DRINKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS |
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Cocktails are a significant addition to any holiday occasion. Here are some of the most traditional and contemporary selections for an extra special touch. | ||||
| 1 oz | Brandy or Vodka | 30 g | ||
| 1 oz | Cream | 30 g | ||
| 1 oz | Creme de cacao or Kahlua | 30 g | ||
Shake with crushed ice and strain into cocktail glass. | ||||
| 3/4 | Champagne or Sparkling Wine | 3/4 | ||
| 1/4 | Peach Nectar | 1/4 | ||
Slightly shake together and pour into champagne flutes. | ||||
| 2 oz | Vodka | 60 g | ||
| 1 oz | Kahlua (coffee liqueur) | |||
Pour over cracked ice in an old fashioned glass and stir. | ||||
| 2 oz | Vodka | 60 g | ||
| 1 oz | Kahlua (coffee liqueur) | |||
Pour over cracked ice in an old fashioned glass and stir. | ||||
| 1 small | Sugar cube | 1 small | ||
| dash | Bitters | |||
| 1 twist | Lemon and Orange peel | 1 twist | ||
| Champagne | ||||
In a champagne glass place the lump of sugar, bitters, orange and lemon peel and fill with ice cold champagne. | ||||
| 25 oz | Champagne or Sparkling white wine | 710 g | ||
| 6 oz | Cointreau | 178 g | ||
| 8 cups | Canada Dry Ginger ale | 2 L | ||
| Orange or lime slices, for garnish | ||||
Pour champagne, cointreau and ginger ale into punch bowl. Garnish with fruit slices or add Ice Ring.
Ice Ring | ||||
| 8-3/4 cups | Cranberry cocktail | 2-1/4 L | ||
| 8-3/4 cups | Lemon-lime soft drink | 2-1/4 L | ||
| 12 oz | Frozen concentrated lemonade, thawed | 340 g | ||
| Lime and orange slices, maraschino cherries for garnish | ||||
Stir cranberry cocktail, lemonade and lemon-lime soft drink together in punch bowl. Float fruit slices or cherries on top. | ||||
| 1 oz | Vodka | 30 g | ||
| 1/2 oz | Triple Sec | 15 g | ||
| 1/2 oz | Fresh lime juice | 15 g | ||
| 1/2 oz | Cranberry juice | 15 g | ||
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice cubes. Shake for at least 10 seconds to get that beautiful pink color, strain into martini glass. Garnish lime slice. | ||||
| 1 fifth | Whiskey or rum | 1 fifth | ||
| 8 | Eggs, separated | 8 | ||
| 1/2 lb | Sugar | 225 g | ||
| 1 pint | Whipping cream | 1/2 L | ||
| 1 quart | Milk | 1 L | ||
| Grated nutmeg | ||||
Beat egg whites and yolks separately, add the sugar to the stiffly beaten whites. Add whiskey or rum to yolks along with cream and milk. Fold in whites and chill. Top servings with grated nutmeg. | ||||
| 2 oz | Gin or Vodka | 60 g | ||
| 1/2 oz | Lime juice (sweetened if desired) | 15 g | ||
Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass. | ||||
| 1 oz | Green creme de menthe | 30 g | ||
| 1 oz | White creme de menthe | 30 g | ||
| 1 oz | Cream | 30 g | ||
Shake with cracked ice and strain into a cocktail glass. | ||||
| 1 oz | Vodka | 30 g | ||
| 1 oz | Galliano | 30 g | ||
| Orange juice | ||||
Fill tall glass with ice cubes and pour in enough orange juice to fill glass 3/4 full. Add vodka and stir. Float Galliano on top and serve. | ||||
| 2 oz | Dark rum | 60 g | ||
| Twist of lemon peel | ||||
| 1 stick | Cinnamon | 1 stick | ||
| 2 | Whole cloves | 2 | ||
| 1 pat | Butter | 1 pat | ||
Boiling hot cider or water. Combine rum, lemon peel, cloves and cinnamon in a pewter mug or heavy mug. Fill with water or cider. | ||||
| 1-1/2 oz | Whiskey or rum | 45 g | ||
| 1 tsp | Sugar | 5 mL | ||
| 1 stick | Cinnamon | 1 stick | ||
| 1 | Lemon slice | 1 | ||
| 4 | Whole cloves | 4 | ||
| Boiling water | ||||
Fill mug 2/3 full of boiling water. Stud lemon slice with cloves and place in mug of water and add sugar, cinnamon stick and whiskey or rum. Stir and serve with spoon. | ||||
| 2 oz | Whiskey, rum or brandy | 60 g | ||
| 1/2 oz | Sweet Vermouth | 15 g | ||
| 1 dash | Bitters | 1 dash | ||
Shake with ice and strain into glass. Garnish with cherry. | ||||
| 2 oz | Gin or Vodka | 60 g | ||
| 3/4 oz | Dry Vermouth (or 1/2oz [15 g] or for extra dry Martini) |
22 g | ||
Mix with ice and strain into glass. Garnish with twist of lemon or olive. | ||||
| 1 fifth | Whiskey or rum | 1 fifth | ||
| 1 cup | Lemon juice | 250 mL | ||
| 3/4 cup | Grenadine | 175 mL | ||
| 1 tsp | Bitters | 1 5 mL | ||
Stir with ice in a large pitcher. Pour over ice cubes in highball glasses and garnish with orange slices and pineapple sticks. | ||||
| 2 oz | Vodka | 60 g | ||
| Orange juice | ||||
Place vodka in highball glass with cracked ice, fill with orange juice and stir. | ||||
| 2 oz | Vodka or gin | 60 g | ||
| 1 oz | Cherry brandy | 30 g | ||
| Juice or 1/2 lemon | ||||
| 1 tsp | Sugar | 5 mL | ||
| Soda | ||||
Shake with cracked ice and strain into a tall glass. Fill with soda and garnish with slice of orange and a cherry. | ||||
| Juice of 1/2 lemon | ||||
| 1/2 tsp | Sugar | 2 mL | ||
| 1-1/2 oz | Whiskey, scotch, brandy or gin | 225 g | ||
Shake with crushed ice and strain into sour glass. Garnish with slice or orange and cherry. |
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