Sure, you can pick up a few bottles of wine and choice beers, in fact I recommend you do, but I also advise having an easy-to-make cocktail that’s worth serving to holiday guests. You don’t have to go crazy, mixing up drinks touting 12+ ingredients, but offering friends and family something other than a rum and cola wouldn’t be a bad idea.
We’ve got three rad, easy-to-master cocktail recipes to ramp up your holiday and earn you some serious respect.
Blackberry Bramble
It's not too fruity but the sweet-seeking ladies will love it just as much as you do.
1½ oz gin
1 lime (juiced and for garnish)
2 tbsp muddled blackberries (about 6 berries)
1½ oz simple syrup
4 - 6 oz tonic water (we wholeheartedly recommend Q Tonic)
Muddle blackberries in a cocktail shaker. Add gin, lime juice,
simple syrup and crushed ice. Shake well. Pour into a rocks
glass, top with tonic water and enjoy.
Trade Secrets
If you don't have a muddler on hand, use the end of a wooden spoon
Spring for the good tonic water – it makes a huge difference – the grocery store stuff is made
with synthetic quinine and high fructose corn syrup
A juicer makes life way easier, even a hand held version like this
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