Author: Osumashi

Making Spirits Bright: Your Super Happy Fun Aperitif Post

 

It’s the time of year to unwind.

 

Start one’s party with some festive mocktails:

 

Christmas Mimosa (as seen above)

  • 2 parts non alcoholic sparkling wine or alternative
  • 1 part cranberry juice
  • 1 rosemary sprig or cranberries to garnish optional
  • Pour 2 parts wine and 1 part cranberry juice into a champagne flute and garnish with rosemary and/or cranberries. Serve immediately. If you don’t drink alcohol free wine, it can easily be replaced with soda water, kombucha or ginger beer.

Christmas Punch

  • 6 cups cranberry juice or pomegranate cranberry juice*
  • 3 cups pineapple juice**
  • 1 Tbsp almond extract
  • 3 liters ginger ale
  • 1 (12 oz.) bag fresh cranberries (optional)
  • 2 fresh limes, sliced (optional)
  • Ice
  • Pour cranberry juice, pineapple juice, and almond extract into a large drink dispenser and mix. Pour in ginger ale and give it one quick stir.
  • Add in cranberries, ice and ginger ale. Serve within a few hours for best results as it will start to go flat.

 

If one would prefer to partake:

White Christmas Mojito

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup of lime juice
  • 1/4 cup of packed mint leaves, plus more for garnish
  • 1/2 cup of sugar
    1/2 cup of white rum
  • 1/2 cup of coconut rum
  • 1 cup of canned coconut milk
  • sparkling water
  • pomegranate arils

Instructions:

  1. In a larger pitcher, muddle the mint leaves in the sugar and lime juice.
  2. Using a strainer, remove the muddled mint leaves (optional).
  3. Fill four glasses halfway full with ice and fill 3/4 full with coconut rum mixture.
  4. Top off each glass with sparkling water. Garnish with mint leaves and pomegranate arils and enjoy!

 

 

(Sidebar: do not drink and drive.)

 

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