top holiday drinks
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Sparkling Charleston Cosmo
Ingredients
1 cup crushed ice
3 tablespoons vodka
1 1/2 tablespoons peach nectar
1 tablespoon orange liqueur
1 tablespoon white cranberry juice
2 lemon wedges
2 tablespoons sparkling white wine
Garnish: orange slice
Prep:
Combine crushed ice, vodka, peach nectar, orange liqueur, and 1 white cranberry juice in a cocktail shaker
Juice lemon wedges into shaker
Put wedges in shaker
Cover shaker, and shake until chilled
Strain beverage a 6- to 8-oz. glass; throw away lemon wedges and ice.
Add sparkling white wine
Garnish
Citrus Sangria
Ingredients:
2 (750mL) bottles white Zinfandel
4 cups of white grape juice
1 sliced orange, lemon, and lime
Prep:
Combine the wine & grape juice
Stir in sliced orange, lemon, and lime
Chill for a few hours
Serve over ice
Hot Buttered Rye
Ingredients:
1 cup of heavy cream
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 cup rye whiskey
6 tablespoons hot water
2 tablespoons ginger liqueur
Fresh & grated nutmeg
Prep:
Beat heavy cream and maple syrup for 2 minutes or until consistency resembles softened butter
Cover and chill 1-24 hours
Pour rye whiskey, hot water, and ginger liqueur into a 6-oz. (makes sure cup it heatproof)
Top cocktail with about 1/4 cup maple-cream mixture and freshly grated nutmeg
Eggnog
Ingredients:
6 cups milk
2 cups heavy cream
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
12 pasteurized egg yolks
2 cups sugar
Freshly ground nutmeg
Prep:
Cook milk, heavy cream, and 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg in a saucepan over medium heat
Stir occasionally for 5 to 7 minutes or until steaming
Reduce heat to low
Whisk together egg yolks and sugar in a large saucepan until smooth
Cook over low heat, whisking constantly, until mixture reaches at least 160°
Whisk milk mixture into egg mixture
Cool 30 minutes; transfer to a pitcher
Cover mix and chill 3-24 hours
Top with eggnog
Dust cocktail with freshly ground nutmeg
Gingerbread Martini
Ingredients:
Ginger liqueur
Crushed gingersnaps
2 tablespoons ginger liqueur
2 tablespoons vanilla-citrus liqueur
1 1/2 tablespoons coffee-flavored rum
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons whipping cream
1 cup of ice cubes
Garnish: Partially split vanilla bean rolled in sugar
Prep:
Dip glass rims in ginger liqueur and crushed gingersnaps
Store glasses in freezer
Stir together 2 Tbsp. ginger liqueur, vanilla-citrus liqueur, coffee-flavored rum, honey, and whipping cream in a cocktail shaker
Add ice cubes; cover with lid, and shake until thoroughly chilled
Strain into a chilled martini glass
Garnish