YORK, Pa. — The New Year brings the promise of new experiences and maybe new friends to share a drink with.
It's the perfect time to refresh your arsenal of cocktail recipes with some themed drinks from Fine Wine & Good Spirits to keep you warm through the rest of winter.
These drinks can also be made mocktails for those observing Dry January.
Spiced Apple Fizz
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounces, Cupcake LightHearted Sauvignon Blanc
- 1 ounce, gin
- 1 ounce, apple cider
- ½ ounce, fresh lemon juice
- Dash of cinnamon
- Splash of sparkling water, chilled
- Apple wheel, for garnish
Directions
- Combine the first five ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice.
- Stir and strain the drink into a martini glass.
- Top the cocktail with sparkling water.
- Garnish it with the apple wheel.
Ginuary Mule (COTM)
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounces, Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- ¾ ounce, fresh lime juice
- 4 ounces, Fever-Tree Ginger Beer
- 4 lime wedges
- Mint sprig, for garnish
- Pomegranate pearls, for garnish
Directions
- Combine the first two ingredients in a mug.
- Fill it with ice, layering lime wedges among the ice.
- Top the drink with ginger beer; stir it gently.
- Garnish the cocktail with the mint sprig and pomegranate pearls.
Sazerac
Ingredients
- ¼ ounce, absinthe
- 1 sugar cube
- 2 dashes, Peychaud’s Bitters
- 1 ½ ounces, rye whiskey
- Lemon twist, for garnish
Directions
- In a chilled old-fashioned glass, swirl the first ingredient and pour out any excess liquid; set the glass aside.
- Combine the next two ingredients in a mixing glass, crushing the sugar cube.
- Add the next ingredient and ice; stir.
- Strain the drink into the prepared glass.
- Garnish the cocktail with a lemon twist.