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13 Cocktail Recipes & Wines To Enjoy During ‘Nochebuena’

Cooking and entertaining during the holidays can be challenging and stressful. Luckily there are a lot of tricks and tips that can help you succeed. Whether you are known for being the hostess with the mostest or this will be your first time hosting a Christmas dinner or Cena de Nochebuena, you always need to think how to be one step ahead of the game and not only surprise your guests with tasty and amazing concoctions but also serve an exquisite selection of wines to your VIPs. 

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Now that you have mastered the creative side of serving, we’d love to give you a helping hand with what you’re going to putting in those festive glasses!  We want to share with you delicious cocktails and wines that are sure to make your Nochebuena shine.

Here are 13 cocktails and wines that will crown you as the queen of the holidays.

Ginger Snap Penicillin {Adapted from Buchanan’s}

Ingredients

1.5 oz 12-year-old Scotch Whisky

3⁄4 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice

1/8 oz. Honey syrup

3/8 oz. Sweetened Ginger Juice

Garnish: Candied Ginger

Preparation

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine scotch, lemon juice, and syrup. Shake vigorously and strain into a rocks glass with one large ice cube. Garnish with candied ginger.

 Baileys Caramel Shortbread Latte {Adapted from Bailey’s}

Ingredients

2 oz Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur

1 1/2 oz Hot Coffee

1 cup Hot Milk

Whipped Cream

Caramel Sauce

Shortbread Cookies

Preparation

Combine Baileys Original Irish Cream, hot coffee, and hot milk in a glass. Garnish with whipped cream, a drizzle of caramel sauce, and shortbread cookie crumbles.

Tod & Vixen’s Dry Gin Negroni 1651 {Adapted from Tod & Vixen’s}

Ingredients

1.5 oz Tod & Vixen’s Dry Gin 1651

1 oz Cocchi Storico Vermouth di Torino

1 oz Campari

Preparation

Stir with ice in an ice-filled rocks glass, garnish with an orange wedge.

Sparkling Margarita {Adapted from Tanteo}

Ingredients

2 oz Blanco Tequila

1 oz Sparkling Wine or Club Soda

3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

3/4 oz Agave Nectar

Preparation

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Stir well and strain into a chilled glass. . Garnish with a lemon twist

Spicy Tequila Cranberry Punch (Adapted from Tanteo)

Ingredients

20 oz. Tanteo Jalapeño Tequila

20 oz. 100% Cranberry Juice

10 oz. Fresh Lime Juice

7.5 oz. Agave Nectar

Preparation

Combine ingredients in a shaker and top with lime slices, fresh cranberries, and jalapeños.

Bourbon-Spiked Egg Nog {Adapted from Tui Tekaaho’s New World Egg Nog}

Ingredients

1.5 oz. Bourbon Whisky

1 oz. Apricot Brandy

1 Egg Yolk

0.5 oz. Heavy Cream

0.5 oz Honey Syrup

Preparation

Combine bourbon, brandy, egg, cream, and honey in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain vigorously and strain into a glass.

Woodford Reserve Bring Back Black Manhattan {Adapted from Erica Gantt}

Ingredients

1.5 part(s) Woodford Reserve Bourbon

.75 part(s) Dumangin Ratafia de Champagne

.5 part(s) Barolo Cocchi Chianto

2 dash(es) 18.21 Aromatic Prohibition Bitters

Preparation

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass. Ice should be added (enough to cover the liquid), stir the cocktail until gently diluted. Strain into a glass. Garnish with a cherry and a twist of fresh orange peel.

Bourbon Candy Cane {Adapted from Woodford Reserve}

Ingredients

2 oz Bourbon Whisky

1 oz Mint Simple Syrup

Preparation

Shake in ice, and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a mini candy cane

For the Syrup: Boil equal parts water and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool. Steep a handful of mint leaves in the cooling syrup until you reach the desired flavor. Strain before use.

Bourbon Milk Punch {Adapted from Woodford Reserve}

Ingredients

1 cup bourbon

2 cups cream 

2 cups whole milk 

¾ cup sifted powdered sugar 

½ vanilla bean 

Freshly grated nutmeg 

Preparation

In a metal bowl over an ice bath, whisk sugar, cream, milk, and bourbon until frothy. Add vanilla bean and strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher. Place pitcher in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour, stirring occasionally. Pour into a glass and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and a stick of cinnamon. 

WINES

Clos Henri Sauvignon Blanc 2017

Clos Henri Sauvignon Blanc is the perfect wine to pair with white meat like fish, chicken and pork. Its distinctive flintiness and elegance is emphasized with a fruity taste. 

Sweet

 

Evolving from bright gold to into a dark amber color this wine reveals remarkable finesse and complexity. Having an extensive life span, this wine is a combination of fruity and floral aromas with roasted and candied notes. The brand assures that the elegance of this sweet wine comes from “a voluptuous texture, mineral freshness and the heat of spices.” 

Rosé

Domaine de Chevalier Rose de Chevalier 2018

Characterized with soft hues and bright pink pastel color, this wine possesses a clear and fresh nose, and a hint of red berries. The aromas include an intense note of raspberry, plus currant and wild strawberries. The well-balanced taste of rosé is great to pair with ensalada de frutas navideña, light pasta, and rice dishes like arroz navideño.

Red

Chateau Marsau 2016 

A staple in every gathering, red wine is the ideal companion of red meat. The Chateau Masdau’s deep, rich color with a nose of black fruit, menthol, is perfect for an elegant palate that reminds you to enjoy the good things about life while sitting next to the fireplace, watching the whole family having a good time during the holidays.

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