Winter Cocktails

Feliz Navidad

Sparkle & Pop

1 1/2 oz Azzurre Vodka or Gin
1/2 oz Lime juice
Soda water
Splash of scotch liqueur
Lime peel garnish

Directions:

Fill a highball glass with ice cubes. Add Azzurre Vodka, lime juice, scotch liqueur, and stir. Top with soda water. Stir. Garnish with lime.

(Twist on Mint Julep)

1 ½ oz Azzurre Spirits Vodka
¼ cup fresh blackberries
4-6 fresh mint leaves
1 tsp. sugar
½ oz lime juice

Directions:

Put the berries, mint, sugar, and half of the Azzurre Spirits Vodka into a shaker. Gently muddle, then let stand for a bit to allow the muddled leaves and berries to steep. Pour in the rest of the vodka and the lime juice. Strain, and pour into a julep cup filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a mint sprig and serve.

It's The Berries

Brown Plaid Rickey

1 oz Azzurre Gin
1/2 oz Rumple Minze Peppermint 100
4-5 oz Eggnog

Directions:

Build all ingredients in a mixing glass/tin and lightly stir to incorporate, strain into dbl. Old Fashioned.

1 1/2 oz Azzurre Vodka
1 1/2 oz Wilks & Wilson Raspberry Gomme
3-4 oz Champagne

Directions:

Build all ingredients except Champagne in mixing glass/tin and stir until well chilled, add Champagne and strain into Flute.

Elsa's Frozen Hot Chocolate

1 1/2 oz. Azzurre Vodka
1/4 oz. Irish Cream
1/2 oz. White Chocolate Liquor
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
9 oz. Hot Chocolate
8 Ice Cubes
Cinnamon (for garnish)
Whipped Cream (for garnish)
Chocolate Shavings (for garnish)
Candied Orange Peel (for garnish)

Directions:

Chill hot chocolate for at least two hours. Put all ingredients into a blender, blend with ice, top with one or all of the garnishes. Enjoy.

Happy Juni-pear Year!

2 oz. Azzurre Gin
2 oz. Organic pear juice
1 1/2 oz. Riesling wine
1/2 oz. St. Germain elderflower liqueur

Directions:

Shake with ice, serve on the rocks.

Canadian Tuxedo

1 ½ oz. Azzurre Gin
½ oz. Sortilège Maple Whiskey Liqueur
½ oz. Cinzano 1757 Sweet Vermouth
Topped with 1 oz. Prosecco
Garnish with Orange twist

Directions:

Stir all ingredients, strain into rocks glass with large ice cube/sphere.

Orange Mocha Eggnog

1 1/2 oz. Azzurre Vodka
2 oz. Coconut Milk Eggnog
1/2 oz. Orange Liqueur
1 oz. Coffee Liqueur

Directions:

Shake all ingredients with ice, serve on the rocks, and garnish with nutmeg.

Pomegranate Seabreeze Martini

Guest recipe created by Chef Michael Taravella, Executive Chef of Dinner by Design

San Jose, CA

2 oz. Azzurre Vodka
1 oz. Grand Marnier
3 oz. POM Pomegrante juice

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice, pour into chilled martini glass. Garnish with orange slice.

Pump-kick Mule

1 ½ oz. Azzurre Vodka
½ oz. Fresh Lime Juice
½ oz. Pumpkin Spice Syrup (Torani Brand)
3 oz. Ginger Beer (Fever Tree Brand)
Garnish: Lime Wheel & Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Directions:

Build all ingredients over crushed ice in a Copper Mug and lightly stir to incorporate.