Tanquery Rouge
This signature drink from TheBar.com features one of the hottest flavors in cocktails and a winter favorite - the pomegranate.
- 1.25 oz. Tanqueray Gin
- 1 oz. simple syrup
- .75 oz. fresh lemon juice
- 1 oz. pomegranate juice
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice, and shake until chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon peel spiral.
Merry Christmas
The tart-sweet taste of cranberries has long been a favorite flavor of the season.
- 1 oz. Plymouth Gin
- 1 oz. cranberry juice
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- club soda
Pour the gin and juices into a collins glass filled with ice, and stir. Top with club soda. Serve garnished with fresh cranberries.
Poinsettia
The trick for great champagne cocktails is to mix all the ingredients, then add the champagne just before serving.
- 1/2 oz. Cointreau
- 3 oz. cranberry juice
- champagne
Chill all ingredients well beforehand. Pour the Cointreau and cranberry juice into a chilled champagne flute, and stir well. Top with champagne.
Christmas Jones
The Christmas Jones made its appearance on Metro Marche's Bond Cocktails menu in honor of the release of Casino Royale. It's a fine reason to keep the blender handy year-round. The recipe makes two highballs.
- 4 fresh strawberries
- 1 part vodka
- 2 tsp. superfine sugar
- 5 oz. pineapple juice
- 7-Up
Combine the vodka, strawberries, sugar, and pineapple juice in a blender, and blend until smooth. Split the mix equally between two ice-filled highball glasses. Top with 7-Up, and serve garnished with a sprig of fresh mint.
Jingle Bell Rockarita
- 6 parts sweet and sour mix
- 3 parts tequila
- 2 parts strawberry schnapps
- 1 part orange liqueur
Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled shaker, and shake vigorously to chill. Pour into a margarita glass rimmed with sugar.
White Christmas Dream
- 1 part vodka
- 1 part amaretto
- 1 part heavy cream
Combine the ingredients in an ice-filled shaker and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, and serve garnished with a dusting of grated nutmeg.
Gin-Berry
- 1 part gin
- 1 part lemon juice
- 1 part Chambord
Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled shaker. Shake well, and strain into a cocktail glass. Serve garnished with a lemon peel spiral.
Frosty Noggin
- 1 1/2 oz. rum
- 3/4 oz. creme de cacao
- 3 oz. eggnog
- 3 cups vanilla ice cream
Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour into a parfait glass or snifter. Serve garnished with whipped cream drizzled with a few drops of green creme de menthe.
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
- 1 1/4 oz. light rum
- 1 1/2 oz. lemon juice
- 1/2 oz. grenadine
- cranberry juice
Mix the rum, lemon juice and grenadine in a highball glass. Fill with ice cubes, and top off with cranberry juice. Serve garnished with a lemon wedge.
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