if you’re not planning to use it as a cocktail mix. For use with other spirits and liqueur in cocktail recipes, however, it’s always best to go with a Simple Brut (dry and no sweetness) or a Brut (very dry).
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For New Year’s eve parties, what could be more festive than colorful punch drinks steep in slush? With icy alcohol mixes trickling down your throat and a barrage of celebrants everywhere you turn, your 2009 will definitely be off to an exciting start.

This slushy and tasty punch recipe can be served for your New Year’s eve party or every other celebration leading up to it. Make sure to warn your guests of brain freeze - and laugh hard when they do succumb to it.
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What better way to perk up from the tiring bustle of Christmas eve than a freshly-brewed cup of coffee, spiked with a hit of brandy and flavorful spices come early morning? Warming and sensual, the drink will stimulate your senses as you soak the scents and cheers of the special holiday air.

For the actual coffee drink, take one cup of ground coffee (mild roast preferable so as not to overpower the whole concoction), five teaspoons of cardamom, half a tablespoon of sugar, two teaspoons of ground cinnamon and a teaspoon of ground nutmeg. Put them into a coffee filter, add water (about 7 cups) and brew it as with regular coffee.
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The holidays can be seriously stressful. There is almost always something begging to be done, whether it’s shopping for gifts, preparing food, entertaining guests or attending dozens of parties hosted by family and friends. The cold winter weather can also leave you especially prone to cold, cough and flu - not the way to spend such a merry time of the year.

Any guests that come to your home probably experience the same stresses that you do so why not give them drinks that can help improve their immune system and boost their energy to cope up with the hustle of this busy season?
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