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Christmas Cocktails with Jacob's Creek Moscato

Looking for an easy holiday cocktail to make this Christmas? New York mixologist Andrew White has come up with two delicious drinks, perfect for entertaining friends and family. Featuring Jacob’s Creek Wine, the ingredients are easy to come by and will please all of your guests. Even better, you won’t be spending all day as bartender, and can concentrate on more important tasks at hand, like opening presents.

White Christmas Gin Fizz

2 oz Beefeater Gin

1 oz Simple Syrup

1 oz Lemon Juice

½ oz cream half and half

1 egg white

Pour all the ingredients into a shaker tin. Shake vigorously over ice. Strain into a Collins glass. Pour 2 oz Jacob’s Creek Sparkling Moscato to loosen form. Gently pour remaining liquid and ice into glass and garnish with a candy cane.

 

Gingerbread Martini

Fresh ginger

Ground cinnamon

Powdered sugar

Graham cracker crumbs

Gin

Jacob’s Creek Classic Moscato

2 cloves

In a shaker or mixing glass, muddle a couple slices of fresh ginger. Add a tablespoon of powdered sugar and a heavy pinch of cinnamon or dust the entire inside of the glass with cinnamon. Add ice to shaker. Add 2 cloves, 2 oz of gin and 2 oz of Moscato. Shake vigorously. Strain into a graham cracker crusted martini glass and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Tasting Table Announces The Best Cocktails of 2012

One of our go-to websites, Tasting Table, has announced their favorite cocktails of 2012 and where to get them. After much research and tasting, the team compiled a list of top bars and the best recipes on the list. We have had the opportunity to enjoy many of the cocktails throughout the country, and some of our favorites made Tasting Tables cut. Did yours?

Tasting Table's Best Cocktails of 2012 and Where to Drink Them

Mexican Independence Day

Sunday, September 16th is Mexican Independence Day! Each year on September 16, the joyous shouts of El Grito de Dolores - ““¡Viva Mexico!” and “¡Viva la independencia!” are heard all over Mexico, signaling the beginning of their National Day of Independence from the Spanish. For locals, the Mexican National Day of Independence is a truly patriotic holiday, or fiesta patria (literally, holiday of the Fatherland), when festive foods such as pozole (a soup made of hominy and pork) and celebratory drinks such as the darker Reposado or Añejo Tequila styles are shared amongst friends, family and fireworks.

In Mexico, the most popular type of Tequila consumed on national holidays is the more expensive and aged Reposado, not Blanco. By Mexican law, Reposado Tequila must be aged a minimum of 2 months, and Añejo Tequila must be aged a minimum of one year. Aged Tequila styles such as Reposado and Añejo were originally created when producers made use of leftover red wine, brandy and rum casks that were shipped over for consumption by the Spanish aristocracy in the 1900s. This incredible invention changed the overall quality and taste of basic Tequila production, which at the time, was raw and without complexity.

Reposado Tequila possesses a unique woodsy flavoring that works well with beef-based, poultry and pork-type main dishes in the kitchen. An easy pairing of complementary flavors includes orange, cinnamon and honey. Got a sweet tooth? Try finishing off your evening with an Añejo, which generally pairs well with desserts such as churros and dark chocolate. Salud!!!

Revelers Go Bati for the Kati Roll after Hard Days Night of Partying

We have all been there. After too many cocktails, you need to chow down stat. The Kati Roll Company, one of NYC’s popular fast food eateries has come to the rescue with its newest location in midtown east to add the existing fleet in Greenwich Village and Midtown West.

Answering the call for a late night nosh nirvana, the authentic Indian street food has the highest quality of lamb, beef, chicken, seafood, paneer, egg and grilled vegetables all wrapped up in house made genuine paratha or roti. The blend of Indian herbs and spice marinade might even just kick that second or third wind into effect.

Open late to accommodate hungry night owls, think of this as a public service announcement – Do the Kati and stay safe away from late night stove operation.