Seven Winter Warmers

Kahlua Peppermint Mocha Hot Cocoa

2 parts Milk
1 part drinking chocolate
1 part Kahlua Peppermint Mocha

Bring milk to a simmer. Whisk in drinking chocolate. Simmer for 30 seconds while stirring. Add Kahlua Peppermint Mocha. Garnish with peppermint stick and marshmallows.

CranCider Toddy

2 oz. apple cider
1 oz. cranberry luice
1. oz. 1800 Silver Tequila
½ oz. Gran Marnier

Heat apple cider and cranberry juice, add 1800 tequila, Gran Marnier and stir. Garnish with an orange slice.

TY KU Toddy

2 oz Ty KU Sake
1 oz. apricot brandy
5 oz fresh lemon juicy

Corzo Ruby Red
(Served Hot or Cold)

1 1/2 parts Corzo Reposado Tequila
1 part Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice
1/2 parts Cinnamon Syrup**

In a mixing glass, shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish: floating frozen cranberries and cinnamon stick.

** Home-made cinnamon syrup: put1 cup sugar in the raw and 1 cup water into saucepan with 3 cinnamon sticks. Dissolve sugar over high heat, then simmer for 15 mins. Remove cinnamon sticks, refrigerate, and serve.

For hot recipe add 2 parts of hot water to the above recipe.

Garnishes: Floating cranberries and the cinnamon stick. The cinnamon stick also doubles as a drink stirrer.

Warm Winter Margarita
Serves 4

4 shot glasses Sauz Silver Tequila
3 ½ cups apple juice
1 cinnamon stick
2 cups dried fruit of your choice
2 tbs granulated sugar

Combine apple juice and cinnamon in a heavy pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick carefully. Add sugar, dried fruit, and tequila. Mix well. Serve warm.

Holiday Pearadise

1.5 oz. Tequila Avion Reposado
1 oz. pear juice
1.5 oz. honey / orange marmalade syrup

Warm over low heat and serve.

Heated Affair
Created by Jacques Bezuidenhout, Partida Tequila Mixologist.

2 oz Partida Anejo Tequila
6 oz Hot Spiced Apple Cider
Heavy Cream

In a small warm wine glass add Tequila and hot apple cider. Float heavy cream. Garnish: Grate fresh Nutmeg over cream.

Apple Cider Preparation:
In a pot add organic apple juice. Add winter spices like cloves, cinnamon stick, allspice, and orange peel. Start of by adding a few cloves one cinnamon stick, etc., to find the right-spiced apple cider flavor. You can always add more spice later. Bring everything to a low heat for about 15 minutes. Taste for flavor. When the desired flavor is reached, remove from stove. Strain out all the spices and orange peel.

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