Savage Cocktail Recipes for Your Holiday Parties

If you're hosting a holiday party where a bar will be present, you'll definitely want to have the basics on hand so that you can make the most commonly ordered drinks. It's always fun to have a few special drinks to serve at your holiday party available also to add something unique to the celebration. 

Simply having Savage Scorpions available as a creative cocktail garnish or a savagely unique shot ingredient is one way to get creative with your beverage station. They pair perfectly with any type of alcohol, and as a matter of fact, they're even great for adding that "something extra" to the food you are serving! 

 Here are a few ideas for some signature cocktails you might want to serve your party guests over the holidays. Just add a Savage Scorpion to the ingredient list of each one and you're all set! 

 Ginger Bell Cocktail
from HGTV.com 

  • 2 ounces bourbon
  • 2 sprigs of fresh mint
  • 1/2 lemon, cut into discs
  • 2-inch piece freshly-skinned ginger, cut into small piees
  • 1 bottle ginger beer
  • ice
In a cocktail shaker, add the bourbon, mint lemon, and ginger. Firmly muddle until pieces break down (less than a minute.) Add ice and shake vigorously for 30 seconds, then strain into coupe glasses. Top with ginger beer and garnish with a couple cranberries. 
photo from HGTV.com 

Pomegranate Sangria
from FoodNetwork.com

  • 1 bottle fruity red wine
  • 2 cups pomegranate juice
  • 1/2 cup brandy
  • 1/2 cup Triple Sec
  • 1/4 cup simple syrup (equal amounts sugar and water, heated until sugar dissolves, cooled)
  • 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
  • 1 large orange, halved and thinly sliced
  • 1 green apple, cored, halved, and thinly sliced
  • 1 cup red grapes, sliced in 1/2 
Combine all ingredients in a pitcher, cover, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 48 hours before serving. Serve over ice. 

photo from FoodNetwork.com 
Apple Pie on the Rocks
  • 1 oz. Vanilla Vodka
  • 1 oz. Fireball Whiskey
  • 4 oz. Organic Apple Juice
  • Pinch of Ground Cinnamon
  • Brown Sugar for the rim (grind a little finer for more successful sugaring)
  • Optional: Cinnamon Stick for Garnish
  • Ice  
1) Wet the rim of your rocks glass just a little and gently sugar the rim with the brown sugar.

2) In a martini shaker, pour the vodka, Fireball, apple juice, and ground cinnamon together with a handful of ice cubes.

3) Shake 10 times and pour the contents into the glass without wiping off the sugar rim.

4) Serve chilled and with a cinnamon stick for garnish. 

photo from VeganYackAttack.com 
Cranberry Mimosas
  • 1 lime, halved
  • 2 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 c. sweetened cranberry juice
  • 1 bottle champagne
  • 12 fresh cranberries
  • 4 small sprigs fresh rosemary 
1) Rime champagne flutes with lime and dip in sugar. Pour 1/4 cup cranberry juice into each glass and top with champagne. 

2) Use a toothpick to poke a hole through cranberries. Thread rosemary skewer through cranberries and garnish mimosas. 

photo from Delish.com
The cocktail recipes above bring some of the flavors of the season to your holiday party guests, and our Savage Scorpions bring the fun and excitement! No matter what you're drinking, it can always be made a little more savage with the addition of our unique cocktail garnish. Begin a new holiday tradition and serve Savage Scorpions at all of your parties every year! 
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