HOLIDAY CHEER IN A GLASS

These three festive cocktails will help you and your guests celebrate the season!

Tis the season. Spruce up your holiday celebrations with one of these tasty, festive and easy-to-make cocktails. We’ve included a creamy favorite, a new concoction and reimagined a classic for Christmas, so you’ll have something for every guest.

FIRESIDE

{Ingredients} 4oz vodka 1oz maple syrup 1 sprig rosemary 5oz pink grapefruit juice 1 pinch of salt

Prep In the bottom of a rocks glass briefly crush the rosemary leaves into the maple syrup and salt. Fill glass with ice and add the vodka.

Top with fresh pink grapefruit juice and salt and stir well.

Garnish with an extra sprig of rosemary.

MISTLETOE MARTINI

{Ingredients}

1½ ounce gin or vodka

½ ounce elderflower liqueur

1½ ounce cranberry juice

½ ounce simple syrup

Cranberries

Mint leaves

Rosemary sprig

Prep

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice.

Pour in the spirit, elderberry liqueur, cranberry juice and simple syrup. Shake until chilled. Strain into a martini or old fashioned glass.

Garnish by tossing in a few cranberries, floating mint leaves and rosemary sprig on top.

CLASSIC EGG NOG

{Ingredients}

2 eggs, separated

1/4 cup sugar, divided

1½ cups whole milk

½ cup heavy cream

½ cup rum, bourbon or brandy (No need to go top shelf)

Grated nutmeg

Prep

In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks with three tablespoons of the sugar until fluffy.

Stir in the milk, heavy cream and your spirit of choice.

In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with the remaining one tablespoon of sugar until soft peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture.

Divide between four rocks glasses.

Garnish each with freshly grated nutmeg.2 eggs, separated

Fireside courtesy Grey Goose, Town & Country

Mistletoe Martini courtesy Davios NYV, Town & Country

Egg Nog courtesy liquor.com