Citrus Winter Warmer Toddy

Ingredients:
1.5 oz SKYY Infusions Citrus
0.5 oz agave nectar
4 oz hot water
3 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1 pat unsalted butter (just under a tablespoon)
Grated nutmeg

Directions:
Combine all ingredients into a large mug, topping the liquid with hot water last. Stir, grate nutmeg over top and let steep for a couple minutes before serving.

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Sleigh

Ingredients:
2 oz Sobieski Vanilia Vodka
½ oz Irish Cream
Splash of pomegranate juice

Directions:
Mix ingredients. Serve over ice with a stick of cinnamon.

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Cranberry-Honey Cocktail

This Thanksgiving, be grateful for cocktails! The cranberry-honey syrup is also delicious combined with sparkling water or club soda for a non-alcoholic alternative.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz vodka
1 1/2 oz cranberry-honey syrup*
1 oz fresh lemon juice

Directions:
Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass.

*Cranberry-honey syrup

Ingredients:
1 cup fresh cranberries
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup water

Directions:
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The After-Turkey Apertif

Ingredients:
1 oz Moon Mountain Organic Vodka
1/4 oz sweet vermouth
1/4 oz Zwack
5 dashes Angostura Bitters

Directions:
Pour Ketel One Oranje, sweet vermouth, Zwack and 5 dashes of Angostura Bitters into a rocks glass filled with ice. Stir gently. Garnish with lime.

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Grand Thanksgiving

Ingredients:
1 1/4  ounces Ketel One Oranje™ Flavored Vodka
1/4 ounces Grand Marnier®
1/4 ounces Fresh lemon juice
Ginger ale

Directions:
Pour Ketel One Oranje, Grand Marnier and fresh lemon juice into rocks glass over ice. Top off with ginger ale. Stir gently. Garnish with orange peel.

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Nuts About Peanuts

Ingredients:
1 ¼ oz. Russian Standard Vodka
¾ oz walnut liqueur
¾ oz irish cream liqueur
¼ oz Butterscotch Schnapps
1 scoop Peanut Butter
1 oz simple syrup
1.5 oz heavy whipping cream

Directions:
Stir peanut butter with Russian Standard Vodka, simple syrup and heavy whipping cream until peanut butter dissolves.  Add remaining ingredients and shake with ice in a shaker. Strain into a peanut butter rimmed, chilled cocktail glass.

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Cold Pumpkin Pie

Thanksgiving is only a few days away.  I love Thanksgiving so much it’s hard to pick my favorite part of the holiday, but I have to say that it’s probably pumpkin pie.  I love pumpkin and this time of the year that I find myself eating a lot of pumpkin in all kinds of ways from pumpkin ice cream to pumpkin cheesecake and of course pumpkin pie.  This Thanksgiving I want to inspire you to … Read more

Hound’s Tooth Toddy

Ingredients:
2 oz. SKYY Infusions Ginger
.75 oz honey
Juice of half a lemon
2 sage leaves
4 oz of Earl Grey tea (hot)

Directions:
Combine all ingredients directly in a wine glass. Garnish with a sage leaf.

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Hot Apple Fritter

Ingredients:
1 oz Sobieski Cynamon Vodka
1 oz apple schnapps

Directions:
Shake with ice. Strain into a chilled glass with an apple slice garnish.

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Balsamique

Ingredients:
1 1/2 parts Grey Goose Vodka
3/4 part Crème Yvette
1/4 part balsamic vinegar
1 part pomegranate juice
3/4 part agave nectar
1 to 2 parts seltzer water

Directions:
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add first five ingredients. Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is frosted and beaded with sweat. Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice. Top with seltzer and garnish with a fresh orange slice.… Read more