CHRISTMAS MARTINIS - A Lemon Angel's Kiss Martini

  The Limoncello, Pomegranate and Red Grapefruit ANGEL'S KISS MARTINI has moved here.   It's the most wonderful time of the year again and starting today I will be posting one martini recipe for every day leading up to Christmas!
Today is the Angel's Kiss Martini inspired by my first bottle of home made Limoncello liqueur.  Paired with pomegranate and grapefruit juices this is a martini with some zing from the tart fruits which are balanced by the sweetness of the Limocello, the simple syrup and the sugar rim.
This is a perfect pick-me-up martini to enjoy after the long days of super sales and holiday shopping you're enduring to bring Christmas to your friends and family! It's like getting an angel kiss for all the hard work!
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The Official TURKEY DAY THANKSGIVING Cocktail

  Don't freak out - I didn't stuff a turkey in a martini glass! I tried, it just wouldn't fit, so I did the next best thing ....   Since I first started creating cocktail recipes I wanted to create a martini inspired by a traditional Thanksgiving dinner but all I could conjure up in my head was a glass of turkey gravy garnished with a twist of browned turkey skin.  I'd shudder and go back to the Thanksgiving dessert table for my holiday inspiration.

Then, when I was making bone broth from my turkey carcass last Thanksgiving suddenly a light bulb went on over my head.  I could make a Bullshot using turkey broth instead of beef and put Thanksgiving dinner on the cocktail pick!

What's a BULLSHOT?
A Bullshot is a cocktail made with beef broth and vodka, it was a popular drink at brunch back in the days of the fern bars.  I hadn't thought of a Bullshot in years, they went out of fashion about the time the fern bars disappeared, but once the memory floated up to my conscious brain I realized it would be a great inspiration for my "turkey" martini.  Instead of a gravy martini I could do a broth martini!

I used bacon vodka in place of the plain vodka called for in a classic Bullshot, made a poultry seasoning rim instead of adding celery salt and replaced the beef bouillon with low salt turkey (or chicken) bone broth, BUT the whole key to this savory thanksgiving meal martini is the garnish.    I've included all the classic flavors from a traditional Thanksgiving dinner on the cocktail pick. A couple bites of turkey, a couple of croutons as the dressing, a couple of cranberries and a bite of yam.  Then I added the pickled green bean to represent the ever popular green bean casserole!  Place the loaded cocktail across the rim of your glass so the croutons don't get soggy and when you drink it you can swirl the garnished pick in your drink.   The Official TURKEY DAY COCKTAIL Recipe
INGREDIENTS 1-1/2 Oz. Bacon Vodka 2 Oz. Hot or Chilled Chicken Broth (or Bouillon) 1/4 Tsp. Worcestershire Sauce   Rim Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. Kosher Salt and 1 Tsp. Poultry Seasoning   Garnish: Cooked Turkey, Pickled Green Bean, Baked Yam, Dried Cranberries, Croutons on a cocktail pick.
DIRECTIONS Rim your chosen glass or mug. CHILLED: Add ingredients to an ice filled cocktail shaker and shake until chilled. Strain into your glass, garnish and serve. HOT: Add the bacon vodka and Worcestershire Sauce to your mug then pour in the hot bone broth. Garnish and serve.
When you finish your Turkey Day Dinner Cocktail, you can slide right into the Pumpkin Cocktails for dessert.
Now you really can DRINK YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER. GET THE TURKEY DAY COCKTAIL RECIPE CARD HERE
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!   More Thanksgiving Martinis   Updated 10-2017
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THANKSGIVING MARTINIS - Pumpkin Martini

After 12 years of creating original cocktail recipes I had to do a little housekeeping so... the recipe for this pumpkin cocktail has found a new home below:   PUMPKIN CREAM MARTINI
  This is another version of my popular Pumpkin Pie Martini.   This pumpkin martini uses Bols Pumpkin Liqueur and rum instead of Hiram Walker's Pumpkin Spice liqueur and vodka and it has a slightly nuttier flavor from the use of the Frangelico.
Which one is better? That depends, comparing the two is like comparing family recipes for pumpkin pie, it all comes down to personal taste and what you're familiar with.  Try them both out and play with the spice blends to customize to your tastes - my Pumpkin Pie Martini tastes just like my Mom's pumpkin pie!  You can also try out the Pumpkin Eggnog Martini.   Can't find any of these Pumpkin Liqueurs?? Make your own: My Recipe for Quick Pumpkin Liqueur   Updated 10-2017 PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY  

GINGERBREAD MOCKTAIL RECIPE

This GINGERBREAD MARTINI is in my top two personal favorite Holiday martinis (you'll note it's on a Christmas Recipe Card Design) and it's up in my top ten favorite martinis of all time.  Why? Because it was inspired by my very favorite cookie in the world, my Mom's Gingersnap Cookies.   If you want you can add a dollop of whipped cream on top, float your little gingerbread cookie on that and then sprinkle on your spices.
GINGERBREAD MOCKTAIL for those who don't drink alcohol   3 Oz. Half & Half
1 Tbsp. Dark Molasses 1 Tbsp. Gingerbread Flavored Coffee Mate 1 Tsp. Vanilla Flavoring 1/4 Tsp. Each of Cinnamon, Ginger and Clove
Follow the same instructions for the gingerbread cookie garnish and chilling your glass.  Dissolve the molasses and the Coffee Mate in your half & half before adding to your martini shaker, you want to make sure they get fully incorporated into the half & half - especially the thick molasses.  I did this in a clear glass so I could check the bottom to see if any of the molasses is still settling there.  Then fill your martini shaker with ice, pour in the molasses-Coffee Mate-half & half mixture as well as the remaining ingredients and shake vigorously until fully blended and chilled and serve.   I played with this one day at a friend's house when I spied their Gingerbread Coffee Mate on the counter and it isn't bad, though, personally,  I'm sticking with the alcoholic version -  but you figured that out didn't you?    MY GINGERBREAD COCKTAILS   Updated 8-2016     Tweet
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THANKSGIVING MARTINIS - Pumpkin Eggnog Martini

 After 12 years of creating cocktail recipes things got a little messy and I had to do some housekeeping so ..
The recipe for the Pumpkin Eggnog Martini is now living happily at it's new home here: PUMPKIN EGGNOG MARTINI RECIPE  

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THANKSGIVING MARTINIS- Fall Apple Martini with Jack Daniels!

Updated November 2015

The recipe for my delicious Apple Jack Martini has moved over to my new cocktail database below:

FALL APPLE JACK MARTINI

One of the best holiday cocktail combinations is whiskey and apple, especially for Thanksgiving.  Apples are a fall fruit that blend wonderfully with the smokiness of a premium whiskey and that combination gets a little kick from the sour apple pucker.

When it comes to whiskey I am a Jack Daniel's fan.  I've been using it for years in my cooking, especially in my whiskey sauce for my Saucy Bread Pudding and in my Tipsy Baked Black Beans.  Their distillation method gives the whiskey a wonderful smoky taste that complements a lot of recipes.  (Here's some interesting Jack Daniel's trivia:  Jack Daniel's home county of Moore in Lynchburg, Tennessess is a dry county!)

The Fall Apple Jack Martini goes great with my Tipsy Baked Black Beans - turn them into a bean dip and serve with some tortilla chips and a nice shaker full of Fall Apple Jack Martinis! Then serve up my bread pudding with a Jack Daniels whiskey sauce and you've got a perfect al fresco meal for cold fall weather, a tail gate party and the Thanksgiving season!

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CRANBERRY LIQUEUR RECIPE & A Cranberry Pomegranate Martini Recipe

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CRANBERRY POMEGRANATINI RECIPE

I made some home made Cranberry Liqueur and had to try it out with a new Thanksgiving martini recipe.  I wanted something that tasted like my cranberry relish that I serve for the holiday and I always add orange zest and a little dash of Grenadine (a pomegranate syrup) and some fresh pomegranate seeds to my cranberries for a more unique cranberry dish.

I never like to serve something that's just like everybody else and the pomegranates change up a typical cranberry relish - plus I like pomegranates more than cranberries!

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