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Lift up your spirits with X'mas cocktails

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Make your Christmas parties special by treating your guests to some innovative cocktails which will give them a new high.

Bar.com, a new multi-platform tool showcasing inventive drinks and cocktails, gives out a plethora of easy-to-follow recipes. Femalefirst.co.uk listed some:

Baileys Midnight Mint

- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.

- Measure 25 ml Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur and an equal amount of mint liqueur and Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka. Add these into the shaker.

- Shake until cold.

- Pour into a wine glass and garnish with a mint leaf.

- Savour it!

French 21

- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

 

- Add 10 ml of Ciroc Vodka, 10 ml of lemon juice, 5 ml of raspberry liqueur and 5 ml of sugar syrup to the shaker.

- Shake vigorously until cold.

- Strain into a champagne flute.

- Top with sparkling wine.

- Garnish with lemon peel.

Gin Punch

- With a sharp knife and cutting board, slice wedges from any combination of orange, lemon, lime and pineapple and place in a punch bowl.

- Add 1.5 bottles Tanqueray London Dry Gin into the bowl.

- Measure 350 ml maraschino liqueur, 500 ml apricot nectar, 500 ml orange juice, 1 litre pineapple juice, 200 ml lime juice and 100 ml sugar syrup into the bowl.

- Adjust sweet and sour balance to your acquired taste.

- Chill in fridge for two to three hours before serving.

- Pour into individual glasses, over ice.

- Top up with sparkling wine.

Smirnoff Dark Russian

- Fill an old fashioned glass with ice cubes.

- Pour 50 ml of Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka and 25 ml of Baileys Coffee Irish Cream Liqueur into the glass.

- Enjoy!

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First Published: Dec 10 2013 | 5:08 PM IST

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