6 Holiday Cocktails to Try at Home

Attending bars and getting cocktails made by bartenders is not in the cards for 2020.

That doesn’t mean we have to miss out on the festive drinks. Recreating these cocktails at home is simple and easy. No professional bartending skills needed here! With belly’s filled with Thanksgiving leftovers, these must mix drinks will be the perfect edition to sip on and finish out the year.

Tiki Toddy

By Alexander Hauck and Stephan Berg of The Bitter Truth

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. Tiki Lovers White or Dark Rum
• 1 oz. The Bitter Truth – Golden Falernum
• 3 dashes The Bitter Truth – Aromatic Bitters
• 1/2 oz. Lime Juice
• 2 oz. Orange Juice

Preparation: Heat all ingredients in a pot (don’t boil) and pour into a warmed glass or mug. Garnish with cinnamon and orange.

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Salty Karen

By Daniel Urrea, Lola 42 – Boston

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Vanilla Rum
• 1/2 oz. Espresso
• 1/2 oz. Hazelnut Liquor
• 1 oz. White Chocolate liquor
• Caramel and Salt Rim

Preparation: Add all ingredients on a shaker with ice and shake it until well combined with a smooth flavor. Pour in Flute glass rimmed with caramel sauce and salt.

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Time for Cheer

By Cassandra Rosen, Tussock Jumper Wines

Ingredients:

• 4 oz. Tussock Jumper Moscato
• 1 oz. Pear Nectar
• 1/2 oz. Cranberry Simple Syrup*
• Garnish: Fresh Mint, Lemon Wheel

*Cranberry Simple Syrup

• 1 cup Fresh Cranberries, Chopped
• 2 tbsp. Sugar
• 1/2 cup Water

Preparation: Put the cranberries in a small saucepan; add 2 tbsp. sugar and 1/4 cup warm water. Cook over low until syrupy and thickened, about 10 minutes. Strain, and refrigerate until serving.

To make the drink, pour 1/2 oz. of cranberry syrup into a shaker with ice, and add the pear nectar. Shake for one minute, strain into a coupe glass (it will be slightly foamy on top). Gently pour the Moscato into the glass. Garnish each with mint and lemon.

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Oh Tanenbaum

By Ute Londrigan, Heimat New York

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Heimat New York Cranberry
• 1 oz. White rum
• 6 oz. Eggnog

Preparation: Add liqueur and rum into a clear mug or glass. Slowly add the eggnog and stir if desired.

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Cranberry Old Fashioned

By Daniela Romania – Lola 42, Boston

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Bourbon
• 1/2 oz. Cranberry Infused Simple Syrup
• 3 Dashes Bitters
• Garnished with Cranberries and Orange Peel

Preparation: In a mixing glass add the ingredients with ice – stir and pour in a rocks glass with ice and garnished with fresh cranberries and an orange peel.

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Spiced Sour

By Egan’s Irish Whiskey

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Egan’s Vintage Grain
• 1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz. Fresh Blood Orange Juice
• 1/2 oz. Cinnamon/Clove Rich Simple*
• The White of One Egg

Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Dry shake until pressure changes, add ice and hard shake until fluffy. Double strain into a large coupe. Garnish with chocolate bitters in a pretty design andor a dried blood orange round balanced on the rim.

*Cinnamon/Clove Rich Simple

Make a rich infused syrup by dissolving 16 oz. sugar in 8 oz. water and adding 2 cinnamon sticks and 4-6 whole cloves to the mix. Leave them in until the finished syrup comes to room temperature.