Homecoming

By: The Martini Club

1 oz Wiser's Deluxe
½ oz Kahlùa
½ oz McGuinness Crème De Cacao Dark
2 oz chilled coffee


Garnish
Mint

1. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add Wiser's Deluxe, Kahlùa, McGuinness Crème De Cacao Dark and chilled coffee.

2. Shake and strain into a rocks glass with ice. Garnish with mint.

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Candy Cane Red Velvet Trifle

By: Eshun Mott

This trifle takes trendy red velvet cake right into the holiday season. Red and white layers visually mimic a candy cane and a hint of pepper mint balanced against cream cheese and white chocolate takes it over the top for a trifle all ages can enjoy. If you can’t find peppermint oil for the cream, you can substitute about ½ tsp (2 mL) peppermint extract. For a different presentation, this recipe works equally well made in 6 to 8 individual portions.

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Blue Christmas

By: Jennifer McLagan

Add colour to your holiday celebration with this brilliant blue drink.

1 1/2 oz blue Curaçao
1/2 oz orange juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed
Tonic water
Ice

Stir together blue curaçao and freshly squeezed orange and lime juice. Pour into a cocktail glass and add ice, then top with tonic water.

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Asian Sling

By: Dee Gibson, Gibson & Lyle, Caterer

Kumquats, which originated in China, resemble a small orange. The whole fruit can be eaten without peeling.

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Dublin Rainfall Mocktail

By: The Martini Club

To a rocks glass filled with ice, add 4 oz. iced tea, the juice of 1/8 fresh lemon and 2 oz. apple juice. Garnish with a red apple slice.

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Cliff Diver

By: The Martini Club

Fill a tall glass with ice. Add 3 oz. lemon iced tea and 2 oz. peach juice. Garnish with a peach slice.

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Berry Caprioska

By: The Martini Club

 

2 tbsp mixed berries
1/4 oz fresh lime juice
1/4 oz simple syrup
2 oz white cranberry juice

1. In a cocktail shaker, add berries, lime juice and simple syrup. Muddle or mash† with a bar spoon.

2. Fill shaker with ice and add white cranberry juice. Shake sharply and strain into a rocks glass with ice.

3. Garnish with a mixed berry skewer.


Simple Syrup
Measure equal parts sugar and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes, stirring to dissolve sugar. Let cool; refrigerate.


To Muddle or Mash
You'll need a muddler or bar spoon. Mashing the berries releases the juices into the cocktail giving it flavour.

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