Rum Rum Rudolph
This cocktail tastes like a boozy chocolate coconut milkshake!
For the cocktail glass rim: Pour a little of the cherry juice from the jar of cherries onto a flat plate. Pour some flaked coconut onto a flat plate. Roll the rim of a martini glass in the cherry juice, then roll in coconut. If the coconut does not stick in certain places on the rim, dip the rim in juice and coconut again. Set aside until ready to pour the cocktail.
To make one cocktail:
1 ounce coconut rum
1 ounce Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
1 ounce Bailey’s Almond Milk Liqueur
Bourbon Flavored Cherry with stem and ground nutmeg for garnish
Place coconut rum, chocolate liqueur and almond milk liqueur in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to mix the cocktail. Strain the cocktail carefully into the center of the cocktail glass rimmed in coconut. Sprinkle ground nutmeg over the top. Slice the cherry allowing the stem to stay in tact so that the cherry will slide onto the rim of the glass.
I like to use these Bourbon Flavored Cherries (with stems) for cocktail garnishes. I purchase them in the cocktail mixer section of Walmart or they are available on-line.
Poinsettia
So pretty and sweet and fabulously delicious!
1/2 ounce Cointreau or Triple Sec
3 ounces Cranberry Juice
3 ounces Champagne
Sugared fresh cranberries for garnish (prepare the day ahead)
Place Cointreau and cranberry juice in a champagne flute, stir lightly and top with champagne. Garnish with sugared cranberries.
Sugared Fresh Cranberries
1 cup water
1 cup fresh cranberries
Place 1 cup sugar and water in a saucepan over low heat. Stir and simmer until the sugar completely dissolves to create the simple syrup. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Place cranberries on small wooden skewers. Place the skewers flat in a shallow container. Pour the simple syrup over the cranberries. Refrigerate overnight.
Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Place 1/2 cup sugar on a plate. Roll the cranberry skewers in the sugar. Place the skewers on the baking tray and the sugar to dry on the cranberries (approximately 1 hour).
Red Snapper
Perfect Pick Me Up For Christmas Brunch!
Perfect for gin lovers! Just replace vodka with gin in your favorite Bloody Mary recipe. Or make your own Red Snapper Cocktail Mix…here’s a link to a fun recipe (plus a brief history of the Red Snapper) from Gin Foundry:
New cowboy boots from Santa!
Looks divine. And thanks for local bourbon cherry source????
You are very welcome. Happy Holidays!
Those all sound great! And cute boots!
Thank you Nancy! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas! Stay warm in this chilly weather!