With the holidays fast approaching and the home cocktail scene hotter than ever, now is the time for would-be mixologists to shake up their repertoire with a few new seasonal concoctions. Perfect for parties or a nightcap for two, here are a few offerings that transcend the traditional egg nog and mulled cider and take holiday drinks to new heights. Cheers!
Holiday Gin and Soda
A simple Gin and Soda can be turned into a holiday success by just adding a few touches like cranberries and rosemary see below
- 1.5 oz. Barr Hill Gin
- 3 oz. Soda Water
- 3 to 5 Cranberries
- Fresh Rosemary
Apple Pie a la Mode
Build in a hurricane glass:
¾ oz. apple pie moonshine
¾ oz. vanilla vodka
1 oz. cranberry juice
1 ½ oz. ginger ale
Garnish with a slice of apple.
Gettin’ Figgy With It
Mix together:
1 ½ oz Fig Infused Privateer Rum
½ oz. Averna Amaro
½ oz. vanilla brown sugar syrup
2 dashes of walnut bitters
Top with a muddled orange twist and Luxardo cherry.
The Peppermint Patty
Build in a glass with a crushed peppermint candy rim:
½ oz. Peppermint Schnapps
½ oz. vanilla vodka
½ oz. cream
½ oz. Frangelico
½ oz. chocolate liqueur
Top with whipped cream and a cherry.
Ginger Cinnamon Fizz
Mix together:
1 oz. Jack Daniels
½ oz. Jack Cinnamon
½ oz. Stoli Vanilla Vodka
½ oz. lime juice
½ oz. vanilla syrup
3 oz. ginger beer
Garnish with a half-moon orange wedge and a sprig of mint.
The Hanzo
Originates from Jade Bar at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Mix together:
2 oz cinnamon smoked Bulleit Bourbon
¼ oz. five-spice simple syrup
2 dashes of cardamom bitters
Garnish with orange zest.
Taste of the Holidays
Originates from KANU Lounge at The Whiteface Lodge (Lake Placid, N.Y.)
Build in a Tom Collins glass:
2oz Blue Line Gin
1oz Xmas syrup (orange clove nutmeg simple syrup)
1oz cranberry juice
Splash of club soda
Add ice. Garnish with a drunken cranberry speared on a rosemary sprig.
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