| 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS COCKTAILS |

MULLED WINE

INGREDIENTS

• 2 bottles red wine – I like to use one sweet red & one dry red. ( Pinot Noir & shiraz works the best)
• 4 cups apple cider
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 1/4 cup honey
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 2 oranges – sliced
• 8 whole cloves
• 12 black peppercorns
• For Garnish (cinnamon sticks & orange slices)

INSTRUCTIONS
Pour everything in a pot & simmer for 10-15 minutes. Remove cloves & peppercorns. Garnish with a cinnamon stick & orange slice.

CITRUS COCKTAIL

INGREDIENTS

• 2 ounces vodka
• 1/2 ounce St. Germain (elderflower liquor)
• 1/3 cup fresh squeezed clementine or blood orange juice
• To garnish ginger beer, pomegranate arils, for topping
• 1 sprig fresh thyme or mint

INSTRUCTIONS
Fill a cocktail glass with 4 ice cubs. Add the vodka, elderflower liquor & clementine juice. Top with ginger beer. Add the pomegranates and thyme or mint for garnish.

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WHITE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT MARTINI

INGREDIENTS

• 1.5 ounces white chocolate liqueur – (Godiva)
• 1.5 ounces vanilla vodka
• 1 ounce creme de cacao – (clear/white)
• 1 ounce half and half
• .5 ounce peppermint schnapps
• White chocolate syrup and crushed peppermints to garnish

INSTRUCTIONS
Rim the edge of the glass with white chocolate & then deep it in peppermint crush. For the cocktail add everything together over ice & shake it well. Strain into your martini glass.

CHAI SPICED WHITE RUSSIANS

INGREDIENTS

• 8 ounces Hangar 1 Straight Vodka
• 4 chai tea bags
• 4 ounces coffee-flavored liqueur
• 4 ounces half-and-half
• Cinnamon
• For garnish Cinnamon sticks & star anise

INSTRUCTIONS
Add vodka & tea together & sit aside for 2 hours. Remove tea bag & add coffee flavored liqueur & half & half. Keep the mixture refrigerated until ready to serve. fill your glass with ice then pour your cocktail. Garnish with cinnamon & star anise.

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SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE MARTINI

INGREDIENTS

• 1 C. Ice
• 1/2 C. coffee liquor
• 1/4 C. half & half
• 1/2 C. vodka
• 1/2 C. half & half
• To Garnishments Caramel Syrup for rim of martini glass & Crushed Pretzels
• Milk Chocolate Bar to make chocolate curls for top of drink

INSTRUCTIONS
In a shaker, combine the coffee liqueur with vodka,  half & half & ice & then shake well. Dip your glass in syrup & then in crushed pretzels. Pour your cocktail in glass and sprinkle some chocolate curls on top .

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CRANBERRY GINGER GIN FIZZ

INGREDIENTS

• 1½ oz gin
• 1 tbsp fresh orange juice
• 1½ oz cranberry juice
• Ginger ale
• For garnish Rosemary sprig & fresh cranberries

INSTRUCTIONS
Fill glass with ice. Pour gin, orange juice, and cranberry juice over the ice & stir. Then top off with ginger ale. Garnish with rosemary & cranberries.

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Winter Sea Breeze

A few simple ingredients and some pomegranate seeds (to look like holly berries) will get your December started off the right away!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 oz vodka (1/8 cup)
• 1 oz pineapple juice (1/8 cup)
• 1/2 oz syrup (2 tablespoons)
• 2 oz soda water (1/4 cup)
• Garnish it with mint leaves & pomegranate

INSTRUCTIONS
Full your glass with ice . Add vodka, pineapple juice, syrup & stir(not shake). Top it off with soda water. Garnish with pomegranate seeds & mint.

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WHITE CHRISTMAS SANGARIA

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INGREDIENTS

• 25 oz white wine (pinot grigio works great)
• 25 oz sparkling white grape juice
• 1 cup cranberries
• 2 whole pears
• 5 oz ginger beer
• 1/2 cup seedless green grapes
• 2 Granny Smith apples
• 2 – 3 rosemary sprigs
• 5 oz club soda
• anise to garnish

INSTRUCTIONS
First, add the pears & cranberries to a large pitcher. Then, pour the wine & ginger beer & white grape juice. Refrigerate the sangria for 3 to 4 hours for best flavors.When you’re ready to serve, pour sangria into chilled glasses, making sure each one gets some of the boozy fruit. To garnish use rosemary & an anise pod, & some frozen cranberries to keep it chill.

RUBY RED COMOPOLITAN COCKTAIL

INGREDIENTS

• Vodka (Deep Eddy Ruby Red Vodka prefered)
• Fresh lime juice
• Triple Sec
• Cranberry Juice

INSTRUCTION
Fill the shaker with ice. Combine the vodka, lime juice, triple sec & cranberry juice in a shaker. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with rosemary & fresh or sugar coated cranberries.

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WINTER WONDERLAND MARGARITA

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lime
• 2 ounces tequila
• 2 ounces milk ( you can use coconut milk)
• 1 ounce tripple sec
• 1 ounce syrup
• salt for the rim
• Rosemary to garnish

INSTRUCTION
Add ice to shaker. Add lime juice, milk, tequila & tripple sec to shaker and shake well. deep your glass in lime juice then in salt. pour your glass & top it off with fresh rosemary.

CHRISTMAS MIMOSA

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INGREDIENTS

• 2 bottles of chilled champagne
• 2 cups cranberry juice
• 2 cups pineapple juice
• Sliced limes and frozen cranberries (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS
Fill the glass about half  way with champagne.Fill the rest of the glass with cranberry juice & pineapple juice.Garnish with with cranberries and lime slices.

RASPBERRY & POMEGRANTE ROSÉ COCTIAL

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INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup ice
• ¼ cup gin
• ½ cup unsweetened pomegranate juice
• Juice of a fresh lime
• 1 cup fresh raspberries
• dash of cranberry juice
• ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
• Sparkling Rosé
• Fresh mint

INSTRUCTIONS
Place the simple syrup, ice, gin, pomegranate juice, lime juice & cranberry juice in shaker. Mex well. Strain the cocktail mixture in your glass. Top it off with fresh raspberries, pomegranate seeds & mint.

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MOSCATO & PEACH SPARKLING WINE

INGREDIENTS

• Moscato & peach sparkling wine
• To garnish Fresh cranberries, mint leaves & pomegranate.

INSTRUCTIONS
The simplest of them all. Keep the wine chilly . For an extra effort you can make a DIY festive ice bucket. Pour the glass & garnish with festive fruits like fresh cranberries, mint leaves & pomegranate.

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