Flirty Mistletoe
Ingredients:
1 oz Cascal Berry Cassis
1 oz Vodka
Champagne
Directions:
Pour CASCAL Berry Cassis and Vodka in glass, top with Champagne, and enjoy!
Courtesy of Cascal Berry Cassis.… Read more
Wine and Beer Recipes
Autumn Harvest
Ingredients:
2 parts Basil Hayden’s Bourbon
3/4 parts Heering Cherry Liqueur
1 dash Fee Brothers Old Fashioned Aromatic Bitters
2 parts Milk Stout Beer
Fresh nutmeg
Directions:
Combine Basil Hayden’s, cherry liqueur and bitters in a mixing glass.Add ice and shake.Roll in the milk stout beer. Strain into an old fashioned glass with ice. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and cherry on top.
Created by Charles Joly. Courtesy Basil Hayden’s Bourbon.… Read more
Pilgrim’s Pumpkin 75
Champagne cocktails and Thanksgiving go hand in hand. The light and refreshing bubbles are a good match for the heavy food! Get in the spirit with this pumpkin adaptation of the French 75 cocktail.
Ingredients:
1 oz gin
1 1/2 oz pumpkin puree
2 pinches pumpkin pie spice
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
Sparkling wine
Directions:
In a cocktail shaker with ice, vigorously shake the gin, puree, spice, lemon juice and … Read more
Pear-Ginger Champagne Cocktail
This simple and light champagne cocktail is perfect for Thanksgiving, the day of thanks and heavy foods! The seasonal flavor and ginger zing will complement the food without filling you up. Also: there’s no better way to celebrate than with a little something sparkling.
Juice the pears yourself for a little DIY enhancement! For more tips on creating your own champagne cocktails, check out our book DIY Cocktails.
Ingredients:
1 oz pear juice
1/2 oz … Read more
Vampire’s Kiss #2
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Vodka
1 1/2 oz Voga Sparkling Wine
3/4 oz Grenadine
Red sugar for rimming the glass.
Directions:
Rim the glass with red sugar. Make sure to drip some down the side! Pour chilled vodka and grenadine in a martini glass.Top with Sparkling wine.
Courtesy of Voga Wines.… Read more
Bloody Red Rum Sangria
Ingredients:
1 750ml bottle of spiced rum
1/2 bottle Voga Merlot
6 oz. fresh lime juice
6 oz. triple sec liqueur
6 oz. simple syrup
2 limes sliced in thin wheels
2 red oranges sliced in thin wheels
Directions:
Chill ingredients overnight or at least a few hours before the party. Add all ingredients into a large punch bowl. Float a large ice block to keep it cool. These can be made easily using a … Read more
Bride of Frankenstein
Ingredients:
4 oz Voga Sparkling Wine
1 oz Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur
1 oz pineapple juice
Directions:
Pour Chambord and juice into a Champagne flute. Top with VOGA Sparkling and garnish with a raspberry.
Courtesy of Voga Wine.… Read more
Nuts About You
If fall weather is putting you in a romantic mood, here’s the perfect champagne cocktail for the occasion.
This week’s drink uses orgeat, a floral almond syrup that adds a richness and silkiness to an already great combination: sparkling wine and rum. I suggest you take the extra time to make your own orgeat, using our recipe. However, you can also use a well-made orgeat by Small Hand Foods, Okole Maluna or your favorite ingredient … Read more
Sangria Basics
Sangria is a DIY dream. It’s a wine punch with fruit and liquor in it. What kind of wine, fruit and liquor? That’s up to you.
Some people like to top off their sangria with ginger ale, lemon-lime soda or club soda. Some people like it room temperature, while others drink it over ice. It’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t like sangria. It’s possible they wouldn’t be people worth knowing.
Using expensive wine is … Read more
Lemon Lavender Cocktail
This light and refreshing drink is perfect for weddings, garden parties … or any time you want to toast something beautiful. My latest creation is a champagne cocktail made with limoncello, gin, a hint of lavender and, of course, champagne.
It’s a subtle cocktail that will please lots of different tastes.
If you want a more pronounced lavender flavor and aroma in the drink, after you muddle the flowers with the lemon and limoncello, leave … Read more
