3 Easy Holiday Cocktail Recipes for Social Mixers and Dates at Home

Food and drinks are incredibly social things. After all so many people “Go out for drinks” when they want to get to know someone better. Apparently from an evolutionary point of view the sharing of resources (like food and drinks) helps us bond together. Therefore, why not get creative with the drinks we serve so it can create good memories and social bonding time?

The Jazzed-Up Ginger Ale

• Half a cup of frozen cranberries

• Ginger Ale (or Cranberry Ginger Ale)

• Fresh rosemary spring

• Ice

• 1-2 ounce vodka

Add vodka to an 8 ounce glass. Then add the frozen cranberries (the act as ice cubes) , ice if you want ice and top with the ginger ale. Garnish with rosemary spring

The Earl Grey Gin & Tonic

2 ounces Dunrobin Distilleries Earl Grey Gin

• Tonic water

• Fresh Rosemary Spring

• Ice

Chill a martini glass. Remove ice from glass then add the Earl Grey gin and top with tonic water. Garnish with rosemary spring.

Bee’s Knees

Okay, I found this in “The Cocktail Bible” and loved it. Just sharing how I make it which is slightly different from the book.

• 2 ounces gin

• Fresh lemon juice from a whole lemon

• 1 ounce honey

Put all the ingredients in a shaker and top with ice. Shake 30 seconds and double strain in a martini or coupe glass.

Cherry Spice Rum and Coke

1 ounce maraschino cherry juice (from jar of cherries)

• 2 ounce spiced rum

• Cola

• Maraschino cherries

Start with putting rum and cherry juice in an 8 oz glass. Top with cola and garnish with cherries on a stick.