Holiday Cheers! Dinner Menu

No need to dread entertaining friends and family this holiday.

Keep it simple and fun. Use that extra time to bond with your loved ones. Instead of making a large elaborate meal; design a creative and memorable menu complete with dishes and cocktails that will excite taste buds and stimulate conversation.

We teamed up with Elise from @cookinwithbooze to design a creative and easy 3-course Holiday meal Infused with a little something extra -booze. Perfect for those who enjoy a certain kick in each dish and sip!

For Starters

This Amaro based cocktail was meant to set the tone for the evening. Intended as a mellow cocktail, ‘Bi-Coastal’ – uses Bacardi 8 to add spice aroma and rich color to the mixture. A bit of citrus is added for acidity and the apple juice to round out the flavors. I strongly believe apple juice is under used in cocktails.

 

Its mildly sweet light taste make it a perfect compliment to aged spirits like this Bacardi 8. Apple juice like apples come in a variety flavors based on the type of apple. Sample an assortment of apples to determine your favorite variety.

Bi-Coastal

1 oz of Montenegro

1 oz of Bacardi 8

2 oz of Apple Juice

¼ oz of Lemon Juice

Garnish – Amaro soaked Apple slice/Lavender leaf

Add ingredients to mixing tin. Fill tin with ice; shake passionately. Strain mixture into coupe glass. Place garnish. Take #GentleLadySips

Main Dish

Gin is such a great palette cleanser. The herbal notes seem to wash out all previous taste while you breath in fresh floral ‘smells’. Fortified by Ginger Liqueur and pineapple juice; this cocktails purpose is to let the main course shine.

Season’s Best

1 oz of Gin

¾ oz of Domaine di Canton

2 oz of Pineapple Juice

1 oz of Honey Syrup

½ oz of Lime Juice

Garnish – Lime Peel

Add ingredients to mixing tin. Fill tin with ice; shake passionately. Strain mixture into rocks glass full of ice. Place garnish. Take #GentleLadySips

Elise created a cheeky way to remix a classic holiday dish.

Dessert

Lastly, the dessert cocktail was curated to be substantial. A drink that would feel like the conclusion of some transformative; a celebration of some great triumph – as getting together with family sometimes is.

Our Courvoisier based Digestif, lovingly called, ‘Cherry Bomb’ combines the very old school with new aged sensibilities.

Cherry Bomb

1 oz of Courvoisier

1 oz of Bacardi 10

1 ½ oz of Orange Juice

½ Cheerwine Syrup

2-3 dashes of Chocolate Bitters

Garnish – Bourbon Cherry/ Lime Peel

Add ingredients to mixing tin. Fill tin with ice; shake passionately. Strain mixture into chilled coupe glass. Place garnish. Take #GentleLadySips

Make sure to visit www.cookinwithbooze.com for all the details on each dish. Elise explains who she infused a little booze in each course.

 

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Pusser’s Rum

Tried some Pusser’s Rum last night at the Hearts for Hospitality date auction last night. The Pusser’s Painkiller was so good.