Serve Tasty Holiday Cocktails with Q Mixers
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- Cross off all the typical shenanigans (your relative who always tries to start a “fun” game) and annual commentary (gotta love those invasive qs…) with the good-humored guests at your holiday gathering.
To make the game more fun, play along while sipping on a Q Mixers’ Holiday cocktails. Here are some tasty and easy recipes:
Batched Recipe
Holiday Sangria Ginger Hibiscus Punch
In a large punch bowl:
- Add 1 bottle red wine (Pinot Noir or any medium bodied red wine)
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1 cup apple juice
- Add 4 cans of Q Hibiscus Ginger Beer and 3 cups of ice right before serving your guests.
Chai Ginger Ale Cream
Steep a cup of chai tea for 1 hour so the flavors combine with the water and it also chills once cold you can make your drink. This can be made spirit-free or with alcohol.
Build in a large Collins glass:
- 3 oz. chilled chai tea
- 1/2 oz. simple syrup
- 3-4 oz. Q Ginger Ale
- If you want to make “the adult version”, add 1 oz. vodka or reposado tequila.
- Fill crushed ice to the top.
- Add a biodegradable or reusable glass/metal straw
- Optional: add whipped cream to the top for a creamy finish. Garnish with star anise for a festive look.
Whiskey Maple Mint Highball
Build in a Collins glass:
- Add 1 1/2 -2 oz. whiskey (bourbon, rye, Tennessee)
- 1 oz. maple syrup
- 4 oz. Q Club Soda
- Top with ice
- Add a biodegradable or reusable glass/metal straw
- Garnish with 2-3 mint sprigs make sure to give the mint a slap to release the aroma before garnishing.
Bitter Cold Winter G&T
Build a wine glass:
- 3/4 oz. Campari
- 3/4 oz. gin
- 1 oz. grapefruit juice
- 3 oz. Q Tonic Water
- Top with ice
- Add a biodegradable or reusable glass/metal straw
- Garnish with rosemary sprig and grapefruit slice
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