SKIP TO RECIPE Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 12- here we have the Gifted Grapefruit. Citrus is in season and this drink takes full advantage with both freshly squeezed grapefruit and orange juices at play. Alongside Chambord raspberry liqueur, Grand Marnier and vodka, this would make for a nice brunch cocktail for…
Tipples
Campari Christmas
SKIP TO RECIPE Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 11 – allow me to introduce the Campari Christmas. This tipple is all things merry and bright – Campari, vodka, Triple Sec, orange juice and cranberry juice, topped off with Prosecco. It’s as interesting as it is festive and deserves a spotlight at your…
Mistletoe Margarita
SKIP TO RECIPE Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 10 – Mistletoe Margarita. Nothing cures a case of the Mondays faster than tequila. This is basically a juice cleanse, with tequila, to keep you fortified. Have you ever done a juice cleanse? I have. I did a three-day juice cleanse in anticipation of…
The Drunken Pear
SKIP TO RECIPE Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 9 – is upon us and here we have The Drunken Pear. This drink is a really interesting flavour experience that you might not have sampled before. Pear, ginger, lemon, honey and rye make for a delightful combination that is easy-drinking yet complex. Also…
Maple Manhattan
SKIP TO RECIPE Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 8 is classic Christmas Canadiana, the Maple Manhattan. Canada is all over this cocktail, with the exception of the base spirit. Maple syrup AND ice wine, doesn’t get much more quintessentially Canadian! It might sound like this drink would be overly sweet given the…
The Hyacinth Cocktail
SKIP TO RECIPE Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 7 is upon us and here we have The Hyacinth. It’s Friday, we’ve made it through the first week of this advent calendar, I hope you’re feeling no pain by this point. This drink is the perfect welcome cocktail – it’s so simple but…
Cranberry Gin Fizz
SKIP TO RECIPE Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 6 is this ruby red Cranberry Gin Fizz. Put a little elbow grease to muddle 10 fresh cranberries to get this rich crimson hue. At first blush, it might seem like this tipple could be too tart or acidic given the combination of cranberries,…
Mae Rose
SKIP TO RECIPE Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar features the most spirited cocktail yet, the Mae Rose. Don’t let her pretty pallor and fruity scent fool you, this drink packs a wallop. This is a solid 3.5-ounce cocktail is somewhere between a martini and a negroni and requires some seriously slow sipping and an…
Christmas Clementine Drop
SKIP TO RECIPE Hello, beautiful. Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 4 features the lovely Christmas Clementine Drop. I stumbled across a cocktail recipe that called for freshly squeezed clementine juice and I felt like I was playing checkers and the author was playing 3D chess. Mind blown. It’s so stunningly simple, but…
Three Citrus Sour
SKIP TO RECIPE Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 3 brings us this brandy-based Three Citrus Sour. Three different kinds of freshly squeezed citrus juice make for a very bright cocktail. The egg white adds a nice froth and a bit of fattiness to balance out the acid. Brandy is a bar cart…
