Some Easy Cocktails for New Year's Eve

Some easy cocktail recipes for bringing in the New Year!

You can find the ingredients here at Green Grocer Chicago.

MOSCOW MULE:

• 2 ounces vodka

• ½ ounce fresh lime juice

• 3 ounces ginger beer, preferably Fever Tree

• Lime wedge, for garnish

In a cocktail shaker three-quarters filled with ice, combine vodka and lime juice and shake until chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into a mug, preferably copper, filled with crushed ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with lime.

MARTINI:

• 2 ¼ ounces London dry gin

• ¾ ounce dry vermouth

• 1 dash orange bitters

• Lemon twist or olives, for garnish

Stir all ingredients over ice until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or olives, depending on your taste.

NEGRONI:

• 1¼ ounces gin

• 1¼ ounces Campari

• 1¼ ounces sweet vermouth

• Orange twist, for garnish

Stir all liquid ingredients with ice. Strain into chilled rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with an orange twist.