4 Champagne and Shot Pairings to Drink on New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2023

Add to your New Year’s Eve festivities with one of these four champagne and shot pairings. For each of the below pairings, simply pour the shot ingredients into a small glass and serve along with a glass of champagne or sparkling wine.

Click here to see Champagne and shot pairings on TikTok.

1) Champagne with a Shot of Tequila +Grapefruit Liquor

It’s like a tiny (but lethal) paloma.

Shot Ingredients:

0.5 ounce blanco or reposado tequila
0.5 ounce grapefruit liqueur

Instructions:

Pour the ingredients into a shot glass and serve along with a glass of champagne or sparkling wine.

2) The Reverse Porn Star Martini

A classic porn star martini combines passion fruit, vanilla, and lime in a cocktail glass with a small side of champagne. But a reverse porn star martini reverses the proportions with a passion fruit vanilla shot and a full glass of bubbly.

Shot Ingredients:

0.5 ounce passion fruit liqueur
0.5 ounce vanilla liqueur
0.5 ounce vodka or rum

Instructions:

Pour the ingredients into a small glass, stir, and serve along with a glass of champagne or sparkling wine.

3) Champagne with a Shot of Grapefruit Gin and Yellow Chartreuse

This shot is elegant, fresh, herbal, and surprisingly high-proof.

Shot Ingredients:

0.5 ounce yellow chartreuse
0.5 ounce grapefruit gin

Instructions:

Pour the ingredients into a shot glass, stir, and serve along with a glass of champagne or sparkling wine.

4) Champagne with a Shot of Absinthe and Creme De Mure

It tastes like boozy, fruity licorice. You can drink as a shot with your champagne, or if you prefer, combine them for a dark twist on a Death in the Afternoon.

Ingredients: