4 Holiday Cocktail Recipes To Try At Home

The holiday season isn’t complete without a few sips of a spirit or two so I’ve rounded up a list of holiday cocktail recipes you can try at home. Staying home and staying safe just got a little more fun with these recipes.
Recipe 1 – Cranberry Ginger Gin Cocktail
Serve this holiday cocktail for brunch and your family and friends are sure to be impressed.
PREP TIME: 5 MINS SERVES: 1
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz gin
1 1/2 oz cranberry juice
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz ginger liqueur
1/4 oz maple syrup
2 sprigs fresh thyme
Club soda
Directions
STEP 1:
Add gin, cranberry, lemon, ginger liqueur, maple syrup, and thyme to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake.
STEP 2:
Strain into a glass over fresh ice. Top with club soda and stir.
STEP 3
Garnish with fresh cranberries and thyme.
This recipe comes from Carolyn from The Social Sipper.
Recipe 2- Sorrel Collins Cocktail
Did someone say holiday cocktail?
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz. Tanqueray Gin
3/4 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
1 oz. Sorrel Syrup (infused with Cloves and Honey)
Club Soda (for topping)
Misting of Orange Bitters
Glassware: Collins
Directions: Shake all ingredients (except Club Soda) with ice, and double strain over ice block.
Garnish: Lemon Twist and Dehydrated Sorrel
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Sorrel Syrup Recipe:
20 Red Sorrel Pods (dried)
2 Cinnamon Sticks (no Cinnamon Powder)
8 Whole Cloves (no Clove Powder)
1 small stick All Spice Bark (no All Spice Powder)
1 small piece Ginger Root (no Ginger Powder)
3 Bay Leaves
1 small Strip Fresh Lemon Peel
1 small Strip Fresh Orange Peel
1 teaspoon Clear Vanilla Extract
1 cup Granulated Sugar
1/4 Cup Honey
Methodology:
1. Bring 3 cups of water to a boil, add Cinnamon Sticks, Cloves, All Spice Bark, Ginger Root and Bay Leaves. Cover and let simmer for 15 – 20 minutes on slow heat.
2. Add Sorrel and Bay Leaves, and allow to simmer in the “spiced water” for an additional 20 minutes, stirring in the Granulated Sugar, until a Sorrel Reduction is achieved.
3. Remove from heat and gently stir in Honey.
4. Allow concentrate to steep overnight with Citrus Peels.
5. Strain using a sieve.
6. Add clear Vanilla Extract (to taste).
7. Bottle and refrigerate immediately.
This recipe is from Foodie Nation on YouTube
Recipe 3- Sorrel Mojito
Typically a summer drink but living in the Caribbean where it’s summer all year round is the perfect excuse to try this one out this holiday.
Ingredients
Mint leaves
2 oz simple syrup
½ oz lime juice
2 oz white rum
1 oz sorrel juice
Directions
Crush mint leaves in a glass then add simple syrup and lime juice then stir.
Add white rum to the mix followed by ice chips. Then add sorrel juice and stir.
Garnish with fresh mint leaves and serve.
This recipe is from Cocktailz Jamaica on YouTube.
Recipe 4- Sorrel swizzle
Get the Christmas festivities started by serving your guests a traditional Caribbean holiday drink with a twist.
Thing you’ll need:
Swizzle stick
Glass
Ingredients
1oz Sorrel syrup
1/4oz Lime juice
Angostura bitters
1 1/2oz Appleton rum
Directions
Add sorrel syrup to glass followed by lime juice.
Two splashes of Angostura bitters.
Fill the glass to its halfway mark with ice and toss the mixture with a swizzle stick.
Add appleton rum then add a few more ice chips and toss the mixture again with the swizzle stick.
Fill the glass with ice and garnish with fresh rosemary and sorrel bud.
This recipe is from Cocktailz Jamaica on YouTube.
That’s it guys. Let me know if you’ll be trying any of these. Happy Holidays!
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As Told By Nella
These sound absolutely delicious and tasty. Yummy!