Get ready to embrace the festive season with these delightful recipes!
Compiled by Thewindowsclubs.net Editors
Winter Wonderland
Ingredients
1.5 oz vodka
0.75 oz peppermint schnapps
0.75 oz white chocolate liqueur
Candy cane
Red sugar
Directions
Chill the ingredients after mixing. Serve in a martini glass rimmed with red sugar and garnish with a candy cane perched on the edge.
Holiday Mule
Ingredients:
½ oz simple syrup
½ oz unsweetened cranberry juice
1½ oz gin or vodka
2 oz chilled ginger beer
1 rosemary sprig
Orange slice, for garnish
Sugared cranberries, for garnish
Directions:
Mix the simple syrup, cranberry juice, and gin or vodka. Serve over ice topped with ginger beer. Decorate with rosemary, a slice of orange, and sugared cranberries if desired.
Sparkling Celebration
Ingredients
¼ cup sugar
1 bottle Burgundy wine
4 oz. brandy
2 bottles sparkling wine
1 quart sparkling water
Strawberries or raspberries
Directions
Dissolve the sugar in the Burgundy in a punch bowl. Add brandy, stir, and mix in both sparkling wine and water. Optionally, place a block of ice adorned with strawberries or raspberries in the bowl.
Pear Mimosas
Ingredients
¾ cup pear nectar
1 bottle champagne
Pear slices for garnish
Directions
Pour the pear nectar into champagne flutes and top with champagne. Garnish with a slice of pear. This recipe yields four cocktails.
(Recipe sourced from Delish.com)
White Christmas Margaritas
Ingredients
1 (14 oz.) can unsweetened coconut milk
12 oz. silver tequila
8 oz. triple sec
¼ cup lime juice
Lime wedge for glass rimming
Sanding sugar for glass rimming
Lime slices for decoration
Cranberries for decoration
Directions
In a blender, combine coconut milk, tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and ice, blending until smooth. Rim glasses with a lime wedge and sand in sugar. Pour the mixture into glasses and decorate with lime slices and cranberries.
(Recipe sourced from Delish.com)
Upgraded Eggnog
Ingredients
1 egg
1 oz heavy cream
0.5 oz maple syrup
0.25 oz St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
1.5 oz Paul Beau VS Cognac
Freshly grated nutmeg for garnish
Directions
In a shaker, mix all ingredients. Shake without ice to begin, then add ice and shake again to chill. Strain into a chilled glass and finish with freshly grated nutmeg on top.
Peppermint Espresso Martini
This recipe comes from SIP TORNE, a ready-to-drink espresso martini that blends premium espresso and vodka with a hint of vanilla.
Ingredients
1 can of SIP TORNE espresso martini
1 oz peppermint schnapps
Chocolate for rimming glasses
Peppermint bits for rimming glasses
Directions
In a martini shaker filled with ice, mix the SIP TORNE and schnapps. Coat the glass rim with melted chocolate and peppermint bits before shaking. Pour into the prepared glass.
Recipe sourced from SIP Torne
Cinnamon Fig Martini
With a spicy twist, this cocktail features fig as a surprising ingredient that contributes a rich purple color. (Makes 8 servings)
Ingredients
12 oz Club Soda
12 oz fresh lime juice
8 oz blood orange juice
3 tbsp simple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
8 fresh fig slices
Directions
Combine all ingredients except for the fig slices in a glass pitcher and chill. To serve, pour a portion into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake, and strain into a martini glass. Finish with a slice of fig for garnish.
Recipe sourced from Bobbie Ames
