Looking for great cocktails for holiday parties or for next week’s holiday? I have a slew of them below. There are ways to customize these cocktails so I have provided specific spirits for some. I have had the chance to experience some of these spirits and I really have had some good taste tests with them. The ones featuring Sparkling Ice will be lower calorie and quite suitable for those seeking to watch calories and sugar this holiday season . The array of cocktails were specifically chosen for the diversity in flavors and presentation.
Sparkle and Spice
Recipe Credit: Sparkling Ice
INGREDIENTS
750ml bottle aged rum (Mount Gay or a similar brand)
1/2 cinnamon stick
1 clove
1 cardamom pod
1 star anise pod
1 vanilla bean
3 allspice berries
Pinch of freshly ground nutmeg
Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime
DIRECTIONS
Combine rum, cinnamon stick, clove, cardamom, star anise, vanilla bean, allspice berries, and nutmeg in an airtight jar.
Split vanilla bean and scrape seeds into jar along with the bean pod.
Close jar and allow infusion to sit in a dark place for at least 3 days.
Strain rum into an airtight jar with a fine-mesh strainer, discarding spices.
Over ice, pour 2 ounces of rum infusion.
Top with Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime and garnish with blackberries.
Ginger Whiskey Cider
Recipe Credit: Brooklyn Crafted
INGREDIENTS
2 oz. Hard Cider
1 oz. Whiskey (Tap 357 Maple Rye Whisky would be a good choice. a bit different from others but would work well with the ginger beer)
Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer Mini in Traditional, to fill
Crushed Ice
DIRECTIONS
In a 12-16 oz. high ball glass, combine the hard cider and whiskey.
Fill the glass with crushed ice and top with Brooklyn Crafted.
The martini recipe below can be made with vodka or gin. However, note that the Gaea Dirty Martini juice needs to either the gin variety or the vodka variety. They are not interchangeable.
Vodka Martini
Recipe Credit: GAEA
INGREDIENTS
2.5 oz Vodka of Preference (Van Gogh Vodka would be a good fit here)
0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
.75 oz GAEA’s Dirty Martini Juice for Vodka
3 GAEA Pimento Stuffed Olives
DIRECTIONS
1.Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice.
2.Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass.
3.Garnish with GAEA Pimento Stuffed Olives.
* If you want a traditional gin martini, try using this GIN: Caorunn Gin
Substitute Gin for Vodka with GAEA’S Dirty Martini Juice for Gin Martini
Enjoy these tasty cocktails. They all have terrific flavor profiles and would be easily adapted for other holidays too! If you make any of these cocktails, let me know what you think!
Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com
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