Happy New Year

Ingredients:

1 1/2 ounces brandy
3/4 ounce ruby port
3/4 ounce orange juice
4 ounces champagne

How to make it:

Gather the ingredients
Pour the brandy, port and orange juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake well.  Strain into a champagne flute. Top with champagne.
Serve and enjoy.

thespruceeats/happy-new-year-cocktail-recipe

Little River Band - Lady

 

Kentucky Mulled Cider #2

 Ingredients:

1 cup(s) Makers Mark Bourbon
4 cups Apple Cider 
1 slice lemon rind
6 cloves 
1/2 tsp. Allspice ground
2 sticks cinnamon

Instructions:

Heat to boiling then serve.

barnonedrinks/drinks/k/kentucky-mulled-cider

The Bells of St. Mary's

 Bob B. Soxx and The Blue Jeans

Belles of St. Mary's

Ingredients:

1 oz. Brandy Apricot

1/2 oz. Gin

1 oz. Triple Sec

2 tsp. Lemon Juice

How to make it:

Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker.

Add ice and shake well.

Strain into a cocktail glass.

drinknation/drink/belles-of-st-marys

The Little Drummer Boy

Harry Simeone Chorale

Christmas Poinsettia Punch

Ingredients:

48 fluid ounces of cranberry juice, chilled

1 liter club soda, chilled

1 bottle of orange flavored vodka, chilled

1 bottle of champagne or more to taste

1/2 cup of fresh cranberries

Directions:

Combine cranberry juice, club soda, vodka, champagne, and cranberries in a punch bowl.

allrecipes/recipe/christmas-poinsettia-punch/

The Carpenters - Merry Christmas, Darling

 

Blackmore's Night - Christmas Eve

 

Merry Melon Tini

Drink Type: Martini    

Ingredients:

1 part Absolut Vodka 

1-part DeKuyper Pucker Watermelon Schnapps

Splash Sweet and Sour mix

Instructions:

Pour into a martini glass.

CREDIT: 4cocktails.com

barnonedrinks/drinks/m/merry-melon-tini

The Pretenders - 2000 Miles

 

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Darlene Love

Gingerbread Martini

Ingredients:

1 shot vanilla vodka
1 shot hazelnut liqueur (like Frangelico)
1/2 shot of butterscotch schnapps
Ice cubes
4 ounces ginger beer
1 dash dark rum
gingerbread man cookie for garnish

Directions:

Combine vodka, liqueur and schnapps in an ice filled shaker. Shake to chill.
Strain the mixture in an ice filled glass.
Top cocktail with ginger beer, Pour the dark rum over the back of a spoon to float it over the ginger beer layer.
Garnish the drink with a gingerbread man cookie.

Alternately crush gingerbread cookies along with some granulated sugar.  Use the crumbs to rim a cocktail or martini glass.

cdkitchen/recipes/Gingerbread-Martini

Jethro Tull - Ring Out Solstice Bells

Winter Solstice

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Tahoe Vodka
0.50 Cointreau
0.50 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lemon 
Club Soda
1 Mint Leaf
1 Raspberry

Directions:

Shake all ingredients over ice.
Top with Club Soda
Garnish with mint leaf tucked in raspberry.

tahoebluevodka/recipes/winter-solstice/

The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick

 

Spirited Cocoa

In a saucepan combine 2 tbs. cocoa with 3 tbs. of milk or cream for each mug.  Add sugar, if necessary to taste and heat through till all are dissolved.

Add as much milk as needed to make one or more mugs of cocoa, plus 2 oz. Amaretto or Saronno per mug. Heat but do not boil. Remove from heat and beat briskly for 20 seconds with whisk or beater.

Pour into mugs then froth with whipped cream.  Garnish with cocoa or chocolate curls.

Mele Kalikimaka

Bing Crosby with The Andrew Sisters

Mele Kalikimaka Martini

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. SKYY Infusions Pineapple vodka
3 oz. Eggnog
1 splash Coconut Cream
Nutmeg
Cinnamon

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake vigorously and strain into a martini glass.
Top with sprinkle of nutmeg and cinnamon and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

barnonedrinks/drinks/m/mele-kalikimaka-martini

The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping

 

Mayhem Martini

Ingredients:

2 ounces Cockspur Fine Rum

1/2-ounce Triple Sec

1/2-ounce Godiva Chocolate Liqueur

Instructions:

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice.

Shake and strain into a martini glass and garnish with an orange twist.

CREDIT: Cockspur Rum

barnonedrinks/drinks/m/mayhem-martini

Happy Friday!

Gaudete (Medieval Christmas Carol)

 

College of Clare College Cambridge and London Cello Orchestra

Steeleye Span

Nutty Angel

Ingredients:

1 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Hazelnut Liqueur
1 oz. Irish Cream
1/2 oz. Creme de Cacao (dark)
Garnish: Nutmeg sprinkles

Instructions:

Pour all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. 
Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass.

goodcocktails/recipes/mixed_drinks

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - The Crystals

 

Coffee Nudge

Recipe:

3/4 oz. dark creme de cacao
3/4 oz. Kahlua
1/2-ounce Brandy
6-8 ounces hot coffee
Whipped Cream

In order, pour the ingredients into a mug.
Top with whipped cream.

mixthatdrink/coffee-nudge/

Mazzy Star - Flowers in December

 

Dempsey Cocktail

Ingredients:

1 oz. Gin

1 oz. Apple Brandy

Splash Anisette

Splash Grenadine

No Garnish

Instructions:

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.

Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass.

goodcocktails/recipes/mixed_drink

RIP Christine McVie

Fleetwood Mac 

Hold Me

Everywhere 

You Make Loving Fun 

Royal Cider Grog

Drink Type:  Hot Drink

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups Crown Royal 

8 Cups Apple Cider

Cinamon Stick

Instructions:

Mix whiskey and apple cider in a large pot and heat until warm.

Pour into 8 heat-proof mugs. Garnish each mug with a cinnamon stick.

barnonedrinks/drinks/r/royal-cider-grog

Happy Friday!!