The BEST Drinks for NYE 2020
Drinks for New Year’s Eve 2020
If there’s one thing worth celebrating this year, it’s the end of 2020! And what better way to see the year out in style than with a celebratory drink (or two!)
Here are my favourite drinks to celebrate with or to gift if you’re feeling generous, all of which are available to order online.
Moët & Chandon Tie Your Wish - Limited Edition
This year we’ve all been especially grateful for our loved ones, and the Moët & Chandon’s limited edition ‘Tie Your Wish’ champagne celebrates the spirit of togetherness. What better why to celebrate our ties with friends and family than with this fabulous bottle of champagne.
More than 100 wines are used in this blend to enhance the maturity and complexity while maintaining the distinguished Moët style. Like many, champagne is one drink I always stock up on during the festive period and this one is definitely a winner.
Price: £41 per bottle
Free Delivery over £140
Moët & Chandon Tie Your Wish is available from Clos19.
Veuve Clicquot Arrow
Veuve Clicquot is one of my favourite Champagnes and the Veuve Clicquot Arrow by Clos19 is just perfect for gifting! This is because this gift edition of Veuve Clicquot’s signature champagne is presented in an arrow shaped tin, which is embellished and customised with a city of your choice!
I added my hometown of London to mine, but for a limited time you can add whichever city you like along with the distance from Reims - the home of Veuve Clicquot. All you need to do is decide who’s the lucky soul that deserves a bottle of this gorgeous Yellow Label Brut.
Price: £62 per bottle
Free Delivery over £140
Veuve Clicquot Arrow is available from Clos19.
58 Apple & Hibiscus Gin
58 Gin is a London-based artisan spirits distillery based in Haggerston, London. They’ve launched two new hand-crafted gins, 58 English Berry Gin and 58 Apple & Hibiscus Gin, created using wonky and surplus Cox’s apples from the UK and foraged berries.
With food waste high on the agenda at the moment, these gins are mindful of their social impact. They are also completely free from artificial sugars and sweeteners and produced in accordance with the highest ethical standards.
I tried the 58 Apple & Hibiscus Gin which is a deliciously smooth, fresh tasting pink gin infused with hibiscus flowers. Filled with sweet and sour notes, this gin can be enjoyed sipped neat, in a cocktail or with your favourite mixer.
Price: £34 per bottle
Available online from 58gin.com
Busi Jacobsohn
Christmas is a great time for supporting local brands just like Busi Jacobsohn, a single estate grower of luxury English sparkling wines located in East Sussex.
This family-run vineyard believes in working respectfully with nature to make their wines as delicious as they can be. I tried their crisp Cuvee brut, which is comprised of 60 % Chardonnay, 20 % Pinot noir, 20 % Pinot Meunier, producing a light but aromatic flavour that can be enjoyed any time of day.
I also tried the Rose which is an elegant drink with delicate floral notes, making it the ideal special celebratory drink!
Wild Life Botanicals
Wild Life Botanicals is a ground-breaking sparkling wine that introduces the exciting new concept of #BubblesWithBenefits.
This sparkling wine is low in alcohol with 0.5% ABV, and filled with vitamins, minerals and botanicals each chosen for their health-giving properties whilst delivering up to 15% of your daily intake of those vitamins and minerals. Additionally, at less than 35 calories per glass, this guilt-free drink contains 60% fewer calories than Champagne and Prosecco.
I tried Wild Life Botanicals Blush and Nude, an award-winning wine that leverages the benefits of calming lemon balm, soothing damask rose, mood-boosting ashwagandha as well as vitamins B1, B3, B5, B6, B7, B12 and C, perfect for boosting your immune system.
Wild Life Botanicals is classed as alcohol-free by the EU and so these beautiful wines make a great and thoughtful gift for that tee-total friend.
Free shipping on orders over £26
The Lakes Single Malt Whiskymaker's Editions - Colheita
Located in the most beautifully renovated Victorian farmstead in the middle of the Lake District National Park, Lake’s Distillery produces a wide range of luxury whiskies, gins and vodka.
From their collection of fabulous single malt whiskies, I tried The Lakes Single Malt Whiskymaker's Editions - Colheita, a one-off release that is vibrant and complex with hints of plum, orange and warming cinnamon to finish. This can be enjoyed neat, with ice, or just with a few drops to really open up the warming flavours.
You can add a personalised gift message to this beautifully packaged bottle, and send it directly to the recipient. Lakes Distillery also offers a Christmas range including mini gift packs, Lakes Crackers and my favourite, a gorgeous Whisky Copita Glass to savour every drop.
Price: £65
Free UK delivery for orders over £50
Free Click & Collect available from the distillery
Available online from Lakes Distillery
Christmas Pudding Gin - Sacred Gin
Is there anything more festive than a Christmas Pudding Gin? That’s exactly what Sacred Gin has produced, what’s more, it’s made with real Christmas Puddings!
The rich festive flavours of candied peel and raisins are at the forefront of this gin. It can be mixed into a Christmas cocktail or with a dash of tonic. It’s also a great alternative to eating a slice of Christmas pudding for the calorie conscious!
This gin can be ordered with a gift box too - making it the perfect Christmas gift for any gin lover!
Sacred Gin also offers bundles and Christmas hampers, alongside their range of gin, vodka and whisky.
Price: £33.95
Available online from Sacred Gin
Larga Vida XO Rum 2019 Edition
Rum is one of my favourite tipples at any time of the year but certainly favoured during the Wintery months to remind me of warmer climates through the aromas alone. Larga Vida XO 2019 is a new favourite of mine and is patiently aged in oak barrels for a minimum of 15 years and finished in an array of Wine casks. It’s a fabulous blend that is combined of 10 distinct Rums from 10 specific Rum-making countries to create a deliciously complex concoction that is bursting with notes of banana, vanilla, cinnamon as well as hints of oak and nuts.
This is the ideal gift for lovers of Rum and perfect for warming up with this Christmas.
Price: £62
Free Delivery for members
Available online from Flaviar
Madre Mezcal
Something a little different, but very desirable, this bottle of artisanal handmade Mezcal is made in the valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico. Made using traditional methods including the family’s ancient copper still, the flavours and aromas of agave are accentuated in this drink to create a spirit full of herbal smoky notes that took three years to perfect.
Packaged in a beautifully classic and collectable bottle, this is a perfect gift for lovers of drinks with somkey and peppery notes.
Free Delivery for members
Available online from Flaviar
These are my favourite drinks for the festive season. Let me know what yours are in the comments below!
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