Are you hosting a New Year's Eve party or gathering? Then, you've come to the right place for some exciting and unique drink selections.
With Christmas sorted thanks to hampers.com’s amazing selection of gifts, let’s focus on New Year’s Eve and a time to celebrate with friends and family.
Offer your special party guests something a bit different and welcome in 2025, in style!
Your arrival drinks
Serve delicious mulled wine
Make a great first impression and start the night right with a special New Year’s Eve arrival drink.
Welcome your guests with something warming as they step in from the cold. A steaming mug of mulled wine is a traditional favourite, which will fill the room with festive aromas. Buy it pre-made to make the party prep super easy.
We highly recommend Jacob Marley’s Mulled Wine (isn’t the name just great?!).
You'll find it in our star Christmas hamper, The Festive Night In Hamper.
All you have to do is warm the mulled wine through on the hob and add a little orange peel, if you fancy!
Offer an inviting non-alcoholic alternative
For the drivers or those who prefer not to drink alcohol, offer the stunning and delicious Spicy Ginger Fizz Botanical Soda by Belvoir Farm. A twist on classic ginger beer, it has a very sophisticated flavour.
Belvoir Farm has taken their fresh root ginger infusion, blended yuzu juice and spicy Japanese Sancho peppercorn with gentian root extract to create this refreshing, festive drink that can be enjoyed by the whole family.
It is truly delicious, and completely alcohol-free!
You can find the Spicy Ginger Fizz Botanical Soda in our Luxury of Joy Christmas Hamper.
Inspired by the ginger fizz, if you would like a different New Year’s Eve cocktail to offer your guests, you could add a touch of rum, to warm them on arrival. If a rum and coke is your usual drink of choice, then this is a must-try.
The midnight toast
Select a special New Year's Eve worthy Champagne
When it comes to New Year’s Eve parties, it’s important to have plenty of fizz, chilling nicely, ready for the all-important midnight toast.
Why not spend a little extra on some fine Champagne? You can’t go wrong with a bottle of the ever-popular Bollinger. (Don’t miss our Champagne and Chocolate Gift Box, if it's one of your favourites!).
However, don’t disregard some of the lesser-known vineyards that offer some spectacular sparkling wines from the same region.
Our exquisite Autréau Champagne is perfectly balanced, refreshing and glowing gold in colour. The family-run vineyard works sustainably and innovatively – a great story to tell your guests.
If you prefer your fizz from Italy, then Prosecco is both a refreshing and tasty alternative.
It’s perfect if you are hosting a big party with lots of guests, to keep everyone happy.
If you fancy a real treat, then we highly recommend our exclusive La Tenuta Sconta Prosecco. It is light, fresh and delightfully bubbly. You can find it in our Traditional Christmas Hamper - a hamper bursting with delights. Perfect for enjoying an intimate New Year's gathering.
The end of the night
Time for some great quality red wine
When it is time to round off the evening, enjoy something extra special as the party comes to an end in the early hours of the 1st of January.
If you are throwing a special dinner party or even just a meal for two, then there is nothing better than finishing a night of New Year celebrations with some cheese and biscuits. Paired with a delightful red wine, it is warming and indulgent.
Explore both our Classic Christmas Food and Wine Hamper or our bestselling Gourmet Cheese and Wine Gift Tray for our ready-prepared, delivered-to-your-door, New Year's Eve treat.
Finish with something a little stronger
Our final suggestion for your New Year's Eve drinks is something a little stronger. Do you enjoy a good fortified wine?
After celebrating New Year, a sip of Port to finish the evening's celebrations is the ideal drink to 'warm the cockles' before bed or heading home.
There is nothing more traditional than the pairing of Port with Stilton.
Explore our Port and Stilton Christmas Gift Box which features a gorgeous ceramic jar of blue cheese and a bottle of the finest Fonseca Bin 27 Port.
If Stilton is not your favourite, see also our Luxury Port & Cheese Hamper offering two wax-coated truckles of mature cheddar from the Snowdonia Cheese Co., plus a bottle of Croft Port.
Happy New Year from the hampers.com team
Whatever this year has held, we wish you all the very best for 2025.
Celebrate and enjoy with loved ones, family and friends on New Year’s Eve – whether it’s a quiet night in, a sophisticated dinner or an all-night party – have fun and stay safe.