10 holiday cocktails recipes

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Retailers aren't the only ones with a lot at stake during the holidays. About

one-third of all spirits sales are rung up during the last two months of the year,

according to the industry's trade group, the Distilled Spirits Council of the

United States.

Although office parties are getting downsized --or eliminated-- this year,

people will still gather and celebrate the holidays with family and friends. We

asked some of the nation's top bartenders for their suggestions on what to

serve at holiday celebrations.



The East Ender

Gaz Regan, Ardent Spirits

This is a serious drink, says Regan. "It¶s not ³one of your typical egg-y, milky, fruity-style drinks that Granny has µjust one¶ of every twelve months. The piney qualities of

the intense juniper in the Beefeater, though, brings the holiday spirit to mind, and the

Angostura bitters, laden with cinnamon, nutmeg, and lots of other so-called µChristmas

spices,¶ makes the cocktail sing Joy to the World! A capella, of course,´ he adds.

Recipe:90 ml (3 oz) Beefeater London Dry gin

30 ml (1 oz) sweet vermouth

5 dashes Angostura bitters

Stir over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.



Caribbean Stinger

Junior Merino, The Liquid Chef

otes, cana and Mexican canela as well as panela (jaggery sugar) and juices,´ he said. The

Recipe:1 1/2 oz Chairman's Reserve Rum

3/4 oz buckwheat honey

3/4 oz fresh lime juice

1/2 oz fresh pink grapefruit juice

1/2 oz Cherry Heering

1 1/2 oz Poter Beer

be poured directly into a tall glass. Then add ice to the shaker, shake and pour into the gl



Aunt Dort¶s Mulled Wine

Tony Abou-Ganim, The Modern Mixologist

sty outside nothing warms the bones like a hot drink. Abou Ganim serves up two drinks m

Recipe:

12 oz Leblon Cachaca

2 - 750 ml bottles of full bodied red wine2 peels each of a whole orange and lemon

2 cups brewed, chilled Lemon Zinger Herbal tea

2 cups granulated sugar

12 cloves

2-3 cinnamon sticks

2 cardamom pods4-5 allspice berries, crushed

il and add sugar, stir until completely dissolved. Reduce heat and add Leblon and wine. Si



Hot Buttered RumTony Abou-Ganim, The Modern Mixologist

r as George Washington¶s time. The drink is perfect for larger gatherings as the batter can

Batter:

1 lb light brown sugar ½ lb unsalted butter (softened)

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

2 teaspoons ground nutmeg

½ teaspoon ground allspice

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

vanilla extract and spices until well combined. Refrigerate in an airtight reusable container

bine 2 heaping tablespoons batter with 1 ½ oz. Mount Gay Rum. Top with boiling water an



Somerset Sidecar

Tad Carducci, Pluckemin Inn , Bedminster, New Jersey

nd nuts out around the house at Christmas time, when I was a child. This memory inspire

Recipe:

1.5 oz. Laird¶s 12 year old apple brandy.75 oz . Grand Marnier

.75 oz. fresh lemon

.50 oz . hazelnut liqueur

Hazelnut sugar rim

edients in a mixing tin and shake vigorously. Strain into chilled cocktail glass rimmed with

a spice grinder or blender. Add one cup of granulated sugar and pulse until the consisten



Skulled Holiday Cider

Dan Akroyd, Actor and Creator of Crystal Head Vodka

, clean and crisp Canadian nights that were part of Akroyd¶s roots. It also is blended with th

Recipe:1 1/2 oz. Crystal Head Vodka

1/2 oz. vanilla liqueur

1 oz. apple cider

Dash of angostura bitters

Ginger Ale

all glass filled with ice in the order given. Give a quick stir. Garnish with an apple slice on t



The Snow-Bumble Tini

Joel Martin, Los Molcajetes , Fort Worth, Texas

ed as a child opening up gifts on Christmas Day, Martin says. The name comes from a holi

Recipe:

1 oz Absolut Vanilla

½ oz of Jameson Irish Whiskey½ oz of Rumplemintz

½ oz of Kahlua French Vanilla

½ oz of Butterscotch

1 oz Half & Half Cream

½ teaspoon of Sugar

ace the garnish of whipped topping into the glass first. Then, after the ingredients are shak



Champagne Cocktail

Dale DeGroff, Author The Essential Cocktail

ughout the holiday season, says DeGroff. He traces this recipe back to 1862 when it first a

Recipe:

Champagne

Angostura bitters soaked sugar cube

ashes of Angostura Bitters and fill the glass with champagne.T

his drink is sometimes gar



General Harrison¶s Egg Nog

Dale DeGroff, Author, The Essential Cocktail

ays unless there¶s Egg Nog, there is this recipe from DeGroff. This recipe is adapted from

n heritage whiskey, bourbon - is lighter and easier to prepare than standard eggnog. It ca

Recipe:

½ teaspoons sugar

1 fresh egg

4 ounces fresh cider

1 1/2 ounces bourbon

ts in a cocktail shaker and shake very well with ice to completely emulsify the egg. Strain o



Blushing Lady

David Tutera, Celebrity Wedding Planner

y bar addition. Tutera says, ³The freshness of the winter grapefruit brings the pomegranat

Recipe:1 oz. PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur

2 oz. vodka

1 oz. pink grapefruit juice

Lemon wedge

Coarse sugar for garnish

into a plate of coarse sugar. Set it aside. Pour the remaining ingredients into a cocktail sh

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