Leading on from CarolAnne and her lovley cocktail recipe got me thinking, what the heck, let's start another thread with favourite drink and cocktail recipies we have at Christamas or even just on our hols.
Hopefully it will give some inspiration to everyone over the hols.
Sorry to the non drinkers. We'll try and add some non alcoholic ones too.
CDV
ok!! how about:
MICKEY MOUSE - 1 glass measure
cola
ice cubes
1 scoop vanilla ice cream
whipped cream
2 maraschino cheeries
Pour cola over ice cubes
spoonful of icecream in and whipped cream on top!!
Well it is Non - alcoholic][msnwink]
Oh yummy and what an apt name! Mind you its one of those drinks where you would be full after it
CDV
<span style="color:red">Christmas cocktails </span id="red">
Bring good cheer with our wine expert's classy cocktails
People tend to buy in (or get given), lots of weird and unpronounceable liqueurs at Christmas. Knocking up a celebratory cocktail or two is a great way of using them up. The cocktails below include old favourites as well as some brand new concoctions – all of them bound to make you feel festive.
<span style="color:red">Snowball </span id="red">
Advocaat is enjoying something of a revival at the moment. To make this drink look even more festive, dip the rim of the glass (any glass will do, but a champagne saucer looks particularly good) in freshly squeezed lime juice. Then place it, rim down, into a bowl of sugar.
1 part chilled advocaat
2 parts chilled lemonade
½ lime, squeezed
sugar to decorate the glass
Mix the ingredients together and serve with a slice of lime and a cherry.
<span style="color:red">Santa’s Christmas Delight </span id="red">
3 parts Irish whiskey
1 part freshly squeezed lime juice
soda water
few drops of grenadine
Mix the ingredients together. Serve in a tall glass on ice. As a variation, try using ginger ale rather than soda water or Schweppes Russian. Father Christmas (aka Mum or Dad) will love it.
<span style="color:red">Christmas Champagne Cocktail </span id="red">
3/5th glass of chilled brut champagne or Spanish cava or Australian sparkling wine 1/5th glass cointreau
1/5th glass Absolut mandarin vodka
1 sugar lump
Mix all the ingredients together. Serve in a champagne flute and decorate with either a slice of orange or a few segments of tangerine.
<span style="color:red">Holly-tini </span id="red">
A festively coloured green version of the famous cocktail.
2 parts vodka or gin
1 part dry martini
½ part crème de menthe
Either mix in a cocktail shaker with ice or simply serve on ice in a martini glass.
<span style="color:red">Santa’s Cointreau Spritzer </span id="red">
This cocktail is an unusual variation on a standard spritzer
3 parts dry white wine
1 part cointreau
soda water
Mix everything together, decorate with a twist of orange peel and a stick of celery.
<span style="color:red">Tanqueray Tang </span id="red">
1 part Tanqueray gin
1 part cherry brandy
2 parts freshly squeezed lime juice
soda water
1 tsp sugar
Mix the above ingredients together over ice, adding soda water to taste. Serve in a tall glass and decorate with a wedge of lime. The ideal red and green Christmas cocktail.
<span style="color:red">
Between the Sheets </span id="red">
Everybody loves oranges, satsumas and tangerines at Christmas, so this cocktail will be a sure-fire hit.
1 part cointreau or grand marnier
1 part brandy
1 part rum
2 parts freshly squeezed lime juice
Mix the above ingredients together and serve in a martini glass. Decorate with a twist of lime or orange peel and drop a few tangerine segments into the glass.
<span style="color:red">Cranberry Cheerer </span id="red">
This Christmas version of a Seabreeze always goes down well.
1 part vodka
1 part cranberry juice
1 part blood red orange juice
Mix the ingredients together and serve in a tall glass on ice. Decorate with a wedge of lime
all sound lovely and warming!!!
<span style="color:red">happy christmas!!</span id="red">
Liesa
Oh I used to love, and if I am still honest do, love a snowball![:I]. They sell it at the Xmas market with brandy in it, mm now where are my boots[beer]
CDV
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Cruella DeVilla
Oh I used to love, and if I am still honest do, love a snowball![:I]. They sell it at the Xmas market with brandy in it, mm now where are my boots[beer]
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Can you clear something up for me is Egg Nog the same as the British Snowball?
Neil & Cathy
http://www.orlandovillas.com/villas/1401.aspx
i thought so but will look into it
just found this if it helps
<span style="color:red">Snowball</span id="red">
Ingredients:
2 shots chilled advocaat
3 shots chilled lemonade
½ lime, squeezed
Makes 1 snowball.
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a glass. Garnish with a slice of lime and a cherry for festive color!
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<span style="color:red">Eggnog</span id="red">
Ingredients:
6 eggs, separated
¾ cup of sugar
1 pint heavy cream
4 pints milk
½ pint Bourbon
1 tablespoon vanilla
Nutmeg
Makes 8-10 servings.
Directions:
Beat egg yolks in a bowl with ½ cup of sugar. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites and ¼ cup of sugar. Beat both until thick.
Fold the egg white mixture into the yolk mixture and add milk, Bourbon, vanilla and nutmeg to taste. Chill in the freezer until ready to serve.
found some more now!
<span style="color:red">Candy Cane</span id="red">
Ingredients:
¾ ounces peppermint schnapps
¾ ounces creme de cacao
¼ ounces grenadine syrup
Half-and-Half
Lemon-lime soda
Makes one candy cane cocktail.
Directions:
Combine peppermint schnapps, white crème de cacao and grenadine. Fill with half-and-half. Top with a splash of lemon-lime
this looks lovely in the glass!
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<span style="color:red">Poinsettia</span id="red">
Ingredients:
½ glass of chilled brut champagne
¼ glass cointreau
¼ glass cranberry juice
1 sugar cube
Makes 1 poinsettia cocktail.
Directions:
Place sugar cube in the bottom of a champagne flute. Combine champagne, cointreau and cranberry juice in the glass. For a festive feel, rim the glass with red or green colored sugar.
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<span style="color:red">Mint Cream</span id="red">
Ingredients:
1 shot white rum
1 shot green crème de menthe
1 shot half-and-half
Makes 1 mint cream.
Directions:
Shake the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and serve. Garnish with red stemmed maraschino cherry if desired.
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<span style="color:red">Glogg</span id="red">
Ingredients:
2 cups fresh orange juice
¼ cup slivered almonds
¾ cup golden raisins
½ cup pitted whole prunes, snipped in half
8 whole cloves
2 inch cinnamon sticks, broken in half
½ inch fresh ginger
4 whole cardamom pods, bruised
1 (750 ml) bottle ruby port wine
¾ cup brandy
¾ cup aquavit
Makes 4-5 servings
Directions:
In a large pan combine orange juice, almonds, raisins and prunes. Add cloves, cinnamon sticks, ginger and cardamom wrapped in cheesecloth. Bring to a boil, then let simmer for 45 minutes.
Remove spice bag and add wine. Heat, but do not boil. Add brandy and vodka.
Carefully throw a lit match into the pan. Wait for flames to subside, then cover with a lid to extinguish flame. Remove match and serve warm.
lovely jubbley!!!
Liesa
Now not only do I need something to eat, I need a drink too. Bang goes the pre-christmas diet again.[msnwink]
Sarah
Whey Hey [beer] Squiffy again just thinking about it.
Just off to find the cocktail books [beer]
Jan and Lee
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