Death by Christmas This one is actually called a Silent Night Cap, but I changed the name for giggles. 🙂
The Mistletoe Ingredients 1 oz. Gin 1 oz. Grenadine 1 tsp. Lemon Juice Shake all ingredients with ice; strain into a cocktail glass.
Hot Buttered Rum Ingredients 1 stick unsalted butter, softened 2 cups light brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg Pinch ground cloves Pinch salt Bottle dark rum Boiling water In a bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Refrigerate until almost firm. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of...
Christmas Glogg Ingredients: 6 green cardamom pods 4 whole cloves 2 strips orange peel 2 cinnamon sticks, (4 inches/10 cm), broken 2 (each 750 mL) dry red wine 1/2 cup (125 mL) halved dried figs 1/2 cup (125 mL) raisins 1/2 cup (125 mL) blanched almonds 1/4 cup (60 mL) packed brown sugar Place...
The Vixen Ingredients: 2 1/2 shots Frangelico® 1/2 shot Grenadine 1/2 shot Kahlua Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add Grenadine and Frangelico and shake till frothy. Strain into chilled Martini glass. Slowly add the Kahlua and garnish with cherry or Hershey’s Kiss. The one in the picture has whipped cream and some extra...
Brandy Alexander Ingredients 2/3 oz. Cognac 2/3 oz. Creme de Cacao, dark 2/3 oz. (fresh) Cream 1 pinch Nutmeg Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg.
The Candy Cane Martini Ingredients 1/2 oz. Schnapps, peppermint 1 oz. Vodka 1 mini candy cane Shake the ingredients together with ice and pour into a martini glass. Garnish with the candy cane. For extra peppermint flavor, you can add crushed candy cane to the shaker. The color of the candy will also color...
And, to celebrate, have yourself a Christmas drink too! The Blitzen Shot
Click the blue button to see who else is posting excerpts today. 🙂 This one is from my soon-to-be-released Christmas novelette (long novelette–I worked real hard to keep it under 30K words, so the price would stay at $3.99) And, it’s on pre-order right now at Loose Id for $3.59. In this excerpt, Thilo’s...
It was a lady named Ran, who lives in the Phillipines. She asked for this book: Amazon It’s a really good book. So, her copy of The FBI Career Guide is on it’s way to her. Because of where she lives, she probably won’t get it until the New Year, mail delivery being what...