THE SNOW ANGEL Place coarse
red and/or white decorating sugar
in shallow dish. Wet rims of two
martini glasses with damp paper
towel. Dip in sugar to coat rims;
set aside. Fill shaker halfway
with ice cubes. Add 2 ounces
chocolate vodka, 2 ounces white 3
crème de cacao, 2 ounces Coole
Swan Irish liqueur, and 1 ounce
orange liqueur. Cover; shake well.
Strain mixture into prepared
glasses. Top with chocolate curls.
Makes 2 cocktails. Pair with
Chocolate Orange Strawberries.
5
I drink to
the days
that are!
—WILLIAM MORRIS
2
BUBBLY POINSETTIA
In pitcher stir together
21⁄ 4 cups gin, 1 cup
grenadine, 3⁄ 4 cup
maraschino liqueur, and
1⁄ 3 cup lemon juice. For each
cocktail, fill shaker halfway
with ice cubes. Add
1⁄ 3 cup gin mixture. Shake
well. Strain mixture into
champagne flute and top
with chilled Champagne.
Garnish with lemon slice or
wedge. Makes 12 cocktails.
Pair with Gorgeous Gougères.
1
THE RIGHT BET
Fill shaker halfway with
ice cubes. Add 1 ounce
Blackberry Liqueur
(see recipe, page 56),
2 ounces vodka, and
1 ounce Chambord.
Shake well. Strain into
cocktail glass; garnish
with lemon twist. Makes
1 drink. Pair with Broccoli
Parmesan Puffs.
TROPICAL GETAWAY
Fill tall cocktail glass
halfway with ice cubes.
Add 1⁄ 2 ounce grenadine to
glass. Combine 2 ounces
pineapple juice, 1 ounce
orange juice, and 1⁄ 2 ounce
freshly squeezed lime juice;
slowly add to glass. Fill
glass almost to top with
ginger ale. Garnish with
pineapple wedge. Makes 1
cocktail. Pair with Caribbean
Stuffed Mushrooms.
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SAINT NICK’S ROSY CHEEKS In pitcher combine
1 (750-milliliter) bottle rosé wine, 21⁄ 4 cups citrus vodka,
1 cup Simple Syrup (see recipe, page 56), and 1 teaspoon
orange bitters. For each serving, fill cocktail shaker halfway
with ice cubes. Add 6 tablespoons ( 3 ounces) rosé mixture.
Cover and shake well. Add 1 or 2 cherries to cocktail or
cordial glass. Strain mixture over cherries. Makes 18
cocktails. Pair with Blue Cheese Cherry Crostini.
pairs libations and party fare, serving
them up with a twist.
A.J. (left, with students) is a mixology
and entertaining expert. His book Good
Spirits won a 2008 International
Association of Culinary Professionals
cookbook award, and he has authored
the just-released Luscious Liqueurs and
Party Snacks. A site editor for the kitchen
and home divisions of Amazon.com, A.J.
has a résumé that includes rock band
roadie, poet, and, naturally, bartender.
As students gather around the
16-foot counter in the comfortable Dish It
Up! presentation kitchen, A.J. delivers
instruction with a wit as dry as a martini.
“One of my main focuses is to make
students realize they can throw a great °
