Zubrowka, also known as Bison Grass Vodka, is the highlight in The Third Man's Warsaw Morning. Dry Champagne and St.-Germain bring it altogether for a bright, but earthy cocktail at this Vienna-themed bar in Alphabet City. This will only set you back $12, which leaves you plenty of dough to try some food.

The Imperial March is a great new Champagne cocktail. Cognac 1st Cru comes infused with Chinese black tea, then it's kissed with raspberry syrup and lime juice, and is finished off with Champagne. Embrace the old and the new at this tucked-away Upper East Side lounge by team Jason Litrell and Marshall Altier.

Nightlife mogul André Saraiva has brightened up an otherwise quiet Chinatown block with the internationally known Le Baron. Their house cocktail, Les Garçons, keeps it très Parisienne with Champagne and St.-Germain. It is typically offered as a special.

This quaint neighborhood watering hole serves a drink made with bourbon, Concord grape, orange bitters and Champagne. It's called the Colonel Concord ($12), and it is delicious.

David Kaplan and the Bourgeois Pig's Ravi DeRossi serve a cocktail called the Morfeo, which is an intriguing combination of Chamomile-infused Old Overholt Rye Whiskey, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, home-made acacia honey syrup, and Galliano Autentico, all topped off with Champagne.

This hip and stylish restaurant in the West Village serves up a bubbly concoction called the Leon Trotsky. For $14 you can sip on Tito's vodka, guava, lime and Cava.

A bar in a distillery, serving thoughtful craft cocktails alongside local and international beers? If it sounds too good to be true, it isn't. Welcome to Williamsburg's The Shanty, where it's wise to get your hands on the Up in Smoke. Mezcal, lime, Velvet Falernum, Parfait Amour, Doc's Cider Reduction, Bittermen's Mole Bitters, and Prosecco are served up at this industrial but comfortable hipster hangout.

At Booker and Dax, classic libations are given an innovative makeover in a hip and intimate environment. Try the reinvented Gin & Juice ($14) which boasts Champagne spiked with gin, and clarified grapefruit juice.

The Nomad's Star and Garter is made with Chamberey Blanc vermouth infused with Cardamom, Chambray Dry vermouth, and Champagne. As one of the most talked about openings of 2012, the Flatiron haven offers an elegant ambiance and a diligent bar program from the award-winning Leo Robitschek.