Peppermint Twist Candy Cane Martini

Vanilla ice cream
White Creme de Menthe
Giffard Vanilla Syrup

Blend and serve in a chilled martini glass with either a crushed candy cane rim, or just float some crushed candy cane on top. The idea is to keep this drink pristine and white like new snow. Garnish with a mint leaf. We might also try adding a touch of white creme de cacao in here as well. We’ll see.

Holiday ‘Hopper

Consider the Holiday Hopper a Grasshopper with a twist (everything’s got a twist this season!).  Midori has taken one of the more popular Christmas ‘martinis’ and added their liqueur for this melon background that is really quite interesting and makes, in my opinion, a far better cocktail. As with the Grasshopper, use white creme de cacao because the brown makes the finished drink look like some sort of sludge, which is rather unappealing.

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Midori melon liqueur
• 1/2 oz green creme de menthe
• 1/2 oz white creme de cacao
• 2 oz half and half
• mint leaves for garnish
• raspberry for garnish

Preparation:

1. Pour the ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into a cocktail glass.
4. Garnish with a mint leaves and a raspberry.

That’s our start at least – what’s your favourite holiday drink?

(image source: Midori; image for Peppermint Twist coming soon)

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Experimental Mixology: The Christmas Edition

Drinks After Dark’s exclusive cocktail guru, Steve Kemble, has prepared a Peppermint Moijito for those of us who need a little escape and for those of you who just want to enjoy a dirnk with friends during the season.

To make:

1 oz 10 Cane Rum
1/2 oz Simple Syrup (to taste, really)
Squeeze fresh lime juice
Club Soda
Mint
Crushed Peppermint for garnish

Mix like you would a regular mojito – muddle the mint, lime juice and simple syrup together in a glass, add in the rum,and give it a stir. Add club soda and garnish, give it another good swizzle, and then float a peppermint on the top and serve.

I’m of the mind that Christmas should be about what you’d like it to be about – so if peppermint mojitos makes you happy, enjoy!

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December Cocktail: Peppermint Mojito