HOLIDAY COCKTAILS
DRINKS & PUNCH RECIPES FOR A ROCKIN’ GOOD TIME

If you’re looking to enjoy the holidays, since it ‘tis the season, then gander at the below cocktails and punch recipes to get yourself in a merry mood and celebrate in style.  Move over spiked eggnog as there are some better boozy options to imbibe.

Of course, I am a big fan of Coquito—Puerto Rico’s helluva holiday drink. I really consider this a seasonal standout.

Ingredients:
2 cans of evaporated milk
2 cans of coconut milk
1 can condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups of white rum (Don Q recommended)
Cinnamon powder
2 cinnamon sticks
Shredded coconut for glass rim (optional)

Directions:
Mix together all ingredients
Blend for two minutes
Pour into container
Refrigerate for at least a few hours or a day before serving
Garnish with cinnamon sticks and a coconut rim

Redemption Holiday Punch – Serves 10-12

Redemption Wheated Bourbon, which delivers candied ginger aromas and flavors of roasted coffee beans, hazelnut, with spicy notes of cardamom and black pepper, has enough backbone to stand up to the bold orange, cinnamon and clove flavors in this party-ready punch.

     
Ingredients:

50oz Redemption Wheated Bourbon
24oz Fresh Lemon Juice
12oz Honey
4 tbsp Minced Ginger
1 tbsp Clove

Directions:

Mix all ingredients into punch bowl
Serve with a large ice cube block
Garnish with edible flowers, cinnamon and orange peel

Redemption Rye Holiday Cheer

This Redemption Rye cocktail is filled with whiskey and spice and everything nice. Redemption Rye has toasted oak, allspice and anise notes on the nose and a slight mint finish, making it ideal for classic or seasonal cocktails like this festive favorite made with lemon, ginger and clove.

Ingredients:

2oz Redemption Rye
1oz Fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Honey
1/8 tsp Minced Fresh Ginger

Instructions:

 Mix all ingredients into a shaker and shake over ice
Pour over fresh ice
Garnish with a lemon twist

Josh Cellars Tipsy Spritz

From the first days of winter to the final days of the New Year, spread some holiday cheer with this spritz. Josh Prosecco has flavors of green apple, pear and citrus, which are brought out by the floral notes of St. Germain, an Elderflower Liqueur.

Ingredients:

3oz Josh Cellars Prosecco
1 oz St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
Lemon twist garnish

Instructions:

Pour prosecco into glass
 Top with St. Germaine
Garnish with Lemon Twist

Bib & Tucker Express

A touch of maple syrup and three dashes of walnut bitters bring out the bold and refined flavors of Bib & Tucker 6-Year-Old Small Batch Bourbon. It is a new take on an Old-Fashioned, the perfect slow sipping cocktail for a snowy winter day. This is an easy cocktail that punches above its weight class on flavor and sophistication.

 Ingredients:

2.5oz Bib & Tucker 6-Year-Old Small Batch Bourbon
 1/2 oz Maple Syrup
3 Dashes of Walnut Bitters
Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg to taste

 Instructions:

 Pour ingredients into a glass beaker
Stir over large ice cubes until chilled
Strain over fresh ice
 Garnish with maraschino Cherry and freshly grated nutmeg