Holiday Drinks!

[amand_r]

Hello flisters! So. I love cocktails when other people make them for me, and I like making them, if I have a reason. Like Holidays! Woo! And I know y'all agree. So I'm going to share some cocktail recipes with you, and maybe you'll share some in the comments! What do you make on the holidays? What have you always wanted to try? Got something special your family and friends make? Planning on trying something new this year? Post it here!



POMEGRANATE COCKTAIL—

2 cups pomegranate juice
1 cup grenadine
1.5 cups vodka
1 cup fresh OJ (from blood oranges if available)
0.5 cup lime juice

Mix and proceed to be knocked on your arse. (This is actually one of my favorite drinks in the universe.)

TRUE BLOOD COCKTAIL—from Colin, the proprietor of the Shooting Star in Southhampton, UK:

1 Cherry VK (or any other cherry flavour alcopop)
1 shot vodka
1 shot dark rum
1 shot blackcurrant cordial
Top up with coke

Serve in pint glass with ice.

Have fun brushing your teeth later! To make it more holiday like, I suppose we could rename it the Bloody Reindeer, but I think we should just give Colin his due.

THAT SCARY ASS VANILLA VODKA—

Put fresh vanilla beans in a bottle of vodka. Marinate for a billion years. Use TARDIS to go forward in time to retrieve bottle. Drink. Get wasted.

So there you have it! Go forth and share! Or is it go shorth and fare? Or what? Oh? *hic*

BOOST THE SIGNAL. DRINKS HERE. I NEED A NEON SIGN.

Comments

[cruentum.livejournal.com]

VODKA STRAIGHT

IRON CURTAIN: shotglass, half Jägermeister, half Vodka

VODKA TONICS! (drink em half and half, you know you want to)

GIN TONICS! (for when you have no vodka, same applies)

SINGLE MALT

Fucking PIMMS


-- gnah, I don't drink cocktails, obviously, neither does my family. It's straight down or mixed with tonic for everyone there. LOL

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

GIN TONICS! /Fucking PIMMS CUP

Directions: Shake can! Open fucking can! Devour!

[firefly124.livejournal.com]

Mmm, that pomegranate cocktail sounds good!

I don't think I have any really "holiday" ones, but here are a couple of my usuals:

Girl Scout Cookie
1 shot Rumpleminze or however you spell it
1 shot kahlua
6-8oz milk

Avada Colada (more of a summer drink, inspired by a fic by subvers with said drink in it)
1 shot Malibu
1 shot Midori
pineapple juice to taste
green food coloring if you want (I don't usually bother, though ideally it should be very green like the curse)
add ice and blend for frozen version

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure that they HAVE TO BE HOLIDAY THEMED. Just damned good drinks. You can always give it a holiday name later!

OMG IF I WASN'T DEATHLY ADVERSE TO DAIRY+ALCOHOL, I'D BE ALL OVER THAT FIRST ONE.

AVADA COLADA. YOU RULE.

[pocky_slash.livejournal.com]

At FANGIRL DINNER PARTY! I made chocolate/peppermint martinis by bastardizing two different recipes. They were somehow a hit!

2 oz chocolate liqueur
2 oz vodka
1 oz creme de menthe
about 3 or 4 oz milk or cream
Shake over ice

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

NOICE. MMMM. MINTY. I'M DRUNK AND MY BREATH IS GREAT! KISS ME!

[wynkat1313.livejournal.com]

Oooh! I'd heard of chocolate martinis before but never minty ones! I'm gonna have to try this!

[firefly124.livejournal.com]

Oooh, sounds yummy!

[wynkat1313.livejournal.com]

Two Words - STAGS BREATH

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

WHAT THE SHIT IS THAT?

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

That vanilla vodka is good with, I think, Diet Coke? There's something you can mix with it which makes the whole thing taste like cream soda.

Then you forget it's alcoholic and fall into a well.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

You can also mix coke and amaretto. NOMALICIOUS.

Amazing cocktail technology!

[azarias.livejournal.com]

Ever get a "tiger's blood" snow cone at the fair? You can replicate that flavor AND GET DRUNK at the same time!

Mix:

1 part coconut rum
4 parts sparkling pomegranate juice (Trader Joe's sells it)

That's it. I've found that you can add appreciable amounts of vodka to this without drastically altering the taste. Depending on the extent of holiday emergency you face, this can be a very good plan.

Re: Amazing cocktail technology!

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

SPARKLING POMEGRANATE JUICE!

OMG IT'S LIKE A FRUIT PARTY IN MY MOUTH AND JB IS INVITED...

I SHOULDN'T SAY WORDS.

Re: Amazing cocktail technology!

[pocky_slash.livejournal.com]

sparkling pomegranate juice

This exists?! Why don't I have some right now?

[sthayashi.livejournal.com]

Yes please.

I think I have most of the ingredients to make that first one. Just need to get the pomegranate juice. Maybe some extra grenadine too since I don't know if I have a full cup.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

IT IS BLISSFUL AWESOME.

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

lemme get that applepie drink recipe from my sister, i'm going over there in a bit - i want to try the pomegranate one!

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

DRINKIES!

WE NEED A SCREAMING WELSHMAN.

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

Apple Pie Drink

1 gallon apple cider
1 gallon apple juice
1 1/2 cups of white sugar
6 cinnamon sticks
750 mL Everclear Alcohol (70-90 proof)

Pour cider, juice and sugar in XL pot. Add cinnamon sticks. Slowly bring to boil on medium heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat, discard cinnamon sticks. Allow to cool to room temp completely then stir in alcohol, store in containers and refrigerate. Serve as shots, chilled.

Note: Bringing to a boil may take a while depending on burner temp, pot size (if you are making full batch) and cooling time usually equals a few hours. After made you can store in fridge for up to a year. Shake well before serving. I recommend making 1/2 batch unless you have a huge pot, then make it all :)

[lawsontl.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's what I thought it was!

You forgot a critical part of the recipe, though. It must be stored in canning jars for that special, Redneck charm! And, actually, if you can it properly, meaning it's heat-sealed, you can store it anywhere almost indefinitely.

[amonitrate.livejournal.com]

I kind of like the old standby of rum and eggnog. At some point I want to try making my own eggnog, but I've never been brave enough.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

THIS SHOULD BE THE YEAR. WE SHOULD TRY. RIGHT WHEN THEY STOP SELLING IT IN STORES AND WE ARE GOING INTO WITHDRAWAL.

[lastrega.livejournal.com]

Princess Amanda's Choc-hazelnut Martini

2 shots vodka
1 shot Frangelico
1 shot Mozart dark chocolate liqueur

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

EVERYONE IS USING CHOCOLATE ALCOHOL THIS YEAR. WTF.

[mackiedockie.livejournal.com]

Many, many after hours parties at the ole watering hole where I first worked were fueled by keoke coffees--there's a lot of regional variations, but the spud version had brandy, kahlua and creme de cacao, topped off by coffee (whipped cream optional.) There's a lot of mileage in that drink, depending on your caffeine tolerance. If I was going for glory, new rounds were best tempered by a beer back between midnight and four. After that, all bets are off.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

This sounds like the beginning of a Joe story.

[lawsontl.livejournal.com]

As requested, the Screaming Welshman, devised by Jose the Bartender at the Torchsong Convention, named by me and a bunch of other drunken fans.

SCREAMING WELSHMAN

1 part Absolut Mango
1 part Triple Sec
1/2 part cranberry juice cocktail
1/2 part sweet and sour mix
touch of grenadine

Shake over ice, lots and lots of ice, because without some dilution, this comes out incredibly sweet.

And my favorite drink of all time, the Vodka Collins. Which is just a Tom Collins made with vodka instead of gin.

VODKA COLLINS

2 parts vodka
1 part fresh lemon juice
1 part simple syrup
club soda

Shake ingredients together (minus the soda, naturally). Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass (a tall glass, for those of you without bar gear). Top off with club soda, garnish with mint or a cherry (I garnish everything with cherries). Enjoy in a complete lack of moderation. Not as sweet as a Lemon Drop, and it's fizzy. My favorite drink of all time, despite the fact that most people would guess a Cosmo is my fave. Cosmos are a fling, Vodka Collins is my true love!

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I think I might like that vodka collins!

AND THE SCREAMING WELSHMAN! YES!!