Favorite Holiday Cocktails
'Tis the season to drink and be merry! Check out our go-to holiday cocktails – perfect for cozy nights or parties. Try these out and share your thoughts with us. Happy Holidays from our team to you!
Brian’s Drink of Choice
Classic Ketel One Martini
Ingredients
2 oz Vodka
0.5 oz Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth
0.5 oz Olive Juice
Green Olives with Pimento
Instructions
Chill martini glass for up to 5 minutes in freezer. While you wait for your glass to chill, fill your martini shaker half way with ice. Add in vodka, vermouth, and olive juice and give it a solid shake for roughly 15 seconds. Strain out into your chilled martini glass and top with 3 (or more) green olives of your choice! If you want, feel free to swap out the pimento olives for bleu cheese olives and enjoy your cocktail!
Angelica’s Drink of Choice
Apple Cider Margarita
Ingredients
2 oz Apple Cider
2 oz Tequila (Fortaleza Reposado)
1 oz Orange Liqueur (Grand Marnier)
1 oz Lime Juice (freshly squeezed)
1 oz Ginger Beer
Apple (thinly sliced)
Cinnamon Sticks
Sugar
Instructions
Take a cocktail glass of your choice and rim the glass with a lime and gently roll it in sugar. Grab your shaker and fill half way with ice. Add apple cider, tequila, orange liqueur and freshly squeezed lime juice to your shaker. Shake shake shake and strain out your cocktail into the sugar rimmed glass. Garnish your beverage with one to two slices of apples and a cinnamon stick.
Isabella’s Drink of Choice
Espresso Martini
Ingredients
2 oz Vodka
1 oz Espresso (freshly brewed)
0.5 oz Kahlua
0.5 oz Frangelico
0.25 oz Simple Syrup
Coffee Beans
Cocoa Powder (optional)
Instructions
Chill martini glass for up to 5 minutes in freezer. While that is getting cold, grab your trusted martini shaker and fill it half way with ice. Add in your vodka, coffee, Kahlua, Frangelico, and simple syrup. Give it a solid shake for roughly 15 seconds to make sure that it is all incorporated. Strain out your delicious espresso martini and garnish with 3 (or more) coffee beans. If you want to get extra fancy, feel free to add a dash of cocoa powder on top for an added flare. Enjoy!
Kelly’s Drink of Choice
Wassail
Ingredients
Bourbon or Rum of your choice
3 quarts water
1 cup sugar
12 or so whole cloves (put in a spice ball)
4-5 cinnamon sticks
1 ½ quarts of pineapple juice
6 oz. frozen orange juice
3 oz. frozen lemonade
Sliced oranges
Fresh cranberries
Instructions
Boil together water, sugar, cloves and cinnamon sticks in a pot that holds 4-5 quarts for 30 minutes. Reduce to simmer and add in pineapple juice, orange juice, and frozen lemonade. Once incorporated, garnish with sliced oranges and cranberries. Fill individual cups and pour the bourbon or rum of your choice at your own liberty per serving.