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6 Christmas Drinks to Get You Through the Holiday Season

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6 Christmas Drinks

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Don’t you just love shopping for gifts, decorating your house, cooking up a storm and spending time with the people you love?!

If you feel like holidays get a little hectic or can’t seem to get into a holiday spirit, grab a drink! We have so many festive ideas for you, so stock your alcohol cabinet and enjoy these Christmas Drinks recipes!

6 Christmas Cocktails to Get You Through the Holiday Season

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  • 2.5 oz Belvedere Vodka
  • 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
  • 1 Star Anise
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • 1 Clove

Combine Belvedere, vermouth and spices in mixing glass with ice. Stir for 25 seconds and strain in to a chilled glass. Garnish with the same spices that were stirred and twist with an orange peel and discard Recipe courtesy of Svedka Vodka.

Spiced Chocolate Stout Beer Cocktail

  • 2 tablespoons brandy
  • 2 tablespoons Spicy Simple Syrup
  • Ice
  • Chocolate stout
  • Garnish: cinnamon stick

Combine brandy and Spicy Simple Syrup in a pint glass over ice. Top with chocolate stout, and stir. Garnish, if desired. Recipe courtesy of Southern Living

Rosy Apple Sparkler

  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) apple syrup
  • 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) apple brandy (such as calvados)
  • 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) sparkling rosé
  • Garnish: apple slices

Bring apple juice and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan; cook 1 minute or until sugar completely dissolves. Chill completely. Combine apple syrup, apple brandy, and rosé in a glass; stir gently. Garnish, if desired. Recipe courtesy of Coastal Living

Mulled Wine

Ingredients:

  • 2 Bottles of Red Wine
  • 1/3 cup Brandy
  • 1/3 cup Sugar
  • 1 Orange & Zest
  • 8 Cloves
  • 2 tsp Ginger
  • 4 Cinnamon Sticks
  • 2 Star Anise

Directions: Combine all ingredients in a 4 quart sauce pan and bring to a boil, stirring periodically. Simmer ten minutes, serve warm.

Cranberry Mimosas

Ingredients:

  • 1 lime, halved
  • 2 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 c. sweetened cranberry juice
  • 1 bottle champagne
  • 12 fresh cranberries
  • 4 small sprigs fresh rosemary

Directions: Rub rims of champagne flutes with lime and dip in sugar. Pour 1/4 cup cranberry juice into each glass and top with champagne. Use a toothpick to poke a hole through cranberries. Thread rosemary skewer through cranberries and garnish mimosas. Recipe courtesy of Delish

Pomegranate Moscow Mule

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. vodka
  • 1 oz. pomegranate juice
  • 1 tbsp. pomegranate seeds
  • 1 tbsp. lime juice
  • 1 tsp. honey
  • 1/2 c. ice
  • ginger beer
  • Sprig of Rosemary

Directions: In a cocktail glass stir together vodka, pomegranate juice, pomegranate seeds, tbsp. lime juice, honey, and ice. Top off with ginger beer and garnish with a sprig of fresh rosemary.

 

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Happy Holidays!

Best Thanksgiving Wines to Offer Your Guests

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5 Thanksgiving Wines to Try

Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away! Did you start preparing for hosting your family and friends? It doesn’t matter if you are having a few people or a crowd, planning out your Thanksgiving wines ahead of time will pay off big time. If you plan out the food and the decorations, why NOT alcohol? Trust us, your guests will feel extra special when they see you took the time to serve their favorite drinks!

Here’s what to consider when thinking of Thanksgiving Wines for your guests:

 

Best Thanksgiving Wines to Offer Your Guests

  1. Choose a Sparkling Wine To Start With. Perfect for toasting plus if you keep it chilled, you can serve sparkling wine all night because it pairs beautifully with so many Thanksgiving dishes. For dry lovers, go with Brut. Rosé-style sparkling wines will be sweeter.
  2. Pair Your Turkey and Dressing With… Cabernet Franc, a dry Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Merlot, Pinot Noir or a fruity Zinfandel.
  3. Something for a Traditional Taste. You can never go wrong with Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay for your white wines because of their well-balanced acidity. For red wine lovers, go with Pinot, Sauvignon Cabernet or Merlot.
  4. Don’t Forget About a Dessert. A sweet Moscato, Port, Sherry or any “late harvest” wine will go great with your Thanksgiving desserts. Your goal is to choose a wine that is comparably sweet or even sweeter than your dessert. Otherwise, it will come off as bitter or sour… Unless you decide to keep serving your sparkling wine because that one will pair beautifully with chocolate and most other sweet desserts. 😉
  5. Leave it Up to Your Guests. If possible, offer wine from each category and at least two wine glasses for each guest so everyone can decide for themselves! After all, everyone has a different taste and palate so this strategy will ensure your guests will be satisfied AND grateful.

What if your guests don’t like drinking wine? Check out what other alcohol beverages you can serve with your Thanksgiving dishes in this post!

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Impress Your Wedding Guests By Serving These Summer Cocktails

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Impress Your Wedding Guests By Serving These Summer CocktailsIt’s wedding season!

If you’re currently in a planning mode and wonder what to do about the beverages to impress your wedding guests, think no more! At Tri-State Liquors, we combined a list of refreshing summer cocktails that will surely wow your summer wedding party!

 

Delicious Summer Cocktails For Your Wedding Guests

 

1. Coconut Margarita

  • 3 ounces lite coconut milk (from the can)
  • 3 ounces tequila blanco
  • 1 1/2 ounces triple sec
  • 8 ounces coconut water
  • Fresh lime wedge, to serve

In a shaker, combine the coconut milk, tequila blanco, triple sec and coconut water. Shake until combined. Pour into cocktail glasses with ice. Serve with a lime wedge.

source: With Salt And Wit

2. Sparkling Summer Peach

  • 2 ounces Seagram’s Peach Vodka
  • 1 ounce pineapple juice
  • 1 ounce lime juice
  • Sparkling wine (to top)

Add all ingredients except sparkling wine into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake hard to chill and combine ingredients. Strain into your glass. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish & enjoy!

source: Beautiful Booze

3. Strawberry Basil Mule

  • 8 Strawberries
  • Half a Lime
  • Basil Sprig
  • 1.5oz Premium Vodka
  • 3.5oz Ginger Beer Mini in Lemon & Lime

Muddle fresh strawberries (roughly 6), 2 lime wedges and basil in a copper mule mug. Top with Ice, Vodka and Ginger Beer. Garnish with Strawberry and Lime wedge and basil leaves.

source: Brooklyn Crafted

4. Bourbon Peach Sweet Tea

  • 2 ounces bourbon
  • 2 ounces peach preserves
  • 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
  • Dash of Aperol
  • Sweet tea, to top
  • Sprig of thyme, to garnish
  • Lemon round, to garnish

Mix the bourbon, peach preserves, Aperol, and lemon juice over ice and shake. Top with a generous amount of sweet tea and garnish with fresh thyme and a lemon round.

source: Host The Toast

5. Champagne Cobbler

  • 1/2 oz. simple syrup
  • Orange twist
  • Lemon twist
  • Champagne

Add simple syrup, express oils from lemon/orange twist into a pint glass, drop twists into glass, add crushed ice to about ½ inch below the rim of the glass and fill with Prosecco. Swizzle. Add a small layer of crushed ice to make a bed for the Peychauds. Add 5 to 7 dashes of Peychauds and swizzle to create a layered effect. Finish by topping with crushed ice, mint sprig, and berries.

source: Brides

 

For more cocktail ideas, visit our recipe section!

 

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5 Thanksgiving Cocktails that Will Keep Your Guests Happy

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5 Thanksgiving Cocktails to Keep Your Guests Happy

Can you believe Thanksgiving is only three weeks away?! It means it’s time to strategize your menu and get as much prep done now that you can. While some items can’t be bought ahead of time due to shelf life, thankfully beverages have a long one. Stocking up early on all your beverage needs is a great way to take some of the stress out of the holiday.

Whether you’re hosting a few people or a crowd, planning out the Thanksgiving cocktails ahead of time (3 weeks out is a great start) can pay off big time. You plan out the food and the decorations, why NOT the beverages? Take inventory of your guest’s beverage preferences. Your friends and family will feel welcome when their favorite cocktails are available.

Getting the standards such as wine, beer, liquors, sodas and juices is a nice starting point. But how about trying out a few fall drinks that will compliment your dinner party and get your guests talking? Check out our selections below!

 

5 Thanksgiving Cocktails that Will Keep Your Guests Happy

 

The Autumn Fruit Old-Fashioned thanksgiving cocktailsThe Autumn Fruit Old-Fashioned uses bourbon that is infused with grapefruit, lemon peels, pear and apple cores (this can be made a few days ahead of time). In a rocks glass, muddle ½ tsp of sugar with 5 dashes of Angostura orange bitters until a paste forms. Add ice, 2 ounces of the infused bourbon and ½ ounce of water. Stir and garnish with and orange twist and cherry. Delish!

The Ketel One Vodka Ultimate Apple Martini The Ketel One Vodka Ultimate Apple Martini makes for a great start to any event. Add 1 ounce of Ketel One® Vodka, 1 ounce of Sour Apple Liqueur, a splash of sweet and sour mix into and iced cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with 2 granny smith apples slices.

Cranberry CosmopolitanA Cranberry Cosmopolitan makes for a perfect match! Mix 1 ½ ounces of vodka, ½ ounce of Grand Marnier or Cointreau, ¾ ounce of fresh lime juice and 1 ounce of cranberry juice in an iced cocktail shaker, shake and pour into a cocktail glass. Garnish with cranberries.

Montgomery Punch Bowl The Montgomery Punch Bowl Recipe will please a crowd. Start by making a decorative Ice Ring using   water and sliced fruit (such as lemons and oranges). Place Ice Ring in a Punch Bowl.  Stir together 2 cups of fresh lemon juice and 1 ½ cups of sugar until sugar fully dissolves. Stir in 1 cup of brandy. Pour over ice ring. Stir in 2 (750 ml) bottles of chilled sparkling wine, one (375 ml) bottle of chilled dessert wine (such as Sauternes).

Apple Brandy Hot Toddy is basically a shot or two of any potent spirit added to a cup of hot water, but we recommend using apple brandy for a taste of fall!

 

The most important thing to do now is to take inventory of what you already have and make a full list of beverage items you’ll need. Make sure to take note of how long you’ll need to prep the beverages. Let us know if you tried any of these recipes on our Facebook page and what you and your guests thought of them.

 

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10 Delicious & Easy Summer Cocktails Using Tito’s Handmade Vodka

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Summer must be our favorite season for many years, but most of all, we love because of its refreshing and delicious cocktail options. While you can make these drinks all year long, there’s nothing better than using fresh fruit in your recipes and enjoy drinking your beverages in great company, preferably by the beach. Do you agree?

Because we love you and we love summer, in today’s post, we’d like to share 10 Delicious and Easy Summer Cocktails featuring our favorite Tito’s Handmade Vodka. Keep reading and let us know which one is your favorite!

10 Delicious & Easy Summer Cocktails Using Tito’s Handmade Vodka

 

French Strawberry Mo-TitoFrench Strawberry MoTito

Ingredients:

  • 1-2 fresh strawberries
  • 1 mint leaf
  • 1 basil leaf
  • 1 1/2 oz Tito’s Handmade Vodka
  • 3/4 oz simple syrup
  • 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 oz St. Germain Liqueur

Method:

Muddle fresh strawberries, and mint and basil leaves in the bottom of a mixing glass. Add Tito’s Handmade Vodka, simple syrup, lime juice and St. Germain.  Shake to combine and pour into a collins glass over fresh ice.  Top with club soda and enjoy!

Garden PartyGarden Party Cocktail

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Tito’s Handmade Vodka
  • 1 oz lemon juice
  • 3/4 oz simple syrup
  • Club soda

Method:

Combine Tito’s Handmade Vodka, lemon juice and syrup. Top with club soda and serve. Garnish: 2 Lemon wheels and sprigs of rosemary and thyme.

Fountain of YouthFountain of Youth Summer Cocktail

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Tito’s Handmade Vodka
  • 3/4 oz St. Germain
  • 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 2 sprigs of fresh mint leaves
  • 2 oz Mionetto Prosecco

Method:

In cocktail glass add Tito’s, St. Germain, lemon juice and the leaves from 1 mint sprig. Add ice and shake vigorously.
Strain over crushed ice. Top with Prosecco. Garnish: Remaining mint sprig and orange wheel.

Palm Beach CocktailPalm Beach Cocktail

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Tito’s Handmade Vodka
  • 1 oz Fresh grapefruit juice
  • 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz simple syrup
  • 1/2 oz Marie Brizard Crème de Cassis

Method:

Combine ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake, strain and pour into cocktail glass and serve. Garnish: Orange Zest.

Stonewall FizzStonewall Fiz Summer Cocktail Tito's

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Tito’s Vodka
  • 1 oz Paula’s Texas Orange premium liqueur
  • 3/4 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice
  • 1/2 oz Simple syrup
  • 1/4 cup fresh peach chunks
  • 1-2 oz club soda

Method:

In the bottom of a mixing glass, muddle peach chunks and simple syrup. Add spirits and lime juice and shake vigorously with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass or small rocks glass garnished with a fresh picked sprig of mint. Spritz with club soda. Garnish: Sprig of Mint.

Tito’s Sweet Green TeaTito's Sweet Green Tea

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Tito’s Handmade Vodka
  • 3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 oz Honey Simple Syrup (recipe below)
  • Green Tea

Method:

Combine Tito’s Handmade Vodka, lemon juice, and honey syrup in a mixing glass and shake until proper dilution (10-15 seconds). Fine strain into a chilled Collins glass. Fill Collins glass (or mason jar) with fresh ice and then top off with Sun Brewed Tea. Garnish with a thinly sliced lemon wheel placed onto the side of the glass and a sprig of mint.
To make Honey Simple Syrup: 
Combine 1 part honey into one part water. Stir until dissolved. 
Garnish: Lemon Wheel and/or mint sprig

TitoRitaTitoRita

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz Tito’s Handmade Vodka
  • 0.5 oz triple sec or orange liqueur
  • 1.5 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1.5 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 0.5 oz simple syrup

Method:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well, and strain into a cocktail glass or over ice.

For a spicy kick, add three slices of fresh jalapeno to the shaker.
Garnish: Lime wedge or wheel. If you like it salty, rim your glass before mixing and pouring your drink.

Water-Meli CocktailWatermelon Cocktail recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 oz Tito’s Handmade Vodka
  • 2 oz fresh watermelon juice
  • 1/2 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
  • Ginger beer

Method:

Combine Tito’s Handmade Vodka, watermelon and lime juices in glass with ice. Stir to combine. Top with ginger beer and serve. Garnish: Lime Slice.

Tito’s White CosmoTito's White Cosmo

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Tito’s Handmade Vodka
  • 3/4 oz Cointreau Triple Sec
  • 1 oz white cranberry juice
  • 1/2 oz fresh sour

Method:

Combine all ingredients in mixing glass with ice. Shake, strain and pour into martini glass. Garnish and serve. Garnish: Lemon Twist

Tito’s All-Time FavoriteTito's Handmade Vodka All-Time Favorite Summer Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Tito’s Handmade Vodka
  • 4 oz sparkling mineral water
  • Slice of orange
  • Slice of lime

Method:

Combine Tito’s Handmade Vodka and mineral water into cocktail glass with ice. Stir and garnish. Garnish: Orange and lime slices.

 

All recipes courtesy of titosvodka.com!

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