Looking for a few festive cocktail options for your next get together? Here are some of my favorite crowd-pleasers that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit 🎉
What I love so much about cocktails is that they are so customizable and easy to tweak based on personal preference. For my recent girl’s night, I gathered ingredients for an espresso martini and a juicy spritzer, and customized from there with a couple flavored syrups. This allowed my friends to easily choose between a pumpkin spice espresso martini, a chai espresso martini, an apple cranberry spritz, and non-alcoholic versions of all of the above by omitting the alcohol.
Breaking it down below!
Pumpkin Spice Espresso Martini
2 parts vodka
1 part espresso
1/2 part coffee liqueur
1/2 part pumpkin spice simple syrup
Pumpkin simple syrup: boil 1 cup of water,3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup pumpkin puree, 1tbs of pumpkin pie spice. once sugar dissolves, remove from heat and strain through a fine wire mesh into bowl.
Shake ingredients with ice then strain into a cocktail glass. garnish with cinnamon stick.
Cheers!
Chai Espresso Martini
2 parts vodka
1 part espresso
1/2 part coffee liqueur
1/2 part chai simple syrup
Chai simple syrup: boil 1 cup of water and steep 3 chai tea bags. remove tea bags, add 1 cup of brown sugar, and return to a simmer until sugar is dissolved.
Shake ingredients with ice then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. garnish with star anise and coffee beans.
Cheers!
Cranberry Apple Spritz
1 part vodka
4 parts cranberry juice
2 parts apple cider
soda water
mix cranberry juice, apple cider, and vodka in a cocktail shaker then strain over ice into cocktail glass. top with soda water and garnish with fresh cranberries, thin apple slices, and/or a sprig of rosemary. omit vodka for a refreshing mocktail!
.Cheers!