Recipes, Drinks & Cocktails

3 Cocktails to Make This Holiday Season

Cocktails, 3 ways: Classic, Funky, Non-alcohol. All bets are off this holiday season, and I wanted to share with you a cocktail for any mood you may find yourself in. A classic Manhattan for when you need a drink. A coconut Margarita when you need a bit of funk (and my daughter would like me to name it, the Winter White Queen Elsa Margarita). And a non-alcoholic punch when you need something special without the booze.

There’s truly nothing like the holiday season to bring up an excuse to make a cocktail. And I happen to love glassware and barware especially this time of year. If I can find an excuse to make a drink, I certainly will! It can be fun to experiment, and it’s not as laborious as say, baking a cake. Plus, this year more than ever I can find myself craving a cocktail.

The cocktails I’m sharing with you today are good to have in your arsenal for whenever you find yourself in a cocktail shaking mood. Have fun, and happy mixing!

A Classic Manhattan for 2

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Classic Manhattan Cocktail for 2

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Author

Jennifer Bravo

Published

December 18, 2020

Modified

December 18, 2020

Yields

2 servings

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 oz Bourbon whiskey
  • 2 oz sweet vermouth
  • 4 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • cherries, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

  1. Fill a mixing glass halfway with clear ice. Pour the entire ingredients over top and stir rapidly in a circle, until cold. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and serve with a garnish of cherries.

Nutrition Per Serving

Serving Size - 1 drink
Calories - 162
Carbohydrate - 1g
Cholesterol - 0mg
Fiber - 0g
Protein - 0g
Fat - 0g
Saturated Fat - 1g
Trans Fat - 0g
Unsaturated Fat - 0g
Sodium - 0mg
Sugar - 0g

Recipe Details

Cuisine - American
Category - Drinks

Queen Elsa's Margarita/Coconut Margarita

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Queen Elsa's Margarita/Coconut Margarita

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Author

Jennifer Bravo

Published

December 18, 2020

Modified

December 18, 2020

Yields

2 servings

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 oz coconut milk (from a can, well-mixed with the coconut water)
  • 4 oz silver tequila
  • 1 oz Grand Marnier liquor or Triple Sec
  • 1 oz lime juice
  • lime wedges, for garnish
  • coconut wedges, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker a little more than halfway with ice. Pour the entire ingredients over the top and shake up and down for about 20 seconds. Strain and pour over fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wedge and coconut flakes.

Nutrition Per Serving

Serving Size - 1 drink
Calories - 321
Carbohydrate - 4g
Cholesterol - 0mg
Fiber - 1.3g
Protein - 1.4g
Fat - 13.5g
Saturated Fat - 12g
Trans Fat - 0g
Unsaturated Fat - 0g
Sodium - 1114mg
Sugar - 13.5g

Recipe Details

Cuisine - American
Category - Drinks

Non-Alcoholic Holiday Punch

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Non-Alcoholic Holiday Punch

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Author

Jennifer Bravo

Published

December 18, 2020

Modified

December 18, 2020

Yields

2 servings

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

INGREDIENTS

  • 12 oz pineapple juice
  • 8 oz orange juice
  • 3 oz maraschino cherry juice
  • ginger ale, to finish

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a liquid measuring cup, mix pineapple and orange juice. Set aside.
  2. In a pearl diver glass, pour cherry juice into the bottom. Slowly pour pineapple and orange juice over top.
  3. Finish with ginger ale and a stirrer. Let each person stir to mix before drinking.

Nutrition Per Serving

Serving Size - 1 12-oz drinks
Calories - 188
Carbohydrate - 45.5g
Cholesterol - 0mg
Fiber - 1g
Protein - 2g
Fat - 0.5g
Saturated Fat - 0g
Trans Fat - 0g
Unsaturated Fat - 0g
Sodium - 7mg
Sugar - 37.5g

Recipe Details

Cuisine - American
Category - Drinks
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