New Year ’s Eve deserves more than just a few hours of evening revelry . This class , sound off the NYE festivities off betimes with our comprehensive hour - by - hour usher to a full day of New Year ’s Eve boozing . These countdown times are based on the Eastern Standard time zone , as New York City is the home epicentre for New Year ’s Eve partying . Start brushing up on yourinternational toastingand get ready to drink your direction around the universe .
12 p.m.
Happy New Year , Australia ! Start your day ofparty prepwith some Australian orTasmaniangin(we’re fans of Four Pillars and West Winds ) mixed into an prosperous sipping daylight drinking like aGin Fizzor aGin and Tonic .
1 p.m.
As you peck out yoursparkliest , political party - perfect outfit , take a arcminute to reflect on your questionable fashion choices from the past class — like drop - crotch pant and “ naked dresses”—and then take a shot while resolving to never wear them again . It ’s the New Year in Indonesia , but since they have a preference for literallysteamrollingbottles of spirits there , perhaps just stick to whatever alcohol you ’ve got rest around and be grateful it has n’t been flattened .
2 p.m.
Break out the Indianwhisky(it ’s nearly the New Year in Bombay ! ) and take a sip for every time your friends have changed their programme on you . Or , if there ’s no Amrut in mess , bulge out open some champagne and make thissparkling cocktail .
3 p.m.
Since it ’s New Year ’s in the Middle East , where people in the main abstain from alcohol , take this hour to down some water and charge up on fried snacks for lunch to give yourself a good foot to soak up the liquor to come . snap up some crispyseafood rangoonorfried pig ’s ears .
4 p.m.
Na Zdorovie!Break out thevodka — it ’s officially next yr in Russia . fuddle it straight and ice insensate ( like a true Russian ) or integrate it into acocktail . Drink whenever anyone makes a joke about how they wo n’t do * insert whatever task you ’re asking them to do * until next class . Hilarious .
5 p.m.
As the New Year rolls into the Mediterranean , whet your appetite with some Greek ouzo , an Pimpinella anisum - flavoredaperitif . Toast with booster , or drink it by yourself as you contemplate the unstoppable transition of fourth dimension and the arbitrary grading of another year , while solemnly star into the distance .
6 p.m.
Go out for an former dinner to leave stack of time for toast the rest of the nighttime , and love a eating place ’s key signature vacation menu and complimentary bubbly . If your dining institution of pick does n’t serveChampagne , alternatives likeproseccoand cava are also satisfactory because the New Year has hit most of Europe by now , including Italy , Spain and France . Salute ! Salud ! Santé !
7 p.m.
At this period in the eventide , people are making extravagant toasts about memories of the last year and the bright , shining future in advance . Raise a dry pint to our friends across the pond — it ’s the New Year in the U.K. and Ireland — and see if you’re able to get through the whole beer before someone start another manner of speaking .
8 p.m.
The televised musical performances have formally kvetch off , showcasing whatever one - hit - wonder we wo n’t imagine about again military post - midnight . ( Do you think back the South Korean mavin Psy perform at the2012 Rockin ’ New Year ’s Eve ? No ? ) Drink every time you mark the artist brim - synchronize . It just flex midnight in the centre of the Atlantic sea , which includes Cape Verde , so by all means , if you have a spirit from Africa , tope up .
9 p.m.
10 p.m.
For the Argentinian New Year , partake a shot ofFernetwith your unsuspicious friend who ’ve never tasted the seafarer - colored liquor before , and then revel in their reactions .
11 p.m.
It ’s almost sentence ! By this point you should be sufficiently full of New Year ’s cheer in the figure of plenty of bubbly and a wide raiment of international tone ( if you ’ve been playing along ) . For your last pre - midnight drink , try on somerumfor the Caribbean New Year , either mixed into acocktailor sipped straight .
12 a.m.
Out of sync and a small too quickly , you all chant “ 10 … 9 … 8 … ” until , at long last , HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Down goes the musket ball , out come up the confetti and pop rifle the champagne . You bed pots and pans , and cheer loud at the excitement of a raw beginning . Congratulations , you ’ve made it another calendar year and you deserve to celebrate with a drinkable .
At midnight there is one booze and only one booze desirable of the occasion : Champagne , Champagne and more Champagne . Cheers to the New Year and all those resoluteness you ’re not going to make .
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