It's The Cocktail Hour: Halloween Spirits

This weekend many of us will be celebrating Halloween, and what better way to ring in the funnest of the fall holidays, than with a fun, spooky, delicious cocktail?! 

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Sipping on the Holidays

This weekend is going to be filled with fun, friends, and family, and one of the best parts of it all are the holiday cocktails! We will be trying some of these delicious recipes this weekend, and hopefully you will too! 

Candy Cane Cooler:

What you will need:

For infusion:

2 cups of fresh mint leaves

1 bottle of quality vodka

Directions:

Throughly wash mint leaves and place in decanter. Empty vodka into container and muddle slightly to release the essential oils. Store in a cool dark place for at least 3 days.

For cocktail:

1 tbsp of crushed candy cane 

1 1/2 oz. of mint infused vodka

1/2 oz. B&B (Benedictine and Brandy)

1/2 oz.of half and half

Ice

peppermint stick

mint for garnish

Plce crushed candy cane bits into pint glass. Muddle the candy cane slightly, breaking up the bigger pieces. Add vodka, brandy and half and half and stir. Pour into a shaker with ice. Shake lightly to chill and strain into a glass full of ice. Add the peppermint stick and mint garnish. 

Mapletini:

What you will need:

2 shots of irish cream liquer
1 shot of brandy
1/2 shot of cinnamon schnapps
1 teasp maple syrup
ice
cinnamon stick

Directions:
Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with cinnamon stick.

Maple Butter Kiss:

What you will need:

Ice 

1 1/2 oz. of vodka

1/2 oz. DeKuyper Buttershot liquer or butterscotch scnhapps

1/4 oz. of real maple syrup

1oz. of half and half

fresh ground nutmeg

Directions:
Pour liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, Shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass and top with fresh ground nutmeg. 

Gingersnap:

What you will need:

1 oz. of Ginger beer
Ice
1 tsp ginger juice
1 1/2 oz. of dark rum
1tsp. of cinnamon schnapps
pinch of cloves
1 egg white
cinnamon stick
crystallized ginger square
Finely ground gingerbread cookie

Directions:

Pour enough ginger beer into a saucer to cover and dip a martini glass into the saucer to caot the rim. Dip into saucer with ground cookie. Scoop ice into shaker. Pour ginger juice, rum and cinnamon schnapps into a shaker. Add pinch of ground cloves. Separate an egg and add egg white to shaker. shake vigorously for at least 20 seconds until drink is frothy and foamy. The longer you shake, the frothier the drink. Add ginger beer and stir slightly. Pour into glass. Garnish with cinnamon stick and crystallized ginger square. Sprinkle the top 






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Food For Life

Today we are going to take a slight detour on our Food For Life road and discuss the importance of the ever so wonderful Holiday libation. That's right, cocktails for everyone! One of the best parts of getting together with family and friends is sitting back, putting your feet up and enjoying a delicious adult beverage. Here are some ideas you can cheers to this Thursday.

Pear Essence Cosmopolitan 

What you will need:

2 anjou pear slices

Juice of 1/2 a lime

1 oz. of cranberry juice

1 to 2 oz. of citrus vodka

1/2 oz of triple sec

3 cranberries for garnish

To make:

In a mixing glass, muddle pear slices, lime juice and cranberry juice

Add in vodka and triple sec

Add ice to tin and shake well

Double strain into glass

Cran-Limoncello

What you will need:

1/2 cup of seltzer

1/4 cup of limoncello

2 tablespoons of unsweetened cranberry juice

Ice

lemon peel and cranberries for garnish

To Make:

Stir together the seltzer, limoncello and cranberry juice. Pour into a glass filled with ice, garnish. 

Apple Cidercar

What you will need:

5oz. of apple cider concentrate 

5oz. of water

3oz. of Brandy

3oz. of Cointreau or Triple sec

2oz. fresh lemon juice

Apple

To Make:

in a cocktail shaker, stir together the apple cider concentrate and water. Add the brandy, cointreau and lemon juice. Fill the shaker with ice and shake well. Pour into sugar-rimmed cocktail glasses, garnish with an apple slice. 

The Normandy

What you will need: 

9 fresh cranberries

2 thin slices of green apple

1 tsp of packed dark brown sugar

1 tablespoon of lemon juice

1 tablespoon of simple syrup

1/4 cup of good quality Calvados

Ice

To make:

In a cocktail shaker, muddle 6 cranberries, 1 apple slice, the brown sugar and lemon juice.

Add in the simple syrup, Calvados and a few ice cubes. Cover and shake well

Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice

Drink recipes and photos courtesy of Yumsugar.com

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