
Get in the holiday spirit with a festive cocktail! Upgrade your standard holiday beverages with these spirited recipes from local craft beverage producers and restaurants. These recipes are also a great excuse to stock up on handcrafted spirits and support our local craft beverage & restaurant industries. Scroll on for a few cheers-worthy cocktail recipes to shake up at home this holiday season and beyond.
The Hollow's "Figgin' Delicious"
Recipe courtesy of The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Elephant Gin
- 1 oz Rosemary Simple Syrup
- 1/2 oz Fresh Lemon
- 1/2 oz Fig Liqueur
Method:
Stir ingredients in a shaker, pour into a martini glass and garnish with a fresh rosemary sprig.
Nine Pin Cranberry Holiday Punch
Recipe courtesy of Nine Pin Cider
Makes 5-7 servings
Ingredients:
2 cans Nine Pin Ginger Cider
2 cans Nine Pin Cranberry Orange Light Cider
3 fl oz of your favorite spirit (We like Harvest Spirits Apple Jack or Albany Distilling Iron Weed Bourbon)
3 oz Fresh Orange juice
1/2 cup Fresh Cranberry Halves
3 springs Fresh Rosemary
Method:
1) Mix all ingredients together in a 3/4 gallon punch bowl.
Holiday House Mule
Recipe courtesy of The Century House
Ingredients:
1.25 oz Pick Six Vodka (Saratoga Springs NY)
.75 oz Lychee Liqueur
2.0 oz Saranac Ginger Beer (Utica NY)
1.0 oz Nine Pin Cider (Albany NY)
Method:
1) Mix all ingredients together and serve in a copper tin.
2) Garnish with cranberries, lime and mint sprigs.
Photo by Kiki Vassilakis - Photographer
ADCo Holiday Punch
Recipe courtesy of Albany Distilling
Ingredients:
1oz Fort Orange Vodka
1.5oz Red Wine
1oz Cinnamon Simple Syrup
2oz Cranberry juice
Method:
1) Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
2) Shake to mix well.
3) Pour into a wine glass.
4) Top with a splash of gingerale, fresh cranberries, and chopped apple.
Hibiscus Margarita
Recipe courtesy of Maggie McFly's
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Reposado Tequila
1/2 Hibiscus Syrup
3 oz Housemade Margarita
Method:
1) Mix together.
2) Served over ice.
3) Garnished with Hibiscus Flower.
Photo by Sophie Newsome
Black Walnut Nog
Recipe courtesy of Cooper’s Daughter Spirits
Recipe by Cooper's Daughter Spirits Owner Sophie Newsome
*Member of the Capital Craft Beverage Trail
Ingredients & Method:
1) In a mixing cup with ice add:
1.5 oz Cooper's Daughter Cacao Maple Vodka
1.5 oz Cooper's Daughter Black Walnut Liqueur
4 oz Ronnybrook Eggnog
2) Stir well.
3) Strain into a cup and add freshly grated nutmeg.