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Wild Turkey shots (for Thanksgiving)
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Mostly beer, but I take it up a notch around the holidays and treat myself the White Russians.
TJ's Vintage Ale is drinking well this year, as always.
Boodles and tonic is about the only mixed drink I imbibe. Well there is Irish Coffee if that counts.
Around our house, we mostly stick to a handful of strong classics year-round: Manhattan, Last Word, Aviation, Man o' War, Martini, etc. But for Thanksgiving/Christmas gatherings with the extended family, we've been adding a "cider bar". A pot of warm apple cider with booze and spices laid out along the side so that people can customize their drinks and choose how much alcohol to add. It's totally "white lady instagram" stuff, but a hit every time: Cider Bar | Darcy Miller Designs - https://www.darcymillerdesigns.com/ideas/cider-bar/
Old fashioned (smoked and plain), Irish coffee, sazerac and bourbon/Scotch neat.
Over here we traditionally have Glühwein, a mulled/spiced wine. Served piping hot.
All the usual Christmas spices go in there, I like it served with a good shot of dark rum. There are many different variations available, the mead based ones are especially delicious.
But I prefer plain wine or beer, sometimes some spirits. I once made some rum sours, with fresh lime juice and sugar cane sugar. Pretty good. Straight vodka with lime juice is also pretty good.
But if you really want to get the party started you dish out a few double shots of vodka mixed with some instant ice tea powder/pellets. I did that once in my youth and there was no alcohol taste whatsoever, it was just sweet and fruity and it shot everyone to the moon. That sure gets anyone "intot he spirit".
All the usual Christmas spices go in there, I like it served with a good shot of dark rum. There are many different variations available, the mead based ones are especially delicious.
But I prefer plain wine or beer, sometimes some spirits. I once made some rum sours, with fresh lime juice and sugar cane sugar. Pretty good. Straight vodka with lime juice is also pretty good.
But if you really want to get the party started you dish out a few double shots of vodka mixed with some instant ice tea powder/pellets. I did that once in my youth and there was no alcohol taste whatsoever, it was just sweet and fruity and it shot everyone to the moon. That sure gets anyone "intot he spirit".
I'll take a cosmopolitan and maybe when the mood is on me some eggnog with Wild Turkey in it.
I make apple pie (think mulled cider with vodka) and will keep this cider bar idea in mind.
whiskey neat or brandy in a snifter those are my go too "cocktails". I don't really like cocktails too much. Very rare for me to meet one that I think improves the drink.
Yep! We did those a few years ago, must have been pre-pandemic. It's odd, but fun, to ladle out this alcoholic batter for people to drink.
Well-acquainted with apple pie here! We often use stronger stuff than vodka.
If you do the cider bar, let me/us know how it goes for you. In theory, everyone is supposed to walk by and mix their own concoction, but in practice, my family members just ask me to make them one. I standardized on a pretty good spice mix and added booze (or not) depending on the person...
This is the first time I’ve seen someone else mention the Aviation. Beautiful and tasty.
Egg nog, Tom and Jerrys and mead for me.
For dinner I’ll mix up a little raspberry or cranberry wine from the Amanas with some champagne on Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve - otherwise just a quiet single malt in front of the fireplace.
I'll be making batch #2 of this year's eggnog, replete with white rum, bourbon, and brandy. Batch #1 sampling begins on Thanksgiving and Batch #2 is largely going as gifts to coworkers.
My wife, mother and sister are huge Harry Potter fans, so a few years ago I learned how to make buttered beere for them. It has become a Christmas tradition ever since. It's basically a quality ale, cooked with mulling spices, then an egg and sugar mixture is worked into the beer and finally, butter is added to the mix. It sounds odd, but is actually delicious. I usually make two batches, cooking one longer than the other, to reduce the alcohol content to basically nothing, so our underage family members can still enjoy a mug.