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Great cocktails for New Year's Eve

The upscale Capital Grille in Las Vegas serves the Stoli Doli, made with fresh pineapples and vodka strained through crushed ice.
The upscale Capital Grille in Las Vegas serves the Stoli Doli, made with fresh pineapples and vodka strained through crushed ice.
Thecapitalgrille.com
The Scorpion Cocktail, served at the Vintro Hotel in Miami Beach, is made with tequila, Grand Marnier, lime juice, jalapeno and cilantro on the rocks.
The Scorpion Cocktail, served at the Vintro Hotel in Miami Beach, is made with tequila, Grand Marnier, lime juice, jalapeno and cilantro on the rocks.
Nick Silverstein
The Black Dahlia, served at New York's NoMad Bar, features Zwack, a spicy, herbal Hungarian liqueur mixed with sherry, Grand Marnier and lemon juice.
The Black Dahlia, served at New York's NoMad Bar, features Zwack, a spicy, herbal Hungarian liqueur mixed with sherry, Grand Marnier and lemon juice.
Mark Roaquin
The Vieux Carre cocktail was created at The Carousel Bar and Lounge at the Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans. The drink combines rye whiskey, cognac, sweet vermouth, Benedictine, Peychaud's bitters and Angostura bitters.
The Vieux Carre cocktail was created at The Carousel Bar and Lounge at the Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans. The drink combines rye whiskey, cognac, sweet vermouth, Benedictine, Peychaud's bitters and Angostura bitters.
Hotelmonteleone.com
The venerable Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco serves a tiki drink classic, the Zombie, made with several kinds of rum plus lime, pineapple and papaya juices, along with a secret ingredient or two.
The venerable Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco serves a tiki drink classic, the Zombie, made with several kinds of rum plus lime, pineapple and papaya juices, along with a secret ingredient or two.
Tongaroom.com
The New Fashioned, served at Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row in Scottsdale, Ariz., mixes blackberry whiskey, lemon juice, agave nectar, fresh blackberries and black walnut bitters, and is served over crushed ice.
The New Fashioned, served at Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row in Scottsdale, Ariz., mixes blackberry whiskey, lemon juice, agave nectar, fresh blackberries and black walnut bitters, and is served over crushed ice.
Erik Shellenberger
Although located in the middle of Hollywood, The Parlour Room drops the pretension and focuses on good cheap drinks, like its Black Cherry Manhattan.
Although located in the middle of Hollywood, The Parlour Room drops the pretension and focuses on good cheap drinks, like its Black Cherry Manhattan.
The Parlour Room
Jack Maxwell, who proudly calls himself a "Booze Traveler," hosts a Travel Channel show with the same name. It features memorable drinks around the world.
Jack Maxwell, who proudly calls himself a "Booze Traveler," hosts a Travel Channel show with the same name. It features memorable drinks around the world.
Travelchannel.com
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