8 Easy Holiday Cocktails To Try This Year

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Eric and I love to entertain, especially around the holidays. I’ve been testing lots of fun recipes for y’all lately and I’m so excited to share them with you! Each of these recipes can be modified to fit your preferences, feel free to make them your own!

These recipes will be my go-to’s for the holiday season. In addition to my favorite Hey Mama Wines (use code HEATB10 for 10% off) and Hot Ruby Cranberry Cider (use code HEATHER10 for 10% off + free shipping). Cheers, friends! I love using Blue Chair Bay Rum in my cocktail recipes, if you try their delicious flavors, make sure you snag the $8 mail in rebate HERE! And don’t miss my guide to low calorie cocktails from this summer HERE!

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8 Easy Holiday Cocktails:

Boozy Hot Chocolate

• 2oz. Blue Chair Bay Rum Coconut Spiced Rum Cream
• 1 Mug of Brewed Hot Chocolate

Directions

1. Brew a cup of your favorite hot chocolate
2. Add in your Coconut Spiced Rum Cream
3. Mix together and ENJOY!

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Spiked Spiced Apple Cider Recipe:

• 1 1/2 parts Blue Chair Bay Spiced Rum (Click HERE for an $8 mail in rebate)
• 1 part simple syrup
• 3/4 parts fresh lemon juice
• 1 part cider
• Cinnamon

Directions:

1. In a shaker, combine all ingredients.
2. Shake vigorously.
3. Pour into a glass garnished with an apple slice and cinnamon stick.
   *Please note some ciders will be sweeter than others. You may want to taste test them first to see if you need the simple syrup. I also like this in its most basic form… Heated cider + alcohol of choice if you want to keep it simpler!

Tree // Stocking // Martini Glass // Cake Stand

Boston Cream Pie Martini Recipe:

• 1.5 oz. Blue Chair Bay Vanilla Rum (Click HERE for an $8 mail in rebate)
• 1.5 oz. baileys Irish cream
• 1.5 oz. Godiva chocolate liqueur

Directions:

1. Shake over ice and serve in a martini glass rimmed with cocoa.

Gold Tree // Glass // Pandy

Pandy Daiquiri Recipe:

• 1.5 oz. Blue Chair Bay White Rum
• 0.5 oz. lime juice
• 0.75 oz. simple syrup
• 0.5 oz blue curaçao
• Pandy cotton candy, for topping

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice cubes, shake well.
2. Strain into a coupe glass.
3. Top with Pandy cotton candy Blue Chair Bay coconut cotton candy

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Sparkling Cranberry Recipe:

• .5 oz. Blue Chair Bay Coconut Rum
• 2 oz. 100% pomegranate juice
• 2 oz. carbonated lemon lime soda or Prosecco
• Fresh pomegranate seeds, for sprinkling
• Fresh sprigs of rosemary, for garnish
• Red sanding sugar, for rimming

Directions:

1. Rim cocktail glass with red sanding sugar.
2. Fill the glass with ice cubes and add the Blue Chair Bay Coconut Rum, pomegranate juice, and lemon-lime soda.
3. Gently mix cocktail. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and rosemary.

Eric’s Infamous Classic Cranberry Moscow Mule Recipe:

• 1.5-2 oz gin or vodka of choice
• 6-8 oz ginger beer (non-alcoholic) I prefer Fever Tree.
• Fresh squeeze lime juice
• Splash of cranberry juice
• Garnish with cranberries and rosemary

Directions:

1. For sugar encrusted rim, apply lime wedge around rim of glass. On flat surface spread sugar and dip rim of glass in jar.
2. Simply add gin or vodka, ginger beer, lime juice, splash of all-natural cranberry juice to cup or glass and garnish with cranberries and rosemary!

Extra Dirty Martini Recipe:

• 3 oz vodka
• Dash of dry vermouth
• 1.5 oz olive juice
• 8-10 large ice cubes

Instructions:

1. Place ice in martini shaker.
2. Measure out vodka, vermouth and olive juice and pour into shaker.
3. Shake vigorously for 45 seconds to 1 minute.
4. Strain martini into glass.
5. Garnish with olives from Spain and toothpick.

Mule Cups // White Tree // Gold Measuring Cups

Fancy Cranberry Moscow Mule Recipe:

• Redmont Distilling Vodka
• Fever Tree Ginger Beer
• Ice
• Limes
• Cranberry Jam
• ¾ cup fresh cranberries
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon grated orange zest
• ½ teaspoon grated lime zest
• 2 Tbsp fresh orange juice

Directions:

1. Cook your cranberry mixture together until it is the consistency of jam.
2. Fill a copper mug with ice. Pour in 2 shots of Redmont Distilling Vodka.
3. Pour in ginger beer until the mug is about ¾ full.
4. Squeeze half of a lime and add lime juice to mug.
5. Zest half of the lime and stir in drink.
6. Take a dollop (about 1 Tbsp) of cranberry mixture and stir in mug all together.
   * Wanna fall in love with this original recipe paired down a bit? Our neighbors ask for Eric to make this Cranberry Moscow Mule for them each year!

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