May your day be merry and bright with these delicious holiday-themed cocktails.
Christmas Old Fashioned (Santa’s Sipper)
Ingredients:
2 ounces of whisky0.25 ounce cranberry simple syrup
0.25 pine syrup2 dashes of Angostura Bitters
2-3 medium sized ice cubes
Directions
Pour all ingredients into large glass mixerStir for approximately 30 secondsPour over large ice cubeServe in a rocks glassGarnishes, if desired: candied cranberries and orange twist
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White Chocolate Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
1.5 ounce vodka
0.75 white chocolate liqueur
0.75 KahlúaShot of espresso
Directions:
Pour all ingredients into mixerHard shake with medium sized ice cubesFine strain into chilled martini glassGarnishes, if desired: finely ground candy canes, coffee beans
Cranberry Mojito:
1.5 ounce of white rum1 ounce of freshly squeezed lime juice
1 ounce cranberry simple syrup
5 to 6 fresh mint leavesSoda water
Directions:
Muddle fresh cut limes, a few mint leaves and simple syrupAdd rum and small ice cubesShake cocktailPour into tall highball glassTop glass with soda waterGarnish with more mint leaves, if desired
Christmas Campfire Cosmo
Ingredients:
1.5 ounces of Hpnotiq liqueur
0.5 ounce of Cointreau
1.5 ounce of cranberry juice
0.75 ounce of lime juice
Add wood chip smoke to small bottle and seal
In separate container, hard shake ingredients with small cubed ice
Pour ingredients into bottle and shake briefly
More shaking = smokier flavour
Strain into sugar rimmed glass
Garnish with dehydrated lime
Barman is preparing red alcoholic cocktail with blue smoke in martini glass, decorated with orange.
