Sunday, December 31, 2023

Happy New Year

 


New Year's Absolution

Ingredients:

2 barspoon Honey
1 fluid ounce La Fe Parisienne Absinthe
1 fluid ounce Apple Juice (Cloudy and unsweetened)
Top up with Thomas Henry Ginger Ale

How to make:

Stir honey with absinthe in base of shaker until honey dissolves.
Add apple juice, shake with ice and strain into ice filled glass. 
Top with ginger ale and stir.

diffordsguide/en-au/cocktails/recipe/new-years-absolution

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Electric Smurf


Ingredients:

3 cl Malibu Coconut Rum
3 cl Blue Curacao Liqueur
Pineapple Juice
Sprite

Mixture:

Pour Malibu and Blue Curacao over ice in a hurricane glass.
Fill the glass with equal parts Pineapple Juice and Sprite.
Stir and serve.

drinksecrets/drinks/electric-smurf/

Friday, December 29, 2023

Polar Bear Shot


Ingredients:

3/4 ounce White Creme de Cacao
3/4 ounce Peppermint Schnapps
(or white creme de menthe)

Instructions:

Add Creme de Cacao and Peppermint Schnapps to a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake and strain into a chilled 2 oz. shot glass.

tammileetips/polar-bear-shot-recipe/


Monday, December 25, 2023

Mrs. Claus' Wildside Punch

Johner Images/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images

 

  • 3 cups blanco tequila

  • 3 cups X-Rated Fusion Liqueur

  • 3 cups pomegranate juice

  • 3 cups cranberry juice

  • Lime twists, for garnish

  • Gather the ingredients:

  • Combine the ingredients in a punch bowl and stir well.

  • Serve the punch in ice-filled glasses, garnishing each with a lime twist.

  • Enjoy.  

    Merry Christmas
  • Source: The Spruce Eats Christmas Drinks

Sunday, December 24, 2023

Blackmore's Night - Christmas Eve

 


Very Cherry Christmas drink


Ingredients:

2 ounces Cherry Vodka
1/2 ounce Baileys
1/2 ounce Chocolate Liqueur
Splash of Cream
Chocolate Syrup

Instructions:

Fill a shaker with ice.
Pour in the vodka, Baileys, chocolate liqueur, and cream.
Shake well until chilled.
Optionally, drizzle a chilled martini glass with chocolate syrup.
Strain the mixture from the shaker into the glass.
Garnish with cherries on the skewer.

mixthatdrink.com/very-cherry-christmas/


Saturday, December 23, 2023

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

 The Crystals




Blisstletoe


Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. Absolute Vodka
1 part Orange Juice
Splash of Blue Curacao

Instructions:

Combine first two ingredients over ice in a highball glass.
Add a splash of Blue Curacao
Garnish with an orange slice and lime peel.

CREDIT: Absolut Vodka



Friday, December 22, 2023

Pie Jesu - Sarah Brightman

 


Bourbon Eggnog


Ingredients:

4–5-ounce eggnog

1 ounce bourbon

Ground Nutmeg Garnish

Instructions:

Add eggnog to a chilled glass, top with bourbon. 

Stir together. Garnish with ground nutmeg.  Enjoy!

tammileetips/bourbon-eggnog-recipe/

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Jethro Tull - Ring Out Solstice Bells

 


Winterberry Cocktail


Ingredients:

4 ounces cranberry juice
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon of agave nectar
One 3-inch strip orange zest plus more
4 ounces Mandarin vodka, optional
2 ounces elderflower liqueur, optional
3 ounces ginger beer or ginger ale

Directions:

Combine the cranberry juice, lime juice, agave and orange zest in a cocktail shaker.  Add the vodka and elderflower liqueur if using, and two cups of ice, then shake for 10 seconds. Strain into two or four - 6 ounce martini glasses and finish each with ginger beer and an orange twist.

 foodnetwork/recipes/food-network-kitchen/winterberry-cocktail

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Dig that crazy Santa Claus

Ralph Marterie and Orchestra (Lola Dee, vocal)


Homemade Peppermint Vodka

Ingredients:

16-ounce vodka (any brand)

4-5 peppermint candies

Instructions:

Pour the vodka in the jar (as many as you want to make)

Place 3- 4 peppermint candies into the vodka

Seal the jar and leave overnight to make a refreshing homemade peppermint vodka. 

tammileetips/peppermint-vodka/

Saturday, December 16, 2023

The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping

 


Cranberry-Aperol Spritz


Ingredients:

12 oz. Aperol
12 oz. Cranberry Juice Cocktail
Juice of 1/2 ounce
20 oz. Prosecco
Ice
Fresh cranberries, orange slices and rosemary sprigs

Directions:

Step 1- In a pitcher, combine Aperol, cranberry juice, and orange juice. 
Pour in Prosecco and stir to combine.
Step 2- Fill wine glasses with ice and pour in spritz.
Top each with cranberries, an orange slice, and a rosemary sprig.

delish/cooking/recipe-ideas/cranberry-aperol-spritz-recipe/

Friday, December 15, 2023

Fairytale of New York
The Pogues (featuring Kirsty MacColl)



Amaretto Eggnog


Ingredients:

1 - 2 oz. Amaretto

6 - 8 oz. Eggnog

Instructions:

Add ice to a glass, pour in eggnog and amaretto. 

Stir together. Garnish with nutmeg if desired.

Easy Amaretto Eggnog Cocktail Recipe - Tammilee Tips

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Go Now - The Moody Blues

 


Negroni


Ingredients:

1 ounce of gin

1 ounce of Campari

1 ounce of sweet vermouth

Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice cubes.  Pour gin, Campari, and sweet red vermouth into the glass. Stir the drink.

restaurantware/blog/post/the-10-most-popular-cocktails/

Friday, December 8, 2023

John Lennon - Happy Xmas

 


Sake Breezer


Ingredients:

2 oz. TY KU Sake

4 slices of cucumber

Instructions:

Shake sake and 4 cucumber slices hard with ice and strain into a cocktail glass over ice. 

Garnish with fresh cucumber slices. 

CREDIT- TY KU Asian Liqueur

barnonedrinks/drinks/s/sake-breezer

Saturday, December 2, 2023

December - Collective Soul

 


Adult Hot Chocolate

 

Ingredients:

2 ounces peppermint schnapps
6 - 8 ounces hot chocolate
(prepared according to package directions)
whipped cream, for garnish and to taste.

Directions:

In a warm mug or Irish coffee glass, add peppermint schnapps.  Add the hot chocolate to the peppermint schnapps and stir well. Top with the whipped cream and garnish with chocolate.  Serve.


Friday, December 1, 2023

How Do I Make You - Linda Ronstadt

 


Double Razz Grape Martini


Ingredients:

1 oz. Grape Schnapps
1/2 oz. Raspberry Schnapps
1/4 oz. Raspberry Vodka
Splash Lemon Lime Soda

Directions:

Shake grape schnapps, raspberry schnapps and raspberry vodka with ice in a cocktail shaker.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and top with a splash of lemon-lime soda.

completecocktails/Drinks/DoubleRazzGrapeMartini