The Holiday's are here! why not spice up your festivity with special Holiday Cocktails and Drinks. Bring cheers to your family and friends by creating unique and creative drinks that are sure to become, year after year one of your favorite Holiday traditions.
Based on our virtual search ShesDaily.com has come down to create it's very own Favorite Holiday Drink Guide which includes cocktails like: White Christmas Dream, The Grinch, CandyCane Martini, Crantini and Angel's Wing. We've also included The Holiday Christmas Punch and The Christmas Cheer Egg Nog and finally for a hot drink we love The Hot Mint Chocolate.
Our favorite of all Drinks, which we believe is the absolute perfect way to cheer in the the New Year with style is The Holiday Bellini.
A little history on cocktails:
Cocktails were first introduced in the 1920's by American bartenders. They became famous during the 20's because they were prohibited, at first alcohol was of low quality therefore bartenders started mixing the spirits with various flavorings to hide the poor taste of liquor. As years had gone by it put an end to it's prohibition and at the same time cocktails had lost it's fame and popularity. Luckily in the recent years cocktails seem to have risen to it's peek of fame and today there are thousands of cocktails available for every occasion.
The recipes below are courtesy of thatsthespirit.com
White Christmas Dream
•1 oz. amaretto
•1 oz. heavy cream
•1 oz. vodka
Mixing instructions:
Mix all ingredients with ice in a shaker . Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Option: Garnish with nutmeg
The Grinch
Ingredients:
•2 oz. Midori
•1/2 oz. lemon juice
(fresh)
•1 tsp. sugar syrup
Mixing instructions:
Mix all ingredients with ice in a shaker. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Option: Garnish this green drink with a red cherry.
Candy Cane Martini
Ingredients:
•1 1/2 oz. vodka
•1 tsp. peppermint schnapps
Mixing instructions:
Mix all ingredients with ice in a shaker. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Option: Garnish with a small candy cane or create a candy cane "rimmer" with crushed candy canes.
Crantini
Ingredients:
•2 oz. cranberry juice
•1 1/2 oz. vodka
or gin
•Rose's lime juice
Mixing instructions:
Mix vodka, cranberry juice and a splash of Rose's lime juice cordial over ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
Angel's Wing
Ingredients:
•1/2 oz. brandy
•1/2 oz. crème de cacao
•1 tbsp. cream
Mixing instructions:
Pour ingredients carefully in this order: 1)Creme de cacao 2) Brandy 3) 1 tbsp. cream. Ideally served in a Pousse Cafe glass or specialty glass.
English Christmas Punch
Ingredients:
•3 cups strong tea
•2 bottles (750-ml each) dry red wine
•1 bottle (750-ml) dark rum
•1 lb superfine sugar
•Juice of 1 large orange
•Juice of 1 large lemon
Mixing instructions:
Heat wine, tea and fruit juices in a chafing dish or saucepan, but do not boil. This punch may be served from the chafing dish or transferred to a heatproof punch bowl.
Put sugar into a large ladle and saturate with rum. If ladle is not large enough for all the sugar, put remainder in punch bowl. Ignite rum in ladle and pour blazing into punch. Stir well, extinguish flames, and then pour remainder of rum into punch. Stir again and serve.
Makes about 27 servings.
Christmas Cheer Egg Nog
Ingredients:
•1 oz. eggnog
•1 oz. peppermint schnapps
Mixing instructions:
You can either layer, eggnog first, or stir the ingredients before drinking. Merry Christmas
Hot Mint Chocolate
Ingredients:
•5 to 6 oz. hot chocolate
•1 oz. peppermint schnapps
Mixing instructions:
Pour peppermint schnapps into a heatproof mug or glass. Fill with hot chocolate and stir. Option: Garnish with a candy cane or "rim" the mug or glass with crushed candy cane.
The Holiday Bellini
Ingredients:
•4 oz. champagne
(chilled)
•1 oz. apricot nectar
or liqueur
Mixing instructions:
Pour apricot nectar or liqueur into a champagne flute. Fill to the top with cold champagne and stir gently. The apricot color makes this version of the Bellini (usually peach nectar) more festive and offers a nice version of this classic drink.
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