Winter Cocktail Recipe Book

Winter Cocktail Recipe
Book

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Table of • Heavy
Contents Beverages………………………………………………………………..…pg3.

• Fruity
Beverages……………………………………………………………...……pg5.

• Wine
Beverages…………………....…..……….……………………………….pg8.

• Non- Alcoholic
Beverages………….…………………….………....................………pg9.

• Hot Drinks
………………………………….……………….……….…....…..………….pg10.

Classic Egg Nog

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
• In a small saucepan over low heat,
• 2 c. milk combine milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla and slowly bring mixture to a
• ground cinnamon, plus more for low boil.
garnish • Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk
• 1/2 tsp. egg yolks with sugar until yolks are
• ground nutmeg pale in color. Slowly add hot milk
• 1/2 tsp. mixture to egg yolks in batches to
• pure vanilla extract temper the eggs and whisk until
• 6 large egg yolks combined.
• 1/2 c. granulated sugar • Return mixture to saucepan and
• 1 c. heavy cream cook over medium heat until slightly
• 1 c. bourbon or rum (optional) thick (and coats the back of a spoon)
• Whipped cream, for serving but does not boil. (If using a candy
thermometer, mixture should reach
160º.)
• Remove from heat and stir in
heavy cream and, if using, bourbon.
Refrigerate until chilled.
• When ready to serve, garnish with
whipped cream and cinnamon.

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Coquito

• 1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk
• 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups (1 15 oz can) cream of coconut (like Coco Lopez)
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cup white Don Q rum

• cinnamon sticks for garnish

Jamaican Rum Punch

• 1 cup Bacardi 151 Proof Rum
• ½ cup Dark Rum (Myers)
• ¼ cup Malibu Rum
• Dash or two of Tequila (preferably anejo or reposado)
• 2 ½ cups Pineapple Juice
• 2 ½ cups Orange Juice
• ¼ cup Lime Juice
• 3 TBSP. Grenadine
• Ice Cubes

Fruity Beverages

Christmas Punch
6 cups pomegranate-cranberry juice (Ocean Spray
1 can frozen limeade concentrate
6 cups lime flavored sparkling water
2 cups fresh cranberries
2 limes sliced
4 sprigs mint, optional
Optional addition: rum, champagne or vodka in quantity of your choice. Prefer
champagne*

Place the pomegranate-cranberry juice and limeade concentrate in a pitcher. Stir until
combined.
Add the sparkling water and stir until well combined.
Freeze and garnish with cranberries; can also garnish limes and mint.

Cranberry Cocktail

• INGREDIENTS INSTRUCTIONS
• 2 ounces bourbon (you can also use your favorite vodka or rum) 1.Add 2 tablespoons of cranberry sauce, cranberry juice, mint leaves, orange juice, lime juice, and
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice whiskey to a cocktail shaker.
• 1 ounce fresh orange juice Muddle the mixture together before shaking (I smooshed mine up with a bar spoon).
• 1 ounce 100% unsweetened cranberry juice 2.Shake mixture in the cocktail shaker and pour into 2-3 glasses over ice. Top with as much ginger beer
• 1/4 cup homemade cranberry sauce, chilled as desired and remaining cranberry sauce. Garnish glasses with lime and orange slices, cranberries, and
• Ginger beer (I used about 4 ounces but you can use as much as you fresh mint. Serve chilled.

want!)
• 6 sprigs fresh mint, plus extra for garnish
• Orange slices, lime slices, fresh cranberries, for garnish

The Grinch

• “The Grinch” recipe: In a clear stem glass, mix the below parts together:

• 1 shot of Vodka
• 2 shots of Melon Liqueur – I prefer Midori Melon Liqueur
• 2 shots of Orange Juice
•
• Fill glass with ice, stir, and top with 2 Maraschino stemmed cherries for the Grinch’s eyes. Merry

Grinchmas Everyone!

Elderflower Martini

• Ingredients
• 1 oz Hendricks Gin
• 1 oz Ketel One Vodka
• 1 oz St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
• 2 oz Homemade sweet & sour mix (Most Important Ingredient)

• ½ cups water
• ½ cups sugar
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup fresh lime juice
• Lime wedges
• Homemade sweet & sour mix Instructions
• First, you make a simple syrup by combining the water and sugar in a
saucepan. Simmer them together until the sugar is fully dissolved.
Transfer the simple syrup to a container and let it cool to room
temperature. Mix syrup, lemon juice and lime juice in pitcher. Chill
until cold. The mix will last for 2 to 3 weeks in the refrigerator.
• Elderflower Martini Instructions
• Pour Hendricks, Ketel One, St. Germain liqueur and sweet & sour mix
into add to shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously for at least 30
seconds. Squeeze lime wedge into martini glass. Strain contents of
shaker into glass. Serve immediately.

Holiday Sangria

• Ingredients
• 1Bottle sparkling apple cider
• 1Bottle red wine
• 1 cupBrandy
• 1/4 cupSugar
• 2 cupsCranberries
• 1Orange, sliced
• 1Apple, cubed
• 2-3Cinnamon sticks
• 4Star anise
• 4Sprigs rosemary, plus more for garnish

• In a large pitcher (or punch bowl) combine all ingredients. Stir to
mix, cover and set in refrigerator overnight to allow flavors to come
together. Serve over ice garnished with fresh rosemary sprigs.

Sparkling Apple Mocktail INGREDIENTS
Non-Alcoholic Cocktail • 4 cups apple juice
Recipe • 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp honey
• 4 cups club soda
• 1 cinnamon stick break in half
• 1 star anise
• 1 apple thinly sliced
• ½ lemon thinly sliced
• 2 cups ice cubes or as required

INSTRUCTIONS
• In a jug, add apple slices, lemon slices, cinnamon stick, and star anise.
• Pour apple juice, lemon juice and honey. Give it a good mix and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Take it out of the refrigerator just before serving. Add ice cubes in a serving glass. Fill

half the glass with the juice. Then pour chilled club soda into it. Garnish with a
cinnamon stick and apple slice. Serve the rest of the glasses in the same manner.

Hot Coffee Drink

• Hot Drink: I love coffee and sometimes will add Ole
Smokey --Butter Pecan Moonshine versus a creamer

• Ingredients
• Crown Royal Apple
• Apple Cider
• Cinnamon
• A little caramel

• Instructions
• Mix the following during holiday gatherings.
• Served warm.

Spiced Apple Cider

Hershey’s
Cocoa

Credits

• Coquito … Michael Haddow
• Holiday Punch… Yvette Cates
• Jamaican Rum Punch … Anitria Roberts
• Cranberry Cocktail… Christina Pair
• The Grinch …. Jeff Rankin
• Elderflower Martini… Michael Carroll
• Hot Drinks… Yvette Cates
• Spiced Apple Cider… Tia Powell
• Hershey’s Hot Cocoa.. Courtenay Hardy

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