Creative holiday cocktails for your family party
Colin Joliat It’s that time of year when everyone decides that they should start being a little more creative with their cocktails. You don’t want to be the guy at your family Christmas party mixing up boring a double whiskey/diet. Be the more adventurous cousin who brings ingredients people never even thought to put in a drink. Here are a few holiday cocktails for you to try as well as a couple of my favorite non-seasonal drinks from the past few months.
Spinning Dreidel
2 parts Basil Hayden’s Bourbon
1 part Pomegranate Juice
1 tablespoon Fig Preserve
1 bar spoon Fresh Lemon Juice
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
3. Garnish with a lemon peel.
TUACA Hot Apple Pie
1 1/2 oz TUACA
5-6 oz warm apple cider
whipped cream
cinnamon stick
Pour ingredients into a mug.
Garnish with whipped cream and a cinnamon stick.
Hot Gin Punch
1 part Beefeater 24 Gin
2 parts full bodied red wine
1 teaspoon honey
Orange slice
Lemon slice
Orange peel stuck with cloves
1 cinnamon stick
Heat all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer till honey has dissolved
Pour into a toddy glass and drink whilst still warm.
The above recipe serves 1. For greater numbers just multiply the ingredients by the number of people you wish to serve.
Blitzen’s Bourbon
2 Parts Basil Hayden’s Bourbon
1 Reindeer Spice Syrup (recipe below)
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Orange Peel
Reindeer Spice Syrup
3 Apples, peeled and diced
5 Large Cinnamon Sticks
1 cup Walnuts
2 cups Sugar
3 Cups Water
1. Place the diced apples into water and boil, then reduce heat to low.
2. Briefly toast cinnamon sticks and walnuts in a saucepan, then transfer into apple mixture.
3. Simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Gently stir in the 2 cups of sugar, thoroughly stirring, and remove from heat.
5. Once mixture has cooled, strain and press the juice and flavor from the boiled apples back in the mix.
1. In an old-fashioned glass, combine all ingredients and stir 20 times.
2. Garnish with an orange peel.
Seasons Blingings
1 part Absolut Vodka
2 parts Cranberry Juice
Champagne
Shake ABSOLUT with cranberry juice, and strain into a champagne flute.
Top with chilled champagne.
Garnish with a fresh berry.
Sean Connery at the Beach
Created by Lindsay Nader
Ingredients:
2 oz The Black Grouse
.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
.5 oz Coconut Syrup
.5 oz Passao Passionfruit Liqueur
Preparation:
Shake and strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
Garnish with toasted coconut shavings, lime wheel and umbrella.
BLT
Created by Niccole Trzaska
1.5 oz of Bacon-infused Flor de Caña 7 yr rum
2 oz Sacramento tomato juice
Dash Worcestershire sauce
Pinch celery salt
Pinch black pepper
Squeeze of lemon juice
Dollop of horseradish
Fresh Cilantro to taste
Pour all ingredients over ice shake and then strain over ice.
Garnish:
One piece of bib lettuce
wrapped around a thick piece of crispy apple wood smoked bacon and an avocado slice. Use a toothpick or skewer to secure with a cherry tomato.
The Pomme
2 oz. Conjure Cognac
4 oz. Apple juice
Shake Conjure and apple juice
Strain and serve in a sugar-rimmed glass if desired.
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