The alcohol world is absolutely unabashed about what they do with their drinks. We have heard about some odd drinks lately, from baby mice wine to mayonnaise and tequila, which we aren’t entirely sure about. This one is a little less scandalous, but if you are not experimental with your cocktails, this might not please you (especially if you are lactose intolerant). These milk-based cocktails are right out of our childhood dreams.
This stunning cocktail lives up to its name, with its beautiful colour and blast of sugary goodness. Very festive and Christmas-y, Cherry Blossom is tailor-made for those who don’t really like the strong taste of alcohol.
- 2 tbsps red sanding sugar
- 15 ml grenadine syrup
- 30 ml Sambuca
- 90 ml milk
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In two wide bowls, add a small amount of grenadine syrup in one and the red sanding sugar in the other
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Dip the mouths of the glasses in the grenadine, then roll them in the sanding sugar. Set coated glasses nearby
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Pour Sambuca, grenadine syrup, and milk into a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into prepared glasses
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Serve cocktails immediately, garnished with cherries
This drink is apparently meant for warm weather, and there is something about cinnamon flavoured butterscotch milk that makes it just so warm and hearty. Plus, vodka will do great for winter evenings.
What you’ll need:
- 60 ml milk
- 30 ml vodka
- 30 ml butterscotch liqueur (or caramel liqueur)
- Cinnamon sticks (optional)
Instructions:
- Add ice cubes to your glass of choice
- Pour cold milk over ice cubes
- Add vodka and butterscotch liqueur to the mixture
- Stir with cinnamon stick and leave in the drink for garnish
What’s the best dessert for a festive dinner? It’s pie. What can make it better? Booze. So how about we combine this iconic dessert and alcohol and create a magnificent cocktail? Sound like a fantastic idea! Also, surprise! There’s coffee in there.
What you’ll need:
- 180 ml cream (Irish)
- 60 ml vanilla vodka
- 120 ml cold coffee
- 60 ml milk
- Ice (if desired)
- Honey (or corn syrup, for rimming glasses)
- Shortbread cookies (Walkers, for dipping and garnish)
Instructions:
- Crush one shortbread cookie and add honey on to a shallow plate. Dip each glass upside down
- Place Irish cream, vodka, coffee, and milk in a cocktail shaker with ice
- Shake, then strain into glasses. Serve over ice, if desired
- Serve with more shortbread cookies for dipping
The name says it all. This is a wonderful mixture of good white rum and good chocolate. Captain Morgan is the best of the best and blending it with crushed nuts and white chocolate just takes it to a new dimension! You need to try this.
What you’ll need:
- 30 ml white rum (Captain Morgan)
- 15 ml white chocolate liqueur
- 30 ml cream of coconut
- 60 ml half n’ half
- 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
- 30 ml milk chocolate
- 10 pistachios
- Vanilla extract (for rimming)
Instructions:
- Crush the pistachios
- Finely grate milk chocolate and combine with crushed pistachios
- Rim your cocktail glass with this
- Use vanilla extract for the liquid, the milk chocolate and pistachio mixture for the dry rimming material
- Place a small scoop of vanilla ice cream in your rimmed cocktail glass
- In a cocktail shaker, combine Captain Morgan white rum, white chocolate liqueur, cream of coconut and half n’ half; shake 10 times
- Pour into cocktail glass over ice cream
- Top with the pistachio nut and milk chocolate mixture
You know how as children we were all obsessed with popsicles? This popsicle in the form of a drink can be your new obsession, and it can get you very, very drunk. Isn’t that the best of adulthood and nostalgia?
What you’ll need:
- 1 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
- Ice
- 60 ml fruit punch
- 30 ml orange juice
- 30 ml whipped cream vodka
- Soda to top (Splash Fruit Punch)
- Whipped cream (for garnish)
- Sprinkles (for garnish)
Instructions:
- Place 1 tablespoon of sweetened condensed milk on a shallow dish. Gently dip the rim of your low-ball glass into the sweetened condensed milk
- Fill that low-ball glass halfway full of ice
- Add the fruit punch, orange juice and whipped cream vodka to the glass and stir gently
- Top off with a splash of fruit punch soda pop
- Top with whipped cream and sprinkles