It’s not a surprise to anyone that 2020 has been, well, somewhat rough for folks everywhere. The holidays are upon us and that means that we get some reprieve from the daily hustle and bustle from our bed to our favorite couch every day with a possible trip to the dinner table. With all the rich, delicious, and decadent food everyone will be enjoying, there will be a somewhat necessary desire to follow it up with something that is equally as wonderful (and dare we say, refreshing as well?). Below we’ve included seven recipes that are a definite must-have at your next [very] intimate holiday party.

Bulleit Bourbon Cranberry Old Fashioned
Note: Makes 6-8 cocktails 

Ingredients:

Bourbon Soaked Cranberries

2 oz dried cranberries
4 oz Bulleit Bourbon
1 cinnamon stick

Cranberry Old Fashioned

Ice 
1 ½ oz Bulleit Bourbon
½ oz infused Bulleit Bourbon, from the dried cranberries
1 spoonful soaked cranberries
1-2 strips orange zest
2-3 drops orange bitters
1 tbsp simple syrup, or to taste
Orange wedges, for garnish 

Directions:
Bourbon Soaked Cranberries

1. Add the cranberries, bourbon and cinnamon stick to a sealable glass container. Give it a stir and let the mixture sit on the counter for 1 day. 
2. Remove the cinnamon stick and put the bourbon cranberries in the refrigerator.
3. Keep up to 1 month, refrigerated 

Cranberry Old Fashioned

1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Add the bourbon, infused bourbon, some of the bourbon cranberries, orange zest, orange bitters, stir the cocktail and taste. 
3. If needed, add sugar syrup a little at a time until the cocktail is sweetened to your liking. 
4. Garnish with two orange wedges. 

Maple Ginger Moscow Mule
Note: Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka
4 oz Ginger Beer
1 tsp maple syrup
3 tsp Fresh grated ginger
Apple slice
Fresh ginger slice
Cinnamon Stick

Directions:

1. Combine Smirnoff No. 21 vodka, chilled ginger beer, and maple syrup along with grated ginger in a copper mule mug.
2. Stir to combine and garnish with an apple slice, fresh ginger slice, and a cinnamon stick.

Captain And Ginger

Ingredients: 

1.5oz Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
4oz Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer
Mint Sprig 
Lemon

Directions: 

1. Muddle mint and lemon in the bottom of a tall glass.
2. Add ice, Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum and Ginger Ale.
3. Garnish with mint sprig and lemon wheel, stir and serve.

Crown Royal Holiday Sour

Ingredients: 

1.5 oz CR Deluxe 
.75 oz Lemon juice
.75 oz Cinnamon Syrup 
Float red wine
Shake/Rocks/Float dry red wine/Orange wedge

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together. Shake well + serve in rocks glass
2. Float dry red wine.
3. Garnish with orange wedge.

Carrot King 

Ingredients:

1.5oz Teremana Reposado 
1oz Fresh Carrot Juice
.75oz Fresh Lemon Juice
.5oz Ginger Syrup
2 dashes Hot Sauce
Pinch of Celery Salt

Directions:

1. Build in a glass. Add ice, then mix ingredients by “rolling” back and forth between Collins glass and the larger end of a shaker tin.
2. Garnish with a carrot top or parsley sprig and a pinch of celery salt. 

Spiced Pomegranate Manarita

Ingredients:

1.5oz Teremana Blanco Tequila
1oz Pomegranate Juice
.75 Cinnamon Syrup
.5 Lime Juice
2 Dashes Orange Bitters (optional)

Directions:

1. Shake and strain into a double old fashioned glass.
2. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and orange wheels. 

Negroni Sbagliato

Ingredients:

1 oz Cinzano Rosso Vermouth 
1 oz Campari
Top with Cinzano Prosecco

Garnish: Slice of orange
Glass: Rocks

Directions: 

1. Pour the ingredients directly in a glass filled with fresh ice. Stir and complete with a half-wheel of orange.
2. Enjoy!