New Years Eve Cocktail
I'm hoping to Ring the Bells this New Year's Eve,
Some Giggle Juice to start my festive spirits, I do believe.
I knew I might become a Dirty Chai-tini because,
I was singing Whisky River with Betty Buzz.
I felt as if I had Winter Wings as I did roam,
So, I secured a Southern Sleigh Ride home.
No, I don't remember The Dumpster Fire,
It must have been the Mind Eraser Shot I had prior.
I feel like a Toasted Almond so we're gonna,
Have to Hablamos Manana.
But I might be a bit of a meany,
At least until I've had my Espresso-tini.
Peace and Love
If you're interested in trying one of the cocktails ~ below is a list of ingredients 🍸🥃🥂
Ring the Bells ~ Shake together ~ 3/4 oz The Pathfinder Hemp and Root, 3/4 oz Cognac, 1/2 oz Faretti Chocolate Liqueur, 3/4 oz orange juice. Double strain into coupe glass and garnish with an orange twist and grated chocolate.
New Year's Eve ~ 1-1/2 oz brandy, 3/4 oz ruby port, 3/4 oz orange juice. 4 oz champagne. Pour brandy, port, and orange juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice then pour and top with champagne.
Giggle Juice ~ 2 cups Moscato, 2 cups pink lemonade, 2 cups Sprite,2 cups citron-vodka, 2 cups strawberries, 1 lemon sliced into half-moons and ice. In a large pitcher, add the moscato, pink lemonade, Sprite, citron vodka, strawberries and lemons. Refrigerate for 1 hour then pour over ice and garnish with fresh fruit.
Dirty Chai Martini ~ In a saucepan heat up 2-1/2 cups of milk made with JOI plant based (cashew or almond) over low heat. Once warmed through, steep 2 to 3 chai tea bags in the pan for 4 to 5 minutes. Whisk the sweetener of your choice into milky tea. Brew 4 oz espresso shots. Pour into each of 2 martini glasses, pour half of the chai tea in, then add 2 shots of espresso to each, then add 1 oz vodka to each glass. Stir and garnish with the star anise and cinnamon stick.
Whisky River ~ 1/2 cup sugar, 12 cardamom pods, 2 oz bourbon, 1 oz fresh lemon juice, 1 oz fresh grapefruit juice, 2 dashes Angostura bitter, club soda. Combine sugar, cardamom pods and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer, remove from heat, and whisk until sugar is dissolved. Cool completely, discard cardamom pods. Combine bourbon, lemon juice, grapefruit juice, bitter, 1 oz cardamom syrup and ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake until very cold, about 20 seconds. Serve over ice topped with a splash of club soda.
Betty Buzz Cranberry T&G ~ 1-1/2 oz gin, 2 oz cranberry juice, splash of lime juice, top with Betty Buzz Tonic water. Pour over ice and garnish with lime wheel and tooth-picked cranberries.
Winter Wings (a Mocktail) ~ Shake 1 oz fresh lime juice, 1/2 oz organic wild honey. Pour over ice, top with Red Bull Winter Edition Plum Twist and garnish with basil.
Southern Sleigh Ride ~ Combine 2 parts Marker's Mark, 1/2 oz Orgeat (almond syrup) 1/2 oz Cointreau, 1/4 oz gingerbread syrup and lime juice. Shake well, strain into rocks glass over fresh ice and garnish with mint.
The Dumpster Fire ~ 2 oz gin, 3/4 oz Cointreau, 1/2 oz lime juice, 1/2 oz lemon juice, 2 dashes Angostura bitters and garnish with orange twist.
Mind Eraser Shot ~ Pour coffee liqueur into shot glass, pour vodka over the back of a spoon into shot glass to create layered effect and prevent them from mixing. Pour soda water over the back of a spoon into shot glass to top.
Toasted Almond ~ 1 cup vodka, 1 cup amaretto, 1/2 cup Kahlua, 1-1/2 cup heavy cream. Important: when you're ready to serve, serve the mixture over ice instead of straight up in the glass. This is important to get the dilution that shaking with ice would achieve.
Hablamos Manana (Let's talk tomorrow) ~ 1 oz Abasolo whiskey, 1/2 oz Montelobos Espadin mexcal, 1/2 oz Pasote Anejo tequila, 1/4 oz agave syrup, 2 dashes Bitter Queens tobacco bitter and 2 dashes Bitercub Corazon bitters in a mixing glass. Add ice, stir, strain over ice, a large cube is preferred but not necessary.
Espresso Martini ~ 2 oz vodka, 1/2 oz coffee liqueur usually Kahlua, 1 oz espresso freshly brewed (or cold brew concentrate), 1/2 oz simple syrup. Brew the coffee and let it cool completely. Add ice to cocktail shaker then add cooled coffee, simple syrup, kahlua and vodka. Shake very hard so the foam is formed then strain it quickly into a martini glass and top with coffee beans.