Comfortably Drunk (25 photo)

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12 dec 2012 10:24

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It's Christmas time again! And if for you that means stressful family party planning, believe me, these drinks are gonna come in handy. Easily disguised as innocent treats, these babies are a sure-fire winner amongst stressed out party goers.

You’ll Need:
1.25 oz Laird's applejack
.50 oz Snap Organic Liqueur
.50 oz Graham’s Six Grapes port
2 oz unfiltered apple juice
5 drops spiced tincture
2 oz hot water
1 apple (for garnish)

Spiced Tincture Ingredients:
2/3 cup Bacardi 151
4 cinnamon sticks
1/4 cup star anise
1/6 cup cloves

Mulled apple drink to keep the cold at bay. Think spiced cider, but better (with booze!).

Step 1: Combine spiced tincture ingredients in a jar and let sit for one week.

Step 2: Slice an apple into thin sheets.

Step 3: Cut one of the apple sheets in half, then slice in long vertical strips to create apple matchsticks.

Step 4: Pour a cup of boiling water into a serving glass and let it sit for 30 to 45 seconds until the glass is piping hot, then pour the water out.

Step 5: In a separate cup combine the first five ingredients.

Step 6: Pour ingredients into the hot serving glass.

Step 7: Top off with 2 oz hot water and mix.

Step 8: Garnish with apple matchsticks and you're good to go. Apple-spiced to perfection!

Drink 2: Mud Bath
This scrumptious, spiked, chocolat-y concoction is one part cocktail, one part dessert.

You’ll Need:
1 oz Zaya dark rum
1.5 oz Meletti Cioccolato chocolate liqueur
.25 oz nocino walnut liqueur
3 oz hot water
3 oz whipping cream
Grated cinnamon stick (for garnish)

Step 1: Pour 2 oz whipping cream into a separate cup and mix until frothy. Don’t over mix — stop once the cream forms fluffy peaks!

Step 2: Pour a cup of boiling water into serving glass and let it sit for 30 to 45 seconds until the glass is piping hot, then pour the water out.

Step 3: Combine the first four ingredients, plus 1 oz whipping cream, into the serving glass and stir.

Step 4: Spoon in the whipped cream.

Step 5: Grate a sprinkle of cinnamon on top and sip away! This creamy cup is more than worth the chocolate coma!

Drink 3: Blackbird Hot Toddy
Built by Adam Schneider, this is Blackbird’s super-comforting, holiday-flavored take on the traditional hot toddy.

You’ll Need:
4 oz hot water (save 2 oz for a topper)
1 Bag Mighty Leaf Earl Grey or 2 tsp loose-leaf tea
3/4 tsp molasses
3/4 tsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla bean paste
2 oz Evan Williams Single Barrel bourbon
Lemon (for garnish)
4 cloves (for garnish)

Step 1: Pour a cup of boiling water into the serving glass and leave water in glass for 30 to 45 seconds until glass is piping hot. Then pour the water out.

Step 2: Add 2 oz hot water to serving glass. Then add either tea bag or tea ball filled with loose leaves and let steep for a minute or less. Don’t let it sit too long — the tea shouldn’t dominate the flavor of the drink.

Step 3: Measure and add the molasses, brown sugar, vanilla bean paste, and bourbon.

Step 4: Top off with 2 oz of hot water to keep the drink hot, and stir.

Step 5: Peel lemon rind, stud with four cloves, and add it as garnish. Spiced, slightly sweet, and soothing — now this is what a hot toddy should taste like!

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