Four Great Holiday Cocktails…
Sugarplum Spritz
Ingredients
2 Tbsp.
granulated sugar
1/4 c.
simple syrup
4 oz.
plum wine
2 oz.
Luxardo maraschino cherry syrup
1 oz.
fresh lemon juice
Dash of Peychaud's bitters
Ice
8 oz.
dry prosecco
2
plum slices
Directions
Step 1
Spread sugar on a small, shallow plate. Pour simple syrup onto another small, shallow plate. Dip rims of 2 tall glasses in simple syrup, then roll rims in sugar, holding glass at a 45° angle.
Step 2
In a cocktail shaker, combine wine, cherry syrup, lemon juice, and bitters. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and vigorously shake until outside of shaker is very frosty, about 20 seconds.
Step 3
Fill prepared glasses with ice. Strain cocktail into glasses. Top with prosecco.
Step 4
Dip skin of each plum slice into simple syrup, then gently roll in sugar. Garnish drinks with sugared plum slices.
Winter Wonderland
Ingredients
1.5 oz vodka
.75 oz peppermint schnapps
.75 oz white chocolate liqueur
Candy cane
Red sugar
Directions
Mix and chill ingredients. Pour into a red sugar-rimmed martini glass. Garnish with a candy cane hanging on the rim.
Sam Smith | Editor
Coquito
Ingredients
56 ounces sweetened condensed milk
48 ounces evaporated milk
24 ounces cream of coconut (such as Coco Lopez)
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
750 milliliters (1 bottle) white, añejo or spiced Puerto Rican rum
Garnish: cinnamon sticks (1 per storage bottle and 2 per individual serving)
Rich, creamy Coquito is a classic Puerto Rican cocktail made with coconut cream, coconut milk, baking spices and, most important, rum. It is a centerpiece of the year-end festivities for many families on the Caribbean island.
Directions
Add sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, cream of coconut, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg into a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Add the rum and stir to combine.
Transfer to sealable bottles and add 1 cinnamon stick to each bottle. Seal and store in the refrigerator.
Serve over ice in rocks glasses.
Garnish each glass with 2 cinnamon sticks.
Boozy Hot Chocolate #2
Ingredients
1 mug prepared hot chocolate
1 oz. Irish cream
Whipped cream, marshmallows, and chocolate shavings or chips to garnish
Directions
Pour Irish cream into mug of prepared hot chocolate and stir.
Top with whipped cream, marshmallows, and chocolate shavings or chips.
