I was planning on posting this one in the days leading up to Christmas, but things got hectic, and I missed the window. Ah well. On the plus side, we spent the holiday in Michigan with my husband's family, and we had a great visit.
This was another cocktail created for the Buckeye vodka event I hosted. When my brother and I were young our mom would put those chocolate orange balls in our stockings on Christmas morning. This was my take on those candies.
The Chocolate Orange
Glass: Large cocktail
Method: Shake and double strain
Garnish: Long orange twist
Ingredients:
1 oz Buckeye vodka
.5 oz Cointreau
.5 oz Dark Creme de Cocoa
2 barspoons Orange marmalade
2 oz Heavy cream
Shake with ice and double strain into glass. Garnish with long orange twist and enjoy!
A friend of mine asked me the other day if I might be able to come up with a black cherry martini, as she had had a wonderful one, and wanted to surprise her recently-21 sister-in-law with a recipe but couldn't find any good ones online. She said they used black cherry vodka and a chocolate rim with a chocolate covered cherry garnish. This was what I came up with. My staff loved it, and so did some of our guests, so I thought I'd share.
Cherry Kisses
Method: Shake and strain
Glass: Large cocktail
Garnish: Chocolate rim with a fresh cherry, or a chocolate-covered cherry (the real kind...not those fake maraschinos)
Ingredients:
2 oz Effen Black Cherry vodka
.75 oz Real pomegranate grenadine (1 part pomegranate juice to 1 part sugar, shaken well to mix)
.5 oz Fresh lime juice
.5 oz Simple syrup
2 oz Cranberry juice
