The Holidays are a magical time. Toasts with friends and family and warm, cozy nights spent sipping cocktails by the fireplace. Impress your guests this year with these delicious cocktails that will look great, taste even better, and won’t effect all the hard work you’ve been putting in on the Megaformer!
Ingredients
4 ounces passion fruit puree
1.5 ounce (a shot) St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
10 ounces brut Champagne
Raspberries, for garnish
1 cup organic cranberries
juice from 1 Orange
2 tablespoons raw honey
1 Orange, sliced into thin circles and moons
1 pomegranate, seeds only
2 small persimmons, seeded and thinly sliced
1 bottle pomegranate wine
½ cup rum
5 cups Cranberry Juice, no sugar added
1 bottle sparkling water
In a medium saucepan heat the cranberries, orange juice, and raw honey to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes until cranberries burst. Remove from heat and place in refrigerator for 30 minutes, until chilled. (Very important to make sure the cranberries are fully chilled!)
Place all of the ingredients into a pitcher. Chill for at least one hour. Serve and enjoy!
Old Irish trick; sip this drink if you feel a little under the weather
2 cups apple cider- warmed
1 bag of tea flavor of choice
1 tbsp honey
1/8 tsp ginger
Slice of lemon
1 cinnamon stick
1 shot Brandy Whiskey, Rum of Bourbon **Optional
Warm your cider in your mug. Steep your tea bag in cider for 3-5 minutes. Add in honey & ginger & stir with your cinnamon stick. Leave cinnamon stick in mug. Add shot of desired spirits (optional). Top with lemon slice.
3 one-inch sprigs of fresh rosemary
1 small lemon, juiced
½ teaspoon honey
1 ½ ounces gin
3 ounces club soda
In a small drinking glass, muddle the fresh rosemary, lemon juice and honey Fill the glass with ice, then pour in the gin and top with club soda. Give it a little swirl with a spoon. That’s it!
3 cups lactose free eggnog
1/2 cup amaretto liquor
1/4 cup white rum
dash of ground nutmeg or cinnamon on top
Pour eggnog, amaretto liquor and white rum into a pitcher. Using a wooden spoon, stir to mix everything together. Pour 1/2 – 3/4 cup per serving. Garnish with cinnamon stick and a dash of nutmeg or cinnamon. Serve.