Recipes: Christmas Cocktails, 2013 – Part II
And now we present round two of our Christmas cocktail round up, starting things off with an incredible concoction!
Art In The Age Sage Cobbler
(via Art In The Age)
1 part SAGE liqueur
3 parts cranberry juice
1 part simple syrup
Combine ingredients and top with club soda and a wedge of lime.
(Author’s note: I realize full well that we’ve been showing lots of Art In The Age Sage love lately, but out of all the cocktail recipes I tried this season, this might very well be my favorite. I could do these up year-round and never tire!)
Ncredible Mistletini
(Courtesy of Ingrid Hoffmann)
2 oz Skyy Infusions Blood Orange Vodka, chilled
1 oz frozen passion fruit pulp, thawed
1 oz orange liqueur
1 oz rosemary infused simple syrup, cooled
3 oz ginger ale, chilled
Rosemary sprigs and raspberries for garnish
For the rosemary simple syrup: In a small saucepan, boil the water, sugar, and 3 rosemary sprigs. Remove from heat and let rest until it cools. Remove the rosemary sprigs and strain. Refrigerate until ready to use. In a cocktail shaker, mix the vodka, passion fruit and rosemary infused simple syrup. Pour in a martini glass and top with ginger ale. Take a raspberry and skewer it with a 3-inch rosemary sprig and garnish drink with it.
Christmas Clementine Pomander
(courtesy of KTCHN Restaurant, NYC)
4 tsp clementine chopped
2 tsp brown sugar (muddled)
2 oz Mescal Vago Espadin
0.5 oz orange juice
0.5 oz lime mix
3 mint leaves
top with 1 oz. club soda
Muddle 4 tsp of chopped clementine and 2 tsp of brown sugar; then add 2 oz. of Mescal Vago Espadin, 0.5 oz. of orange juice, 0.5 oz. lime mix, 3 mint leaves, and top with club soda in a highball glass. Garnish with a clementine slice studded with cloves.
Knob Creek Ol’ Fashioned Holiday Maple
(Created by Chef Michael Symon)
1 pinch of raw sugar
1 orange peel
3 dashes Bitters
1 1/2 parts Knob Creek Smoked Maple bourbon
1 part Calvados Boulard apple brandy
Drop a pinch of raw sugar, orange peel, and 3 dashes bitters into a rocks glass and muddle. Add Knob Creek Smoked Maple and Calvados Boulard apple brandy. Stir with ice.