A Beachy Christmas with Seagram's Escapes | Holiday Cocktail Recipes

The holiday season is finally here! I don't know about you, but I am always craving a holiday in the sun! There's nothing like laying on a beach with a tropical cocktail in hand basking in the warmth. Whether you're able to escape or not, luckily there is a way to bring the beachy holiday vacation to you at home: with Seagram's Escapes! 

Seagram's Escapes offers so many different flavors that are festive and colorful - perfect to add some tropical flair to your holiday celebrations! Maybe you have a home by the beach, or perhaps you are throwing a beachy Christmas party with friends and family... Here are my holiday cocktail recipes I've created using Seagram's Escapes that will have you trading decking the halls, for decking the palms!

Deck The Palm Tree

Ingredients:

4oz Seagram's Escapes Blueberry Acai Lemonade

2oz Vodka

Splash of Lemon Juice

Garnish with fresh berries

 

Santa’s Trip To The South Pole

Ingredients:

4oz Seagram’s Escapes Jamaican Me Happy

2oz Tequila

Splash of Lime Juice

Holiday In The Sun

Ingredients:

Seagram’s Escapes Peach Fuzzy Navel

Champagne

 Directions:

Fill a champagne glass half way up with champagne

Fill the remainder of the glass with Seagram’s Escapes Peach Fuzzy Navel

Santa’s Mermaid Water

Ingredients:

1 Bottle Seagram’s Escapes Calypso Colada

4oz Coconut Rum

24oz Pineapple Juice

Fresh Pineapple Wedge

Frozen Coconut Chunks

Seas and Greetings

Ingredients:

4oz.  Seagram’s Escapes Wild Berries

2oz.  Sparkling Wine

Mixed berries for garnish

I’m Dreaming of a Beachy Christmas

Ingredients:

4oz Seagram’s Escapes Strawberry Daiquiri

2oz Vodka

2oz Lemon/Lime soda or Seltzer

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Photography by: Rebecca Gnasso

Beach Decor by: Candy's Cottage

Tis the Season for Boozy Holiday Cocktails

It's the most wonderful time of the year in the cocktail world. Why? Because all cocktails get a little frostier, a little more festive, and a whole lot boozier. It's the holidays, and as we get older a lot of times the magic of the season seems to disappear. With holiday cocktails, that magical feeling is reignited within us. The flavors of the season may be a little more naughty than usual, but the tippling spirits will make you feel soHo-Ho-Ho nice.

Here are my favorite recipes to get you into the Christmas spirit. 

Candy Cane Cava-Tail

Fill 1/3 of a flute with White Crème de Cocoa and the rest with chilled Sweet Cuvée Cava. Garnish with a whole candy cane.

Salt & Char Yule Nog

Created by Emily McKenna of Salt & Char in Saratoga Springs, NY

Salt & Char Yule Nog
Yields 12 glasses

Ingredients:

6 eggs, separated 

1 cup milk 

1 cup cream 

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons white sugar 

2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

Pinch cinnamon 

Pinch kosher salt

6 oz cognac 

1 oz jagertee

Orange and nutmeg to garnish 

Directions:

Mix egg yolks and brown sugar. Slowly add in milk and cream. Add vanilla, salt, white sugar, cinnamon, cognac and jagertee. Whip egg whites then fold into liquid mixture. Serve in chilled glass. Top with orange zest and nutmeg.

Fireside Delight

Created by Enzo Cangemi

Ingredients:

1 oz Campari

1 oz Frangelico

1 oz Espolon Tequila Reposado

2 dashes Chocolate Bitters

Directions: 

Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

Belvedere Toddy

Ingredients:

1 oz. Belvedere Vodka

1.5 oz. Hot Water

1 oz. Lillet Blanc

.5 oz Lemon

.5 oz Honey Stick

1 Cinnamon Stick

Fresh Grated Nutmeg

Orange Wedge

Cloves

Directions:

Add hot water to heat glass mug, then honey to melt. Add remaining liquid to ingredients. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and orange wedge and top with freshly grated nutmeg. Option to pierce orange wedges with 3 cloves.

Cava Wonderland

Prepare rims by combining 1/4 c coconut flakes, 2 tbsp granulated sugar, and one scraped vanilla bean. Coat the rim of a glass with lemon juice to make the sugar mixture stick. Pour 2 oz coconut juice blend or coconut puréed nectar into bottom of glass. Fill with Extra Dry Cava and stir to mix.

La Navidad

Created by Karl Bernholtz, Bluebird (NYC)

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Santera Reposado

0.25 oz. Dark Rum

1/3 oz. Walnut Liqueur

1 oz. Blood Orange/Star Anise/Vanilla Cordial

0.5 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice

1 barspoon Allspice

Directions:

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake until cold. Strain into a coupe and garnish with grated nutmeg

(Optional) Garnish with fresh stick of pine or blood orange wheel

Cordial Recipe:

16 oz. White Sugar

2 oz. Brown Sugar

16 oz. Orange Juice

1 Blood Orange, peeled and diced

1 Lemon, peeled and chopped

0.5 or 0.75 oz. Star Anise, toasted

Half cap of Vanilla Extract

Tommy Bahama Eggnog Coconut Martini

Ingredients:

1 part Jim Beam®

1 part Cruzan® Coconut Rum

2 ½ parts coconut eggnog (recipe below)

Shake all ingredients well with ice, strain into a martini glass and sprinkle with nutmeg.

Ingredients:

Coconut eggnog:

5 egg yolks

¾ cup sugar

1 cup heavy cream

2 cups coconut milk

Pinch of salt

1 tsp vanilla

½  tsp nutmeg

Directions:

Whisk egg yolks with sugar until creamy and the sugar begins to dissolve.  Add cream and coconut milk. Stir in vanilla, salt and nutmeg. Chill well.

A Rosso December

Created by Fabio Raffaello

Ingredients:

 2 oz Campari

  1/2 oz Mezcal

1/2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

  1/4 oz Simple Syrup

 4 oz San Pellegrino Aranciata Amara

Float of Cynar

Directions:

Shake all the ingredients except the San Pellegrino, and strain over fresh ice into a collins glass. Add the San Pellegrino and a float of Cynar. Garnish with a sprig of mint and an orange slice.