New recipes for the 2012 holiday season ~
If you're entertaining at home during the holiday season you'll probably have occasion to mix up a cocktail or two for family and friends.
We've received quite a few new holiday cocktail recipes from top spirits brands this year and this post is a compilation of our favorites. We hope you find a few to add your home bar tending repertoire.
1 ~ VOGA's Sparkling Berry-Tini
2-1/2 ounces VOGA Sparkling
1-1/2 ounces raspberry vodka
1 ounce cranberry juice
Splash of lime juice
In a shaker, combine ice, vodka, cranberry juice and lime juice. Stir gently and strain into a chilled martini glass. Top with VOGA Sparkling and garnish with fresh berries.
2 ~ The Silver Bell
2 ounces Brugal 1888 Rum
1/2 ounce Oloroso Sherry
1 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce honey
1 dash Old-Fashioned Bitters
Heated apple cider
In a large mug, combine Brugal 1888, sherry, juice, honey and bitters. Top with heated apple cider and stir for 15-20 seconds. Garnish with an almond biscotti if desired.
Created by Scott Fitzgerald, Mulberry Project
3 ~ Cranberry Carousel
1-1/2 ounces Grand Marnier
2-1/2 ounces Cascal Ripe Rouge Natural Soft Drink
Fresh cranberries
Fill a highball glass with ice, pour in Grand Marnier, then top with the Cascal Ripe Rouge. Stir gently. Garnish with fresh cranberries.
An option here is to macerate the cranberries in dark rum the night before. In doing this you can muddle the cranberries into the bottom of the glass. Also, cranberries steeped in dark rum make for a great side garnish and most appropriate for the holidays. Warm notes, simple but perfect for the holidays.
4 ~ Mexican Holiday
1-1/2 ounces Camarena Reposado Tequila
1-1/2 ounces cranberry juice
1/2 ounce spiced orange syrup (see below)
1/2 ounce lemon juice
Cinnamon Stick Garnish
Combine liquids in rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with cinnamon stick to stir.
To make spiced orange syrup: Place zest of one orange, 12 cloves, 1 tablespoon allspice, 3/4 cup water and 1-1/2 cups organic cane sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Heat until sugar is completely dissolved (approximately 5 minutes). Strain. Discard zest and spices. Refrigerate syrup.
5 ~ High Seas
1-1/4 ounce dark rum
1/2 ounce Chambord
2 ounces Cascal Ripe Rouge Natural Soft Drink
Cherries for garnish
Add rum and Chambord in a mixing glass over ice and stir then strain into a cocktail glass over fresh ice ice, top off with Ripe Rouge.
6 ~ Mistletoe Margarita
1-1/2 ounces Camarena Silver Tequila
1 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce agave nectar
1/4 ounce gin
8 Cranberries
Muddle cranberries in a mixing glass. Add tequila, lime juice, agave nectar, gin and ice. Shake and strain into a bucket glass with ice. Garnish with a skewer of cranberries.
7 ~ Kilbeggan Yule Log Nog
1-1/2 parts Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey
1/4 part vanilla extract
2 parts half-and-half
1/2 part simple syrup
Ground nutmeg
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled rocks glass. Garnish with a dash of nutmeg.
8 ~ Mistletoe Cider
1-3/4 ounces The Black Grouse
3/4 ounce orange blossom honey syrup
1/2 ounce lemon juice
2 ounces hot mulled cider
Build in a toddy glass and stir, garnish with a cloved orange peel.
Cocktail created by Joe Brooke, Mixology 101
9 ~ VOGA's Sparkling Peppermint Swirl
2-1/2 ounces VOGA Sparkling
1-1/2 ounce Vanilla vodka
1 ounce cr?me de menthe liquor
Splash of grenadine
In a shaker, combine ice, vodka and cr?me de menthe and grenadine. Stir gently and strain into a chilled martini glass rimmed with crushed candy canes. Top with VOGA Sparkling and garnish with a candy cane.
Recipe & photo credits noted individually
Source: http://www.mygourmetconnection.com/wine-spirits/featured/holiday-cocktail-collection.php
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