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Herbed Beer A hint of cinnamon and ginger with an apple note can take your beer up several notches. Ditch your same-old brew this holiday season and give it some syrup-y goodness. Ingredients: – 10ml green apple syrup – 60ml ginger juice – 5ml cinnamon syrup – 120ml beer (wheat or lager)
Tiki Mexicana As appealing as it looks, as tasty it tastes. Try this beautifully blended cocktail out of a barrel or a treasure chest. This is a lethal combo of white rum with cranberry juice which is intoxicated with fresh orange juice to give tangy flavour and tequila. Ingredients: 90 ml Old Monk 60 ml passion fruit juice 30 ml orange juice 30 ml lime juice 15 ml cranberry juice 15 ml sugar syrup
Coffee Martini The filter coffee martini is another vodka-based drink that smells exactly like a cup of steaming hot coffee. The only difference being that this cocktail is served chilled. This is prepared by adding vodka to cold coffee and then topping the mixture with ice. This desi cocktail evokes memories of Bailey’s Irish Cream and is sure to turn every coffee teetotaler into a cocktail lover. Ingredients: – 100ml sugar syrup – 100ml vodka – 50ml freshly brewed filter coffee – 50ml coffee liqueur – 4 coffee beans (optional)
Sangria Barcelona This is a fresh fruit red wine cocktail with a hint of spices. The drink is filled with fruit cubes, though you can always pick up a fruit of your choice. Ingredients: – 750ml dry red wine – 1 pint club soda – 1⁄4 cup lemon juice – 1⁄4 cup orange juice – 1 ounce cognac – 2 lemons, washed and sliced – 2 oranges, washed and sliced – 2 cinnamon sticks
Strawberry Margarita One happy way to take advantage of the strawberry season is to make a cocktail out of the fruit. And tequila is a magic potion that’s perfect for the holiday season. Ingredients: – 40ml tequila – 20ml triple sec liqueur – 1/2 juice of half lime – 60 gram strawberry puree – 3 crushed ice cube – 1/2 tsp salt for the rim
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