Festive Holiday Cocktails
How to create a great house drink for your guests
Are you hosting a holiday party this season? Or maybe you are having family and friends over for Christmas? Either way it is always nice to have a "house drink" (or two) for your guests to enjoy. We have everything you need to stock your home bar including liquor, liqueurs, bitters, mixers and home bar necessities. Here are a few ideas for some fun Christmas cocktails.
Vanilla Old-Fashioned 1 Vanilla Bean (Split) 1/4 tsp of Orange Zest 1/4 oz Simple Syrup 2 dashes of Orange Bitters 2 ounces of Bourbon (We recommend the
Berkshire Bourbon or
Noah's Mill) Ice Orange wheel for garnish In a rocks glass muddle the vanilla bean, bitters, syrup and orange zest. Add ice and bourbon and garnish with orange wheel.
From Food and Wine Mistletoe Fizz 3 Maraschino cherries plus 3/4 oz of liquid Superfine Sugar 3 dashes of Angostura Bitters 1/2 oz of Cherry Liqueur 2 cubes of brown sugar 4 oz of chilled Champagne (We recommend
Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Reserve or
Duval Leroy Brut) Moisten the rim of a champagne flute with the 1/2 oz of the syrup from the Maraschino cherries. Coat the rim with the sugar. Sprinkle bitters over the brown sugar cubes. Add the cherry liqueur, Maraschino cherries and the remaining cherry syrup. Top with champagne and sugar cubes
From Food Network Don't forget about your beer and wine drinkers too! We have some fabulous winter beers to choose from!
