December 16, 2013
Irresistible Holiday Cocktails Beyond Bubbles
EDGE READ TIME: 3 MIN.
Looking to diversify your cocktail repertoire? Most people turn to champagne (or Cava or Proseccco) for their end-of-year cheers, but why not shake it up, literally, with some refreshing holiday-inspired recipes that will ring in the new year with a bit more personality?
Sparkling Chocolate Truffle
Ingredients:
1 part JDK&SonsTM Crave Chocolate Truffle Liqueur
1?2 part JDK&SonsTM O3 Premium Orange Liqueur
2 dashes Orange Bitters
1 Sugar Cube
Sparkling Wine
Instructions:
1. In a chilled champagne flute, drop in the sugar cube and dash with bitters
2. Add liqueurs in a cocktail shaker over ice and shake
3. Strain into the champagne flute and top with sparkling wine
4. Garnish with a zested orange peel
Mexican Eggnog
1 part Sauza� Blue Silver 100% Agave Tequila
3 parts Egg Nog (homemade or store bought)
1 part Maker's Mark� Bourbon
Method:
In a shaker filled with ice combine egg nog, Sauza� Blue Silver and Maker's Mark� Bourbon. Shake to combine and serve chilled with a dash of cinnamon on top.
Cucumber-Cranberry Yuletide
1 1/4 parts EFFEN� Cucumber Vodka
1/4 part Fresh Lime and Simple Syrup (Half Lime and Half SImple Syrup, Combined)
1 part Ginger Beer
1/4 part White Cranberry Juice
Garnish: Red Cranberries
Garnish: Slice of Cucumber