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Blood Orange Shrub

Mocktail Monday comin’ in hot with a spiced blood orange shrub! Making shrubs are soooo freaking easy and it really takes a elevates a regular shmegular mocktail — and you can even make it a cocktail by adding an ounce or two of your favorite spirit 😉

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Spooky Sangria

The thing I love about sangria is that you can be reasonably creative with it — this spooky riff on a red wine sangria comes together super easily (the hardest part is waiting for the ingredients to mingle in the fridge for a few hours).

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Empress Alexander

This brilliant riff on a traditional Alexander swaps out cognac for Empress Gin and I couldn’t be more awe-struck by this frosty blue color! I decided to experiment a little bit further by using butterscotch schnapps instead of creme de cacao, and the results were so tasty. The notes of toasted nuttiness from the butterscotch pair so well with the dark complexity of the chocolate bitters, which ultimately balances perfectly with the brightness of Empress.

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Amaro Sour

What I love about this is the fact that you can use any amaro that you love. For mine, I used Amaro Montenegro, with flavors like orange zest, vanilla, coriander, and clove — which is perfect for a Christmas Day sipper.

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Gingerbread Eggnog

You know what time it is! Making eggnog from scratch is so satisfying and SO rewarding, especially because you can experiment with different flavors! I was definitely on a gingerbread kick this holiday season, so I had to create this gingerbread eggnog that truly tastes like Christmas in a glass.

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Butterscotch White Russian

If you’ve had a bottle of butterscotch schnapps sitting in the back of your liquor cabinet for too long, this is your sign to make this SALTED. CARAMEL. BUTTERSCOTCH. WHITE. RUSSIAN. I know. It’s a lot. And to be honest, if you’re not new around here, you know I’m not even a huge fan of sweet drinks… But this… This is different. This is dessert. There’s always room for dessert.

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