9 Must Have Holiday Cocktails

Sparkle and Spice

Recipe Credit: Sparkling Ice

• 750ml bottle aged rum
• 1/2 cinnamon stick
• 1 clove
• 1 cardamom pod
• 1 star anise pod
• 1 vanilla bean
• 3 allspice berries
• Pinch of freshly ground nutmeg
• Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime

DIRECTIONS
Combine rum, cinnamon stick, clove, cardamom, star anise, vanilla bean, allspice berries, and nutmeg in an airtight jar.
Split vanilla bean and scrape seeds into the jar along with the bean pod. Close jar and allow the infusion to sit in a dark place for at least 3 days.
Strain rum into an airtight jar with a fine-mesh strainer, discarding spices.
Over ice, pour 2 ounces of rum infusion.
Top with Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime and garnish with blackberries.

Ginger Whiskey Cider

Recipe Credit: Brooklyn Crafted

• 2 oz. Hard Cider
• 1 oz. Whiskey
• Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer Mini in Traditional, to fill
• Crushed Ice

DIRECTIONS
In a 12-16 oz. high ball glass, combine the hard cider and whiskey.
Fill the glass with crushed ice and top with Brooklyn Crafted.

Vodka Martini

Recipe Credit: GAEA

• 2.5 oz Vodka of Preference
• 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
• .75 oz GAEA’s Dirty Martini Juice
• 3 GAEA Pimento Stuffed Olives

DIRECTIONS
1.Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice.
2.Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass.
3.Garnish with GAEA Pimento Stuffed Olives.

*Substitute Gin for Vodka with GAEA’S Dirty Martini Juice for Gin

Fall Punch

Recipe Credit: Sparkling Ice

• 1/2 cup apple cider
• 1 cups hard cider
• 1 cup Sparkling Ice Crisp Apple
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• Cinnamon sticks, for garnish
• Cinnamon sugar rim, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Rim the glass with a lemon and dip into cinnamon sugar, set to the side. Combine ciders, bourbon, Sparkling Ice Crisp Apple, and lemon juice in a pitcher- stir to combine. Fill glasses with ice, then punch. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and serve.

Orange Cinnamon Blossom

Recipe Credit: Santa Margherita

• 1 bottle of Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG
• 1/2 lemon
• 1/2 orange
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 whole cloves
• 3 whole allspice
• 2 cinnamon sticks

DIRECTIONS

Rinse lemon and orange and thinly slice them, discarding seeds; quarter the orange slices. Put fruit in a 4- to 5-quart pan. Add honey, sugar (use the smaller amount if you prefer drinks on the tart side, the larger if you want a sweeter flavor), cloves and allspice. With a knife, cut the cinnamon sticks lengthwise into thinner strips. Add cinnamon and 2 cups water to pan; bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat and boil gently for 5 minutes. Pour Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG into hot citrus base and heat until steaming, about 8 minutes. Keep warm over low heat. Ladle into heatproof cups or wine glasses.

Holiday Train

Recipe Credit: Sparkling Ice

• 1 Part Sparkling Ice Peach Nectarine
• 1 Part Grand Marnier
• Blood Orange

DIRECTIONS

Slice blood orange and remove slice for garnish. Juice remaining blood orange. Combing Sparkling Ice Peach Nectarine, Grand Marnier, and blood orange juice. Garnish with blood orange slice.

Holiday Sangria

Recipe Credit: Sparkling Ice

• 1 bottle of Santa Margherita Chianti Classico Riserva
• 1 large orange, sliced
• 1 large pear, chopped
• Seeds of 1 pomegranate
• 4 cinnamon sticks

DIRECTIONS

Add fruit to a large pitcher. Top with Santa Margherita Chianti Classico Riserva. Place in fridge for an hour before serving. Spoon fruit into a glass before pouring the wine. Garnish with cinnamon stick. Add ice to the top (optional).

Lemon Elderflower Cocktail

Recipe Credit: Sparkling Ice

• Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG
• 1-2 ounce St. Germain Elderflower liqueur
• 2-3 drops Angostura bitters
• Lemon rind (as garnish)

DIRECTIONS

Place St. Germain Elderflower liqueur into a cocktail glass and add drops of Angostura bitters. Fill glass with Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG to mix. Top with a twist of lemon.

Whiskey Peach Pit Pie

Recipe Credit: Sparkling Ice

• 2 Parts Irish Whiskey
• 1 Part Sparkling Ice Peach Nectarine
• Tablespoon Maple syrup
• Peach Slice

DIRECTIONS

Add over ice in rocks glass. Garnish with a peach slice.