It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere- "Baby Jesus Wants You Drunk" Edition

I mean he does. And these cocktail recipes should get you there (just like they did for Santy Claus)



Mulled Red Wine

Ingredients:
8 whole cloves
4 whole black peppercorns
4 (3 x 1⁄2 inch) strips fresh lemon zest
4 (4 x 1⁄2 inch) strips fresh orange zest
4 cups dry red wine (from two 750 mil bottles)
1⁄2 cup kirsch or other cherry-flavored brandy
1 1⁄2 cups water
3⁄4 cup sugar
1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick
1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise

Garnish: cinnamon sticks
Special equipment: a 4-inch square of cheesecloth; kitchen string

Directions:
Put cloves, peppercorns, and zest on cheesecloth, then tie closed to form a bag.
Combine wine, kirsch, water, sugar, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, and cheesecloth bag in a 4-quart saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring.

Simmer 10 minutes. Serve warm.


Hot Holiday Punch

Ingredients
2 Egg
2 tbs. Sugar
2 oz. Brandy
Milk

Directions:
Beat egg yolks, sugar and brandy. Pour into two warmed glasses or punch cups. Fill with hot milk, stir and sprinkle with grated nutmeg. Preferably fresh.

Steaming Hot Holiday Punch

3 cups Apple Juice
1.5 tsp. ground Cinnamon
0 cinnamon stick
0.75 tsp. ground Cloves
6 cups Cranberry juice
0.75 cup Maple Syrup
0.75 tsp. ground Nutmeg
3 cups Orange Juice
2 tsp. Powdered Sugar

Directions:
Combine all the ingredients in a very large heavy pan, except the cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil and turn to simmer for few minutes. You can put the ingredients in a crockpot after it has boiled and keep warm over low heat.


Holiday Punch

2-48 oz. (1.36 L) cans pineapple juice
1-40 oz. (1.14 L) bottle cranberry juice
2-750 mL bottles soda water
1 litre strawberry, raspberry or lime sherbet
Fifth of.Vodka
Directions
In a punch bowl, mix juices. Pour in soda water. Top with scoops of sherbet.


Frostbite

-1⁄2 oz. Tequila
-1⁄2 oz. white crème de cacao
-1⁄2 oz. blue Curacao
-1⁄2 oz. cream

Pour ingredients into a mixing glass, shake, strain and serve in a chilled glass.


Christmas Love

1⁄4 oz. brandy
1 oz. sherry
Dash of lemon juice
1 sugar cube
3 oz sparkling white wine

Pour brandy and sherry in a flute glass, and stir in the lemon juice and sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves, and refrigerate. When you are ready to serve, add the sparkling wine.


Three Wise Men

1⁄2 oz. bourbon whiskey
1⁄2 oz. Tennessee whiskey
1⁄2 oz. Scotch whisky

Put ingredients in a glass, drink.


The Cranberry Celebration

3 oz. cranberry juice
2 oz.orange juice
1/8 oz. lime cordial soda water
frozen cranberries
11⁄2 oz vodka

Directions
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine 3 oz cranberry juice, 2 oz orange juice and 1/8 oz lime cordial. Shake sharply and strain into a collins glass filled with ice. Top with soda water and sprinkle with frozen cranberries

The Chocolate Milk Whip

4 oz.chocolate milk
2 oz. cold coffee
whipped cream
shaved chocolate
2 oz. Bailey's

Directions
Fill a tall glass with ice. Add 4 oz. chocolate milk and 2 oz. cold coffee and Bailey's. Top with whipped cream and garnish with shaved chocolate.


Feel Like Holiday

1 cl.Vodka
1 cl. Grenadine
100 ml. Champagne

Directions:
Stir Vodka and Grenadine with Ice. Fill in a champagne glass without the ice and fill up witch champagne.


Black Santa
Liqueur, coffee 3/4 oz.
Schnapps, peppermint 1/4 oz.
Vodka 1/2 oz.

Pour the vodka and Kahlua coffee liqueur into an old-fashioned glass half-filled with ice cubes. Add the peppermint schnapps and serve.

Jäger Nog

Jägermeister 1 part
Eggnog 1 part
Cinnamon 1 sprinkle
Pour equal parts eggnog and Jägermeister into glass. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Candy Cane Martini

1/2 oz. vodka
1 tsp. peppermint schnapps

Mixing instructions:
Mix all ingredients with ice in a shaker. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Option: Garnish with a small candy cane or create a candy cane "rimmer" with crushed candy canes.

Grinch

2 oz. Midori
1/2 oz. lemon juice (fresh)
1 tsp. sugar syrup

Mix all ingredients with ice in a shaker. Strain into a chilled martini glass.
Option: Garnish this green drink with a red cherry.

Purple Jesus (I just really like that name)

1.0 oz Ginger Ale
2.0 oz Vodka
1.0 oz Grape Juice
Fill a Highball glass almost full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into Highball glass, stir well, and serve.

Santa Claus is Coming

0.5 oz. Cinnamon Schnapps
0.5 oz. Melon liqueur
0.5 oz. Rumplemintz
Layer in a large shot glass, top with whipped cream "snow".

Why Santa Has a Naughty List

Amaretto 1 oz.
Gin 1 oz.
Liqueur, banana 1 oz.
Grenadine 1/2 oz.
Sprite Fill with

Add gin and amaretto to a collins glass filled with ice. Fill almost full with sprite. Add grenadine slowly, then layer banana liqueur on top.

Santa’s Pole

1.0 fill with Lemon Lime Soda
2.0 splash Grenadine
1.0 shot Peppermint Schnapps
1.0 shot Vodka

Merry Christmas
1 oz. cranberry juice
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 oz. Plymouth Gin
Schweppes ® Club Soda

Mixing instructions:
Stir the gin, cranberry and lemon juice in a highball glass filled with ice. Top up with soda.
Option: Sprinkle with dried, or fresh cranberries and a lemon wedge.


Drink and be merry...

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