Christmas Recipes - Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods (2024)

Ingredients:

• ½ oz Blue Chair Bay Rum
• 1 oz Malibu Rum
• Juice of 1 lime
• 8 mint leaves
• 1 tbsp sugar
• ¼ cups canned unsweetened coconut milk
• Sparkling water
• Pomegranate

Directions:

In a glass, muddle the lime juice, sugar and mint leaves until the leaves have broken down. Fill the glass half way with ice. In a blender, combine the white rum, coconut rum, and coconut milk and blend until smooth. Pour over the ice and stir to combine. Top with sparkling water, mint and pomegranate.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups E&J Gallo Apple Brandy
• 1 ½ cups water
• Honey to taste
• ½ cup lemon juice
• Cinnamon sticks

Directions:

In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the honey until dissolved. Stir in the lemon juice and Apple Brandy. Pour into mugs and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Tia Maria Coffee Liqueur
• 2 oz brandy
• 1 oz chocolate liqueur
• 1 oz vanilla vodka
• 4 oz heavy cream
• 2 tsp chocolate syrup
• 2 Savoiardi Ladyfinger Cookies
• 1 tsp Grated chocolate for garnish

Directions:

Drizzle the inside of two martini glasses with chocolate syrup. Fill a co*cktail shaker with ice. Add coffee liqueur, brandy, chocolate liqueur, vanilla vodka and heavy cream. Cover and shake well to slightly whip the cream with the other ingredients.Pour into two martini glasses and garnish

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Stella Rosa Smooth Black Brandy
• 1 gallon apple cider
• 3 Granny Smith Apples
• 1 Orange
• 1 tbsp allspice berries
• 5-7 cinnamon sticks
• ½ cup cranberries or cranberry juice
• ½ cup sugar

Directions:

Pour Apple Cider into a large pot over medium-high heat. Dice apples and add into the cider, and peel orange rind and add into pot. Add allspice berries, cinnamon sticks, and the cranberries. Add the sugar and stir it to dissolve. Bring the mixture to a low boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Add the brandy then simmer for 10-15 minutes and serve warm.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz Vanilla Vodka
• 1 ½ oz Irish cream liqueur
• 2 oz whole milk
• 1 oz amaretto
• 1 tsp powdered sugar
• Vanilla frosting and sprinkles
• Sugar Cookie

Directions:

Frost the rim of a martini glass and dip into a shallow bowl of sprinkles. In a co*cktail shaker, combine the vodka, Irish cream, milk, amaretto, powdered sugar and ice. Shake well and pour into martini glasses.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz Absolut Elyx Vodka
• Fever Tree Ginger Beer
• ¾ oz ginger syrup
• ½ oz fresh lime juice
• ½ tsp molasses
• Gingerbread spice and mini
  gingerbread house topper for garnish

Directions:

In a copper mug mix the vodka, ginger syrup, lime juice, and molasses. Add crushed ice and top with ginger beer. Sprinkle gingerbread spice and place mini gingerbread house on rim.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz Vanilla Vodka
• 1 ½ oz Irish cream liqueur
• 2 oz whole milk
• 1 oz amaretto
• 1 tsp powdered sugar
• Vanilla frosting and sprinkles
• Sugar Cookie

Directions:

Frost the rim of a martini glass and dip into a shallow bowl of sprinkles. In a co*cktail shaker, combine the vodka, Irish cream, milk, amaretto, powdered sugar and ice. Shake well and pour into martini glasses.