3 Cocktail Recipes That’ll Get You Through The Festive Season

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Pisco
• 1/4 oz Amaro Montenegro
• 1/4 oz Port wine
• 1 oz cranberry juice (not that fake stuff!)
• 1/2 oz chai tea syrup

Method:

1. Place your coupe in the freezer while you start to build your cocktail.
2. In a shaker, combine all the ingredients and ice and give this a vigorous shake.
3. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Optional lemon peel garnish.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 oz gingerbread syrup
• 2 oz pecan-infused bourbon
• 1 orange zest, optional
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Instructions:

1. In a mixing jar, combine the syrup and bourbon. Fill the jar 3/4 of the way with ice and stir until well chilled (30 seconds minimum)
2. Strain over 1 large ice cube and garnish with orange zest

Gingerbread Syrup:

Ingredients:

• ½ tbsp fresh ginger approx. 1 inch
• 1½ cups brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 cloves
• 1/4 tsp fresh nutmeg grated

Method:

1. In a saucer, combine all the ingredients and bring to a boil
2. Allow this to simmer for 5 minutes
3. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer and let it cool to room temperature before refrigerating
4. This Syrup can last for 2 weeks

Pecan-Infused Bourbon

Ingredients:

• 1 cup bourbon, something preferably on the sweeter end
• 3/4 cup pecans
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1/2 orange zest
• 1 tbsp El Dorado 12 yr Rum

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Rinse Pecans with the tablespoon of El Dorado Rum (Anything sweet and heavily spiced can work here)
2. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and place rinsed pecans on top. Throw into your oven for 20 minutes.
3. In a sterile jar, place toasted pecans, half of the entire orange peel, cinnamon stick and nutmeg. Pour Bourbon over top and seal. Stir once a day. Keep away from light and heat for 5 days before straining. 

Ingredients:

• 3 cardamom pods, toasted then crushed with mortar and pestle
• 1.5 oz Prairie Organic Vodka
• 2 oz Oolong tea mix
• 1/2 cup chilled heavy cream
• 1 orange, zested

Method:

1. Add hot water to your tempered glass or mug.
2. In a whipped cream shaker, add cardamom and cream. Give this a vigorous shake (at least 30 seconds), until the cream is firm enough not to drip off the side of your hand. Set aside in the fridge while you make the drink.
3. Empty out our glass and add your vodka, Oolong Tea Mix and top with cream. Lightly zest a touch of orange on top of the cream.

Notes:

To make the Oolong Tea Mix, simply combine 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup whole milk with 1 oolong tea bag. Add 1 large tbsp of honey and let this some to a simmer on the stove for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and use!