Have Yourself A Merry Little Cocktail
Stir up a little holiday cheer this season by sharing these fun and festive cocktail recipes with family and friends.
Grinch in a Pinch
2 ounces vodka
1 ounce of melon liqueur
4 ounces pineapple juice
¼ teaspoon vanilla
Red sugar for rim
Peppermint stick for garnish
Add vodka, melon liqueur, pineapple juice, vanilla and ice to a shaker. Shake for 20 seconds until chilled. Dip the rim of a glass mug into water and rim the glass in the sugar. Pour into mug and garnish with a peppermint stick.
Very Merry Berry
4 ounces ginger beer
4 ounces cranberry juice cocktail
2 ounces dark rum or vodka
Juice of ½ lime
Crushed ice
Fresh or frozen cranberries
Combine ginger beer, cranberry juice cocktail, rum and the juice of 1/2 a squeezed lime in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Pour into a copper mug filled with crushed ice. Top with cranberries and garnish with a lime wheel.
Hark the Herald Angels Drink
¼ ounce peppermint liqueur
½ ounce chocolate liqueur
½ ounce vodka
1 cup hot chocolate
Whipped cream
Gingerbread cookie and cinnamon for garnish
Add peppermint liqueur, chocolate liqueur, vodka and hot chocolate to a sauce pan. Heat mixture then pour into a glass. Add whipped cream to the top. Garnish with a gingerbread cookie and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Reindeer Kisses
2 ounces unsweetened coconut milk
2 ounces silver tequila
1 ½ ounces triple sec
½ ounce lime juice
½ cup ice
Pomegranate seeds and mint for garnish
Combine coconut milk, tequila, triple sec, lime juice and ice in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into an ice-filled glass. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and a sprig of mint.
