Festive Holiday Cocktails That Bring the Feliz Navidad Into Your Home

The holiday season is upon us and what better way to enjoy the feeling than to lay back, enjoy the time with family and friends, and sip a delightful holiday cocktail courtesy of your friends, the expert mixologists at Behind the Burner! Below are some delicious drinks that will have you full of holiday cheer.

CAZADORES® Mistletoe Margaritas
Created by mixologist Jonathan Pogash, this drink defies the rule that only eggnog can be sipped at your get-together. With a slightly sour, soulful taste, the Mistletoe Margarita will surely please at your holiday soirée.

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 parts Tequila CAZADORES® Reposado
2 parts pomegranate juice
1/2 part sour mix
1/2 part triple sec
1/2 part grenadine
Splash of fresh lime juice

PREPARATION:
Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Add fresh ice, then shake vigorously and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a slice of lime.

Cranberry Martini
Expert drink maker Dana Seabury has been mixing drinks at Tomo in Boston for ten years. That being said, her Cranberry Martini is a crowd pleaser; a pleasantly smooth, yet tart, drink made to enjoy next to a roaring fire with your loved ones.

INGREDIENTS:
1.5 oz. Stoli Vanilla Vodka
1 oz. Mozart White Chocolate Liqueur
2 tbsp. cranberry sauce
Cranberry juice as needed (to thin out sauce)

PREPARATION:
Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Add fresh ice. Shake vigorously, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

The Jane Cocktail
Created by Pete Harrison, the clever mixologist at The Charles restaurant in Manhattan, the "Jane" cocktail is a fresh, chilly cocktail that reminds the drinker of snowy day. Made with Snow Queen vodka, this drink is sure to melt your heart.

INGREDIENTS:
1/8 grapefruit
1 sprig mint
Fresh ice
1 1/2 oz. Snow Queen Vodka
1/2 oz. fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
1/2 oz. lemon juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
Sprite, to finish

PREPARATION:
Muddle a small grapefruit segment and a few mint leaves in a cocktail shaker. Top the shaker with ice and add vodka, grapefruit juice, lemon juice and simple syrup. Shake vigorously and strain into a martini glass. Add a splash of Sprite. Garnish with a mint leaf.

— Written by Kaitlin A. Lipe

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