I've already hunkered down in the house for Christmas, so why not New Year's?
Instead of making your way through the phone chain, trying to find a sitter who hasn't already made her own plans for ringing in the new year (not to mention plunking down the small fortune on said sitter's fee and your bar tab), might I suggest hitting the bottle at home this holiday?
To ensure a good return on your investment, we offer up the recipe for the best home renditions of Auld Lang Syne (with some help from our friends at Stolichnaya).
The sweet, smooth pick that will make for a year full of old acquaintances and new friends:
Stoli Accomplice
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Muddle three strawberries
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1 oz simple sugar (dissolve ¾ sugar in ½ cup water over low heat)
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2 oz Stolichnaya vodka
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½ oz fresh lemon juice
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Shake ingredients and strain into sugar-rimmed martini glass
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Top with champagne
And since you and your new friend will need some help covering after you spill something sticky all over his new Christmas toys . . .
Stoli Alibi
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1 oz ginger simple syrup (make ahead - peel 2 inches of fresh ginger,
simmer with ¾ sugar and ½ cup water for 5 minutes to infuse flavor.
Remove ginger)
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2 oz Stolichnaya vodka
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Squeeze of a fresh lime
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Top with splash of club soda
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Serve over ice
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