This simple and light champagne cocktail is perfect for Thanksgiving, the day of thanks and heavy foods! The seasonal flavor and ginger zing will complement the food without filling you up. Also: there’s no better way to celebrate than with a little something sparkling.
Juice the pears yourself for a little DIY enhancement! For more tips on creating your own champagne cocktails, check out our book DIY Cocktails.
Ingredients:
1 oz pear juice
1/2 oz … Read more
Ingredients:
1 1/2 parts Grey Goose Vodka
3/4 part Crème Yvette
1/4 part balsamic vinegar
1 part pomegranate juice
3/4 part agave nectar
1 to 2 parts seltzer water
Directions:
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add first five ingredients. Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is frosted and beaded with sweat. Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice. Top with seltzer and garnish with a fresh orange slice.… Read more
Ingredients:
1 oz Kahlua Cinnamon Spice
3 oz Sparkling Apple Cider
Small squeeze of fresh lemon juice
Directions:
Shake Kahlúa Cinnamon Spice and lemon over ice. Top with sparkling cider. Grate nutmeg on top.
Courtesy of Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur. … Read more
Ingredients:
1 part UV Blue Vodka
1 part cranberry juice
1 part tonic water
Directions:
Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass.
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Ingredients:
1.5 oz Belvedere Vodka
½ oz ginger syrup
½ oz lemon juice
2 oz Tru Blood Beverage
Directions:
Pour 2 oz Tru Blood Beverage over ice into a highball glass. Shake the rest of the ingredients and layer over the Tru Blood, will cause a two-tone effect. Garnish with a slice of ginger and slice of blood orange.
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Ingredients:
1.5 oz Belvedere Pink Grapefruit
3 oz grapefruit juice
Dash lime juice
Directions:
Shake with ice and strain over cubed ice into a highball glass. Top with 3 oz Tru Blood Beverage. Garnish with a slice of light fruit (if not available a grapefruit slice will suffice).
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Ingredients:
1 part Iceberg Vodka
1 part peach schnapps
1 part Jagermeister
1 part cranberry juice
Directions:
Chill all ingredients. Combine in a shaker with ice. Strain into a shot glass. shoot!
Courtesy of Iceberg Vodka.
This Halloween Basil Hayden’s teamed up with Daniel Hyatt, one of San Francisco’s top mixologists, to create the ultimate Halloween treat. Daniel’s Bloody Sunday combines zesty orange juice, the floral aromas of crème de violette, and Basil Hayden’s Bourbon to create an enchanting cocktail that is bursting with flavor.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 parts Basil Hayden’s Bourbon
1/2 part orange juice
1/2 part grenadine
1 dash Peychaud’s Bitters
1 barspoon of Crème de Violette
1/2 vanilla … Read more
Ingredients:
2 oz Glenrothes Select Reserve
1 oz Combier Orange Liqueur
3/4 oz vanilla syrup
3/4 oz orange juice
Directions:
Shake and strain neat into a cocktail glass, garnish with a light dusting of powdered cinnamon.
Courtesy of The Glenrother.