Mistletoe Kiss
Not sure why kissing under a plant is a holiday tradition…but we’re good as long as a cocktail is involved.
Ingredients:
1oz London Dry Gin
0.5oz Fresh Lime Juice
0.5oz Vermont Maple Syrup
Mint and Fresh Cranberries (for garnish)
RITAS’ Cran-Ber-RITA
Directions:
Fill a shaker with ice and add gin, lime juice, and maple syrup.
Shake vigorously for 20 seconds and strain into a coupe glass.
Top off with RITAS’ Cran-Ber-RITA and garnish with mint and fresh cranberries.
Ebenezer Rita
Holidays got you feeling sour? The Ebenezer Rita will have you saying bah humbug to any drama!
Ingredients:
1.5oz Bourbon
1oz ounce Fresh Lemon Juice
3oz RITAS’ Cran-Ber-RITA
Rosemary Sprig (for garnish)
Directions:
Fill a pint glass with ice and add all ingredients except rosemary.
Stir well.
Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
Top off with more RITAS’ Cran-Ber-RITA if needed and garnish with a fresh sprig of rosemary.
Feeling extra festive? Make ice cubes out of RITAS’ Cran-Ber-RITA and add fresh cranberries and tiny sprigs of rosemary.
Home for the Holidays
A cocktail so sweet and smooth, even your cousins won’t be able to complain. Pairs perfectly with a warm fire and hot gossip.
Ingredients:
1.5oz Blanco Tequila
0.5oz Vermont Maple Syrup
1.5oz Lime Juice
RITAS’ Cran-Ber-RITA
Pinch of Fresh Ground Cinnamon
Cinnamon Stick, Fresh Cranberries (for garnish)
Directions:
Fill a shaker with ice and add tequila, maple syrup, and lime juice.
Shake vigorously for 20 seconds and strain into a collins glass over large ice cubes.
Top off with RITAS’ Cran-Ber-RITA and garnish with a cinnamon stick, and fresh cranberries.
*Carefully* light the end of the cinnamon stick ablaze, then quickly blow out. Gently rest the smoking cinnamon stick on the edge of the cocktail to send a seasonal scent wafting through the air.
*Credit: RITAS and Dan Magro, Author of Suck It Up: Extraordinary Cocktails for Everyday People.
