Christmas Contest Day #27 - Christmas Cocktails Closed

Dear Crushers,

During the period between Christmas Day and New Year we have new contests announced daily relating to the festive season. Each of these contests may run for more than 1 day and the end of this contest is shown above

THIS IS OUR CONTEST FOR DAY #27

This contest idea is based on an idea from mlj774 who was rewarded for this idea in our November "Help Us Prepare" contest



TELL US A CHRISTMAS THEMED COCKTAIL (OR YOUR FAVORITE) AND RECIPE

- Post the name of your favorite Christmas Themed Cocktail AND Recipe / Ingredients
- You may reply more than once with a different cocktail in each reply.
- Please allow another to post in between (and please do not repeat others).


How will Winner(s) will be determined?

There will be 1 prize of 1 x $5 for 500 CCpoints given to the cocktail that makes Geno's taste buds excited.

There will be 1 prize of 1 x $1 for 100 CCpoints randomly drawn from all other eligible entries.

General rules for December 2017 Daily Contests:-

- All entrants should have read the rules and abide by them
- Unless specifically stated above, please allow a reply from at least one other member between your own replies.
- Unless specifically stated above, winners will be drawn randomly from all valid entries.
- The time/date of the draw will be determined by crushadmin based on availability and number of answers given. Generally this will be between 24 and 72 hours of the contest topic being available in the Contests forum.
- Please do not chase up when reaching the minimum payment threshold - prizes have and always will be paid as soon as available and at our earliest convenience.

STANDARD CONTESTS AND PRIZES TERMS APPLY

Winter Wonderland


Ingredients:

1.5 oz vodka
.75 oz peppermint schnapps
.75 oz white chocolate liqueur
Candy cane
Red sugar

Instructions:

Mix and Chill ingredients. Pour into a red sugar-rimmed martini glass. Garnish with a canday cane hanging on the rim.

That sounds yummy and very festive

Kahlua hot chocolate



Ingredients:

2 cups milk
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons Dutch-processed unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
1 ounce Kahlúa coffee liqueur
Mini marshmallows, for serving
Salted caramel, for serving
Chocolate syrup, for serving

Directions:

In a medium saucepan, combine milk, sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon and nutmeg over medium heat until heated through, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in Kahlúa.
Serve immediately, garnished with mini marshmallows, salted caramel and chocolate syrup, if desired.

Christmas Cheer

3/4 oz. Peppermint Schnapps
3/4 oz. Eggnog

Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass

CRANBERRY MARTINI
1 1/2 OZ VODKA
1/2 OZ ORANGE LIQUEUR
1/2 OZ DRY VERMOUTH
2 1/2 OZ CRANBERRY JUICE
1 CUP ICE
CRANBERRIES

COMBINE ALL LIQUIDS + ICE IN COCKTAIL SHAKER
SHAKE VIGOROUSLY TO CHILL , POUR INTO GLASSES
GARNISH WITH CRANBERRIES AND SERVE

3. Berry Christmas Sangria

Ingredients:
9 oz VeeV Açaí Spirit
9 oz red wine
9 oz strawberry pureé or pomegranate juice
9 oz cranberry juice
fresh fruit for garnish
Instructions:
1. Build in an ice-filled pitcher and stir well.
2. Garnish with fresh fruit, serve.

Instead of orange juice in our mimosa, I use pomegranate juice with the champagne for our Christmas brunch. If you want to get fancy, you can coat the glasses rim with green sugar crystals.

SPICED SILVER BELL
1 1/2 OZ SILVER TEQUILA
1/2 OZ LIME JUICE
1/2 OZ CRANBERRY SPICE SYRUP
2 OZ GINGER BEER

POUR ALL INGREDIENTS INTO A DOUBLE
OLD FASHION GLASS FILLED WITH ICE
STIR WELL, GARNISH WITH LIME WHEEL
**YOU CAN BUY OR MAKE THE CRANBERRY SYRUP

HARVEY WALLBANGER

1.25 oz. SMIRNOFF® No. 21 Vodka
0.25 oz. hazelnut liqueur
3 oz. orange juice
1 slice(s) orange(s)
In a glass with ice, add Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka and orange juice + Stir and float liqueur on top + Garnish with orange slice.

Glog recipe:

Ingredients
To serve 20-25

2 quarts dry red wine (about 2 standard 750 mL bottles)
2 quarts muscatel (or muscato)
1 pint sweet vermouth
2 tablespoons Angostura bitters
2 cups raisins
Peelings of 1 orange
12 whole cardamoms, bruised in a mortar with a pestle or by covering with
a towel and crushing with a rolling pin
10 whole cloves
1 piece (about 2 inches) of fresh ginger
1 stick cinnamon
1 ½ cups akevitt (preferably Linie)
1 ½ cups sugar
2 cups whole almonds, blanched and peeled


Recipe
Step 1
In a 6- to 8-quart enameled or stainless steel pot, mix together the dry red wine, muscatel, sweet vermouth, bitters, raisins, orange peel and the slightly crushed cardamoms, whole cloves, ginger and cinnamon. Cover and let the mixture stand at least 12 hours so that the flavors will develop and mingle.



Step 2
Shortly before serving, add the akevitt and the sugar. Stir well and bring it to a full boil over high heat.



Step 3
Remove at once from the heat, stir in the almonds and serve the hot gløgg in mugs. In Sweden, a small spoon is placed in each mug to scoop up the almonds and raisins.

Snowball Cocktail

3 ounces 1921 Tequila Cream Liqueur
3 drops of vanilla extract
crushed ice
1 ounce of evaporated skim milk
1/2 ounce Kahlua
Cinnamon Powder
Cinnamon Stick

Instructions
1.Pour all the ingredients - except for the cinnamon powder - into a blender.
2.Blend for about ten seconds.
3.Pour it into a wine glass or brandy snifter.
4.Sprinkle cinnamon powder on top and stick the cinnamon stick down in the glass for garnish

Christmas Hug

1/3 oz. Parfait Amour
1/3 oz. Cherry Brandy
1/3 oz. Bailey's

serve layer in a shot glass

Honey-Bourbon Toddy

Ingredients

2 tablespoons honey
1 cup hot water
6 tablespoons bourbon or Apple Bourbon (see below for recipe)
2 3x1/2' strips lemon peel
2 cinnamon sticks

Stir honey and water in a 2-cup measuring cup until honey dissolves. Add bourbon (or better yet, Apple Bourbon, in which case you'll use 1 Tbsp. honey). Divide between 2 Toddy glasses. Twist a strip of lemon peel over each drink, then add to glass. Stir each with a cinnamon stick and serve.

I LOVE, THE SPARKLING GRAPE JUICES!
HERE A NICE NON- ALCOHOL COCKTAIL RECIPE
2 CUPS WELCH'S SPARKLING WHITE GRAPE JUICE
2 CUPS FILTERED APPLE CIDER
4 ORANGE ZEST CURLS
2 CUPS ICE CUBES

POUR SPARKLING WHITE GRAPE JUICE + APPLE CIDER
INTO A PITCHER AND STIR WELL TO COMBINE
POUR INTO COCKTAIL GLASSES FILLED WITH ICE
GARNISH WITH ORANGE ZEST