Christmas & New Year’s Cocktails & Mocktails: Tis the Season to be Tipsy!

Cinnamon Honey Simple Syrup

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk together honey, ginger, cinnamon and orange juice until it bubbles gently. Remove from heat and cool.

Cocktail

• Add ice to cocktail shaker. Mix in syrup and whiskey together until well-chilled. Strain into a serving glass and top with Prosecco and sprig of rosemary.

• Put all ingredients except for the whipped cream and candy canes in a 7-quart slow cooker. Warm on high for 2 hours, whisking occasionally to help the chocolate melt. Once combined, switch setting to warm and serve.
• To serve, ladle a cup of hot chocolate into a mug, then top with whipped cream and crushed candy canes.

• Combine gin, simple syrup, lemon juice and ice in cocktail shaker. Shake until well-chilled, then pour 1/2 ounce into a rocks glass. Add 4 cranberries to the glass and muddle well. Then add fresh ice to the glass and top with the rest of the cocktail mixture. Top with more ice, the remaining cranberries, a light dusting of confectioner sugar and mint sprig.

• Rim the two glasses. Put 2 teaspoons molasses on a plate, and the crushed cookies on another plate. Rim each glass with molasses, then cover with the crushed cookies.
• Make your mocktail. In a shaker with ice, combine the heavy cream, ginger soda, allspice, cinnamon, brown sugar, and 2 teaspoons molasses.
• Shake to combine. Scrape off excess foam. Divide into the two glasses and top each with a bright red Rudolph nose (cherry).

• Pour honey onto a shallow plate. Fill another plate with sanding sugar or crushed peppermint candies. Coat the rim of the martini glass in honey, then dip into the sugar or candies. Be sure to coat the entire edge.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add the vodka, white chocolate liqueur, creme de cocoa, and half-n-half. Shake until chilled and strain into the martini glass.

• Prepare the lemon twist garnishes.
• Add a sugar cube to the bottom of champagne glass. Top the cube with 5 dashes of bitters.
• Squeeze the lemon peel over the glass to release the oils.
• Fill glass with champagne. Garnish with lemon twist. Serve immediately

• In a blender, add the creme de coconut, cherry juice and ice cubes. Blend until smooth.
• Pour into a cocktail shaker to strain smoothly into glass.
• Pour into a festive glass for the kids. Garnish with a cherry and lime wheel.

• Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Pour straight into a martini glass (or over ice).