If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed, visit the Girly Drinks Store, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our monthly newsletter or find additional cocktail recipes on our Facebook Fan Page. Thanks for visiting!
From the latest issue of Cosmopolitan comes these five delicious recipes for Sparkling Winter Cocktails:
Dancing With The Devil
- 1 1/2 oz Tequila
- 1/2 oz. Chambord
- 1/2 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
- Splash of Ginger Beer
- Crystallized Ginger or Lime Wedge
Pour Tequila, Chambord, and lime juice into a glass. Add ice and sti r together. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with crystallized ginger on a spike or lime wedge.
*BLT Burger, Las Vegas
Prosecco Mojito
- 6 Mint Leaves
- A few lime wedges
- 1 1/2 oz. Stoli Raspberry Vodka
- 1 1/2 oz. Bacardi Limon
- Splash of Simple Syrup (equal parts hot water and sugar)
- 1 oz. Champagne
In a glass, muddle mint leaves, then add ice, juice of one lime wedge, and the rest of the ingredients. Stir and enjoy.
*Il Villagio Osteria, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Sparkling Screwdriver
- 11/2 oz. Stoli Vodka
- A Few Orange Slices
- Splash of Perrier
Fill a glass with ice, add orange slices, and pour in Vodka. Top with a splash of Perrier.
*Zare at Fly Trap, San Francisco
The Bramble
- 2 oz. Absolut Los Angeles
- 1 oz. Simple Syrup
- 1 oz. Lemon Juice
- 1 Spoonful Blackberry Jam
- Splash of Sparkling Wine
Add all ingredients except wine to a shaker; shake vigorously for 5 seconds. Strain mixture over ice in a rocks glass. Top with Sparkling Wine.
*The Volstead, New York City
The Poinsettia
- 4 oz. Champagne
- 1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
- Splash of Cranberry Juice
- 3 Dried Cranberries
Pour the Grand Marnier into the bottom of a tall flute. Then pop the cork on the champagne and fill the glass. Before serving, top off with a splash of cranberry juice and drop a few dried cranberries in the glass as a garnish.
*Forge, New York City
*Girly Drinks Winter Cocktail Recipes Source: Cosmopolitan January 2009 Mojito Image Source: Flickr
