Have you ever tried using your favorite balsamic vinegar in a cocktail? This season we have some incredibly tasty cocktail recipes that are perfect for any holiday gathering, sitting by the fire, or simply just to go with your dinner.

Seasonings Greetings

Ingredients:

1 fluid oz Beach Plum Balsamic Vinegar

1.5 fluid oz vodka

1/3 cup club soda

A small handful of frozen cranberries (to act as ice)

Rosemary sprig

Instructions:

1. Combine Beach Plum Balsamic Vinegar, club soda, and vodka in a cocktail shaker. Cover, shake and strain into glass.
2. Drop a small handful of frozen cranberries in the drink to act as ice and garnish with rosemary sprig.

Love You a Latte

Ingredients:

1 fluid oz Espresso Balsamic Vinegar

1.5 fluid oz vanilla vodka

1.5 fluid oz Kahlua

1/3 cup milk

Dark chocolate shavings or espresso beans

Instructions:

1. Combine vodka, Espresso Balsamic Vinegar, Kahlua, in a cocktail shaker. Cover, shake and pour into a martini glass.
2. Steam milk and pour into a martini glass for a frothed top.
3. Top with dark chocolate shavings or espresso beans.

Sappily Ever After

Ingredients:

1 fluid oz Maple Balsamic Vinegar

1.5 fluid oz bourbon

1/3 cup ginger beer (or Ginger Ale)

1 cup ice

Instructions:

1. Combine Maple Balsamic Vinegar, ginger beer, bourbon, and ice in a cocktail shaker. Cover, shake and strain into glass.

Apple of My Eye

Ingredients:

1 fluid oz Gala Apple Balsamic Vinegar

1.5 fluid oz rum or honey whiskey

1/3 cup club soda

1 cup ice

Caramel Sauce

Cinnamon & sugar in the raw 

Instructions:

1. Combine Gala Apple Balsamic Vinegar, club soda, rum, and ice in a cocktail shaker. Cover, shake and strain into glass.
2. To rim the glass, cover a small plate with caramel sauce and mix cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl. Dip the rim of the glass in the caramel and into the cinnamon sugar. 

Feast Your Eyes

Ingredients:

1 fluid oz Mulled Cider Vinegar

1.5 fluid oz bourbon

1/3 cup ginger beer (or Ginger Ale)

1 cup ice

Lemon slice (garnish)

Orange slice

Instructions:

1. Combine Mulled Cider Vinegar, ginger beer, bourbon, and ice in a cocktail shaker. Cover, shake and strain into glass.
2. Stick lemon slice on the rim, and/or add lemon and orange slices to drink

Sweater Weather

Cinnamon Pear Cocktail

Ingredients:

1 fluid oz Cinnamon Pear Balsamic

1.5 fluid oz bourbon

1/3 cup club soda

1 cup ice

Cinnamon sugar rim and cinnamon stick

Instructions:

1. Combine Cinnamon Pear Balsamic, club soda, bourbon, and ice in a cocktail shaker. Cover, shake and strain into glass.
2. To rim the glass, cover a small plate with honey and mix cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl. Dip the rim of the glass in the honey and into the cinnamon sugar.
3. Place a cinnamon stick in drink to garnish.

These are some of our favorite holiday cocktails at the moment and we can’t wait for you to give them a whirl. Let us know what you think next time you stop by.

Cheers!

P.S. Have an eye on the glasses featured in these pictures? Visit us in store and we’ll be happy to help you decide on the perfect glassware for your next cocktail party!

Photos by Maggie Griffin