Gingerbread Cocktail #1

As the Holiday season is quickly approaching, it is time to start making some serious christmas cocktails. This will all be in preparation for my annual Christmas party, where I'll be making several delicious punches to amaze and delight all. So, my first attempt at a gingerbread cocktail turned out pretty great! I have some ideas, but this recipe is good enough to post as is. Basic, but gets the jobs done. I plan on elaborating in a few ways, but you'll see that recipe in a future post. Till then, enjoy this great one!

1 1/2 ounce Dark Jamaican Rum
1/2 ounce Art in the Age Snap Liqueur
1/2 ounce cinnamon syrup
1/2 ounce ginger syrup
1 whole egg

Dry shake first (no ice) to emulsify the egg. Then add ice and shake and strain as normal. Fresh grated nutmeg on top is a must. Enjoy!

Smoky Apple

Welcome to flavor country. A nice drink that really brings out the greatness of Smith & Cross rum. Ideally, I want to get a smoking gun, so i can then smoke this drink for smokey leaves burning fall flavor :-) But until then, here's the drink...

1 1/2 ounces Smith & Cross Rum
2 1/2 ounces apple cider (or a good unfiltered apple juice)
1/2 ounce cinnamon syrup

Build over rocks in old fashioned glass. ENJOY!

JJ's Autumnal Roll

A great drink with a silly name! YOU ARE WELCOME ;-)

2 ounces applejack
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1/4 ounce cinnamon syrup
1/4 ounce ginger syrup
1/2 ounce cointreau

Shake and strain.

Check out the syrups section for recipes on how to make your own cinnamon and ginger syrups.

Holiday Cheer

Here's one I created for my fall 2011 cocktail party. It's like an apple pie white russian :-)

2 ounces apple brandy
2 ounces milk
1/4 ounce allspice dram
1/2 ounce cinnamon syrup

build over ice in old fashioned glass.

Check out the syrups section to see how you can make your own cinnamon syrup!

Grapefruit Nui Nui

This is a twist on a classic Tiki drink that I enjoy.

1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1/2 ounce fresh WHITE grapefruit juice (for original nui nui replace this with orange juice)
1/4 ounce cinnamon syrup
1/8 ounce vanilla syrup
1/8 ounce allspice dram
2 ounces amber virgin islands rum (i like cruzan)
1 dash of Angostura bitters
1/2 cup crushed ice.

Flash blend at high speed for no more than 5 seconds. Pour ice and all into glass. Or you can just shake it and pour the drink and all into the glass if the blender seems like too much trouble :-)

Check the posts on cinnamon and vanilla syrup for those recipes. If you click the tags below it will show you those posts (along with other delicious recipes containing those syrups!)

Harvest Sour

mmmm mmm mmmm! Best cocktail I've found so far that uses Apricot brandy/liqueur.

2 ounces Brandy (i use a nice cognac)
1/2 ounce apricot liqueur (i'm told peach or pear liqueur work out quite well too)
1/2 ounce cinnamon syrup
3/4 ounce lemon juice

Check out my cinnamon syrup post for the recipe. You can find it by clicking on the cinnamon syrup tag (along with other delicious cinnamon syrup recipes!)

Cinnamon Syrup

Cinnamon Syrup Recipe

1 cup of water
1 cup of demerara sugar
4 toasted cinnamon sticks.

Gently toast 4 cinnamon sticks in a pan, shaking the pan regularly to evenly toast all sides. Then add all ingredients into a pot on medium heat. As soon as sugar is dissolved, switch to low heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then you're done! Let cool, and add a bit of vodka to help it keep longer. Store in fridge.

151 Swizzle

One of my very favorites.

1 1/2 ounce Lemon Hart 151 Rum
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce cinnamon syrup
2 dashes angostura bitters
6 dashes absinthe (1/8 tsp)

Build over ice and....SWIZZLE!

See my post on cinnamon syrup for that recipe. If you click the cinnamon syrup tag, you'll find that post (along with other delicious recipes that contain cinnamon syrup!)