Few things are as essential to New Year’s Eve as Champagne. This cocktail builds on the classic — incorporating the crisp flavors of ginger and orange, and tart bursts of pomegranate seeds — making it ideal for ringing in 2016.

Ingredients

¾ oz. Domaine de Canton French ginger liqueur

¾ oz Cointreau

4 oz Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut Champagne

Pomegranate seeds for garnish

Dress the Drink dehydrated star fruit for garnish

Method

Pour the ginger and orange liqueurs into a mixing glass filled with ice, then strain immediately into a Champagne flute. Top with chilled Champagne. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and a dehydrated star fruit.

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Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, Executive Director of Mixology and Spirits Education at Southern Wine and Spirits.