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Holiday Drink Recipes

Peppermint HINT Martini
2 ounces HINT Peppermint water
1.5 ounces vodka
1 ounce 100% cranberry juice
Approximately, 1 ounce seltzer water
Ice cubes
1 lime

Fresh fruit In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, Peppermint HINT, cranberry juice, and ice; shake until well combined. Strain into chilled glass and top with seltzer water. Squeeze lime into mixture and use as a garnish, along with some fresh fruits!

imageTotal Calories: 122

Peppermint HINT Blueberry Blitzer Mocktail
3 ounces Peppermint HINT
2 ounces 100% cranberry juice
1 ounce seltzer water
Ice cubes
Approximately ¼ cup blueberries
1 mint leaf

Muddle blueberries and add to a chilled glass. In a cocktail shaker, combine Peppermint HINT, cranberry juice, seltzer water and ice; shake until well combined. Strain into chilled glass; serve immediately. Garnish with a mint leaf.

Total Calories: 46

imageBasil Hayden’s® Holiday Spice (Joaquín Simó)
2 parts Basil Hayden’s® Bourbon
3/4 parts Fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 part Maple Syrup
1/4 part Amaretto
3 dashes Angostura® bitters

Combine Basil Hayden¹s®, lemon juice, maple syrup, Amaretto and bitters in a mixing tin with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Grate a cinnamon stick over the top as garnish

Cali Wonderland
1 1/2 oz Caliche Rum
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1 tsp Granulated Sugar
1 bar Spoon Maraschino Liqueur
1 dash Aromatic Bitters
1 Lemon slice for garnish
Additional lemon juice and granulated sugar for garnish

Rub the rim of a festive old-fashioned glass with lemon juice and then dip it into the sugar and set aside to dry. Stir all ingredients over ice in a mixing glass and strain into the crusted glass. Garnish with the lemon slice.

Cali Kiss
1 1/2 oz Caliche Rum
3/4 oz St Germaine elderflower liqueur
1/2 Lemon cut into quarters
1 oz chilled Prosecco (or any dry sparkling wine)

In a mixing glass muddle the lemon, Caliche and elderflower liqueur, fill with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into an ice-filled flute and top with sparkling wine.

Recipes from Bow & Truss restaurant in North Hollywood:

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Sigel’s Holiday LiqueurFest Tasting Extravaganza

Join Sigel’s to taste some (60+) unique holiday liqueurs at their Holiday LiqueurFest … (the name is seriously way too much).  It’s a free event and they’ll let you sample the liqueurs that being that special something to a holiday cocktail.  You also have a chance to win prizes if you drink enough … no, really.

I’ll see you there!

Wednesday, November 16 | 5-8 p.m.
Sigel’s Elite (5757 Greenville Ave.)

RSVP HERE

From Sigel’s: Join us… for a rare opportunity to taste through an extensive selection of delicious Liqueurs and Cordials from around the world. As we head into the holidays, this is the perfect time to explore this exciting world of spirited flavors – whether for gift giving or adding to seasonal menus.

Enjoy special sale prices on over 60 Liqueurs.Come learn everything you wanted to know about the different liqueurs you’ve been enjoying and ones you didn’t even know you wanted. This great event should not be missed!