Christmas is almost here.. and so I am sharing some great cocktails that you can share with family and/or friends through the weekend!
The following cocktails feature an array of interesting ingredients and spirit choices.
This is Day 2 of the Cocktail Series “12 Drinks of Xmas” !
This series has been going on for years and this year is year#15.
That’s a lot of cocktails and mocktails to feature.
Negroni Sbagliato
Ingredients:
1 oz. Cinzano Rosso
1 oz. Campari
Method:
Pour the ingredients directly in a glass filled with fresh ice.
Top with Cinzano Prosecco D.O.C.
Stir and complete with a half-wheel of or twist of orange.
Garnish: orange slice or twist
Glass: Rocks
Sicilian Espresso Martini – Created by Linden Pride, Dante NYC
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Averna
- ½ oz. Espolón blanco
- ¼ oz. dark crème de cacao
- ½ oz. orgeat
- 1.5 oz. cold espresso
- 3 dashes chocolate bitters
METHOD:
Shake very hard & strain
GLASS: Large Coupe
GARNISH: Coffee beans,
Side dish of unsalted toasted almonds
PATRÓN Sherry Show Your Cards
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Patrón Sherry Cask Añejo
.5 oz apple brandy
.75 oz honey syrup
.75 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
5 cardamom pods
Apple fan, for garnish
Method:
Gently toast the cardamom pods in a pan (or with a torch) and muddle in the bottom of a cocktail shaker.
Add liquid ingredients and shake with ice to chill.
Double-strain into a rocks glass filled with ice,
Garnish with an apple fan.
A MARTINI THAT REALLY BRINES
Ingredients
2 oz 80 Proof SVEDKA Vodka
1.5 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz CLAUSSEN ® Pickle Juice
.25 oz Simple Syrup (1 Cup Water: 1 Cup Sugar)
Garnish: Pickled Spear
Glass: Nick and Nora
Ice: None
Method:
Add 80 Proof SVEDKA Vodka, pineapple juice, pickle juice, and simple syrup into a shaker.
Fill with ice and shake for 5 seconds.
Strain into a Nick and Nora glass,
Garnish with a pickle spear.
APOTHIC GINGER SPARKLER
Ingredients:
1 bottle – Apothic Red Wine
1 bottle/can – Ginger Beer
Mint, lemon wedge, orange wheel, or dark cherry (optional garnishes)
Method:
Combine 3 ounces Apothic Red and 3 ounces ginger beer in a glass filled with ice.
Stir it up
Choose your own garnish adventure of mint, lime wedge, orange wheel, or dark cherry.
Stevie Wilson
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