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Raise the Bar
If you’re the resident bartender, impess your guests with a heavenly host of seasonal sips made from similar ingredients and DIY fancy ice.
If you’re the resident bartender, make things easier on yourself by starting with ingredients that can be used to make a heavenly host of seasonal sips.
For example, apple brandy, Galliano (a sweet herbal liqueur), cranberry syrup, fresh citrus and club soda are some of the complementary components that make up this festive flight of fancy. You can even use extra mulled wine in a seasonal spritz!
Cocktail & Mocktail Recipes:
- Fall into Winter: Fragrant and fruity apple brandy paired with the vanilla and anise notes of Galliano make this simple cocktail a holiday must.
- Sparkling Cranberry Lemonade: For a family-friendly drink everyone can enjoy, whip up this festive layered libation in no time.
- Mulled Riesling: This warm and inviting drink makes a perfect winter punch. If selecting your own mulled spices instead of a mix, try using cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, citrus peel, allspice berries, star anise or your favorite seasonal flavors.
- Mulligan Spritz: Too much mulled wine? (Is that even a thing?) Simply chill and top off with club soda for a seasonal spritz that's merry and bright.
Shopping List:
- Laird’s Straight Apple Jack 86 or Calvados
- Galliano
- Dry Reisling
- Fever-Tree Club Soda
- Granulated sugar
- Mulling spices
- Cinnamon sticks
- Lemons
- Oranges
- Pears
- Fresh cranberries
- Fresh sage
- Fresh rosemary
BONUS: For a little extra flair, pick up a unique ice cube/sphere tray from our store, then make fancy ice with fun inclusions. It’s super cool to place whole or chopped berries inside, as well as citrus slices or peel, herbs like mint or tarragon, peppercorns, olives, pineapple chunks... pretty much whatever goes with your drink menu!
Selection may vary by store.
