Christmas Drinks

7 Warm Drinks for 7 Cold Nights

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Christmas is right around the corner and you know what that means. Right about now many of us are looking to ease the stress that comes with holiday shopping and party planning while also staying warm and comfy. Lucky for you I’ve got just the remedy. Here are some delicious cocktails that come second only to a warm hug of a loved one to keep you toasty and sane this winter. Nothing says winter like snuggling under a blanket, sitting next to an open fire, and sipping on a warm beverage.

Peppermint Patty:
1/2 Cup of Hot Chocolate
1 oz Rumple Minze Peppermint liqueur
1 oz Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
Add all ingredients together in a mug and stir. Garnish with whippedcream

Spiced Hot Toddy:
1 Cup of Tea (Pick your poison)
1 oz Captain Morgan
5 TBSP Lemon Juice
3 TBSP Honey
1 Stick of Cinnamon
Start with the cup of tea, and start adding all the other ingredients one by one.

Tom & Jerry:

1 Egg
1/2 oz simple syrup or 1 tsp powdered sugar
1 oz dark rum
1 oz Cognac or brandy
hot milk or hot water
grated nutmeg for garnish
Separate the egg white from the egg yolk and beat them separately. Fold the beaten eggs together and place into the glass. Add the sugar or simple syrup, dark rum and brandy. Fill with hot milk or hot water. Stir well. Garnish with grated nutmeg.

Hot Buttered Rum:
1 oz Cruzan Light Rum
1 Tsp sugar
1/2 Tsp Butter
4 Cloves
Add sugar, butter and cloves to a coffee mug. Add in rum and stir. Fill with boiling water.

Pumpkin Latte:

4 oz Coffee
2 oz Hiram Walker Pumpkin Spice Liqueur (Limited)

Add Pumpkin into a cup of coffee and fill to taste with creamer.

Russian Hot Chocolate:
2 Oz Kahlua (Optional – Try Kahlua Hazelnut)
1 oz Stolichnaya Vodka
1 Cup Hot Chocolate
Add Kahlua and Vodka into coffee and stir.

Hot Apple Pie:
1 oz. Tuaca
6 oz. warm apple cider
Fresh whipping cream
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Cinnamon sticks

Combine Tuaca and apple cider in a coffee mug.Top with whipped cream, Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg on top and add a stick of cinnamon

Hope some of these helped you this Holiday. Feel free to email me at [email protected] with any suggestions, variations, questions or ideas. Become a fan on Facebook and don’t forget to tell your friends !

Alex is a full time consultant with 10+ years experience in the wine & spirits + consumer packaged goods industries. He is not a professional bartender, but is BarSmarts certified and makes a mean caipirinha. When not writing, Alex can be found traveling, spending time with his family, or bar hopping.

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