Here are three festive cocktails that are SUPER easy to make at home either for yourself or for entertaining guests. Cheers to you and making this season special!
Orange Champagne Mule
What You’ll Need:
- juice of 1/2 a medium orange
- juice of 1/2 a lime
- 1 ounce vodka
- 8 leaves mint
- 2 ounces chilled ginger beer
- chilled champagne for topping
What You’ll Do:
- In a glass, combine the fresh orange juice, lime juice & vodka.
- Add the ginger beer and top with the champagne.
- Garnish with orange slices and fresh mint.
Negroni Sbagliato
What You’ll Need:
- 1 part Campari
- 1 part Red Vermouth
- 1 part Sparkling Wine
What You’ll Do:
- Pour the Campari and Red Vermouth into a beaker with ice, stir.
- Grab a tumbler (like a whiskey glass) and add ice
- Pour the Campari and Red Vermouth into the double rocks glass/tumbler
- Top up with sparking wine and garnish with an orange peel or fresh orange slice
Apple Cider Margarita
What You’ll Need:
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/8 tsp ground ginger, 1/2 tsp coarse salt (optional for rim)
- 3 oz good quality tequila
- 2 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
- 3 oz apple cider
- 3 oz ginger beer
- Lime wedges & apple slices for garnish
What You’ll Do:
- In a shallow dish or small plate, mix together cinnamon, ginger and salt.
- Rub a lime wedge around the rims of 2 glasses and turn upside-down onto dish with salt to coat the rims. Fill glasses with ice.
- Add tequila, lime juice and cider to a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously, then strain into ice-filled glasses. Top drinks with ginger beer. Garnish with apple slices.
