More Holiday Cocktails
By OCinSite At-Large | December 13, 2010 11:50 AM
Do try this at home. Following are the recipes to mix a Red Hot Santa, Peppermint Froth or a Kentucky Mulled Cider—all, seasonal cocktails from The Loft at Montage Laguna Beach.
Red Hot Santa
Recipes courtesy of The Loft at Montage Laguna Beach
Enjoy this delicious fusion of chocolate and cayenne in a remarkable martini for the winter season.
Ingredients:
2 parts vodka
2 parts chocolate liqueur
1.5 parts sweetened whipping cream
Cocoa powder
Cayenne pepperMethod:
Add a pinch of cayenne pepper to cocoa powder, and rim martini glass with mixture. In shaker filled with ice, add vodka and chocolate liqueur. Shake vigorously and strain into martini glass. Top with sweetened whipping cream.
Peppermint Froth
A dreamy winter cocktail that gives new utility to the candy cane as garnish.
Ingredients:
1.5 parts vodka
1 part peppermint schnapps
½ part simple syrup
½ part creamMethod:
Add all ingredients to shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into rocks glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with seasonal candy.
Kentucky Mulled Cider
Guaranteed to send a blush to your cheeks and a bit of warmth to your center.
Ingredients:
1 cup Maker’s Mark whisky
4 cups apple cider
1 lemon, sliced thin
6 cloves
½ teaspoon ground allspice
2 small cinnamon sticksMethod:
Combine whisky and cider. Add lemon (with rind), cloves, allspice and cinnamon sticks. Heat to boiling and serve.
