Irresistible Holiday Cocktails Beyond Bubbles

by EDGE

EDGE Media Network Contributor

Monday December 16, 2013

Looking to diversify your cocktail repertoire? Most people turn to champagne (or Cava or Proseccco) for their end-of-year cheers, but why not shake it up, literally, with some refreshing holiday-inspired recipes that will ring in the new year with a bit more personality?

Sparkling Chocolate Truffle

Ingredients:

1 part JDK&SonsTM Crave Chocolate Truffle Liqueur

1?2 part JDK&SonsTM O3 Premium Orange Liqueur

2 dashes Orange Bitters

1 Sugar Cube

Sparkling Wine

Instructions:

1. In a chilled champagne flute, drop in the sugar cube and dash with bitters

2. Add liqueurs in a cocktail shaker over ice and shake

3. Strain into the champagne flute and top with sparkling wine

4. Garnish with a zested orange peel

Mexican Eggnog

1 part Sauza� Blue Silver 100% Agave Tequila
3 parts Egg Nog (homemade or store bought)
1 part Maker's Mark� Bourbon

Method:
In a shaker filled with ice combine egg nog, Sauza� Blue Silver and Maker's Mark� Bourbon. Shake to combine and serve chilled with a dash of cinnamon on top.

Cucumber-Cranberry Yuletide

1 1/4 parts EFFEN� Cucumber Vodka
1/4 part Fresh Lime and Simple Syrup (Half Lime and Half SImple Syrup, Combined)
1 part Ginger Beer
1/4 part White Cranberry Juice
Garnish: Red Cranberries
Garnish: Slice of Cucumber