Seasons Greetings

My love for the Christmas Period is unrellenting… I just the festive cheer, everyone in jovial moods, christmas shopping, visiting the european markets for a hot mug of Glußwein, the smell of pine needles when you walk through your front door, the seasonal lights in every town and village but most of all I love the food and drink associated with this magical time of year!

I have been creating Xmas Cocktails since I started bartending with typical ingredients like Cranberry Sauce and Brandy Butter but the cocktails below are the ones that will make you jump out of your seat and shout ‘Merry Christmas’!

Mince Pie Margarita

50ml Herradura Reposado
25ml Fresh Lime Juice
15ml Robert’s Essence of Christmas*
1 Tbsp of Robertson’s Vegetarian Mincemeat

Served in UrbanBar Margarita glass
Garnished with Mini Mince Pie

Merry Mojito

50ml Pine Needle infused Bacardi Superior
15ml Fresh Lime
10ml Pure Sugar Cane Syrup
4 Mint Leaves
1 Pine Needle Branch

Served in Hi Ball
No Garnish

Christmas in Manhattan

50ml Woodford Reserve
10ml Vya Sweet
10ml Robert’s Essence of Christmas*
Bsp Griottines Syrup
Dash Angostura Orange Bitters

Served in Marie Antoinette
Garnished with Griottines Cherry

All the Trimmings

30ml Roast Turkey infused 10 Cane
30ml Sausage infused Maker’s Mark
15ml Homemade Cranberry Cordial
Dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Dash Sage Tincture

Served in Old Fashioned glass
Garnished with Christmas Cracker

Seasonal Mar’tree’ni

50ml No. 209
10ml Dolin Chambery
Dash Miclo Eau de Vie Quoing (Holly)

Served in UrbanBar Cocktail glass
Garnished with Candy Cane and atomisation of Clear Creek Distillery Douglas Fir Eau de Vie

R-L: Mince Pie Margarita, Merry Mojito, Seasonal Mar’tree’ni, All the Trimmings