Fresh for the New Year, Sandemam’s created this fragrant winter sangria. Great for a playoff party, for the non beer set. If you can’t find clemetines, it’s OK to substitute fresh oranges.

Winter Spice Sangria

Ingredients:
1 bottle of Sandeman Founders Reserve Porto
4 oz cinnamon Schnapps
3 clementines, quartered
6 oz cranberries
18 oz sparkling clementine juice or soda
6 oz cranberry juice
4 cinnamon sticks
Ground allspice to taste

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Ingredients:
1-1/2 oz Scotch
1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
1/4 oz Drambuie
Orange slice, garnish

Directions:
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into ice filled rocks glass. Garnish with orange slice.… Read more

Good quality ingredients produce a good quality product, that’s why there is a good reason you have a favorite vodka. Your favorite brand doesn’t cheat you on quality, so you shouldn’t go for cheap ingredients when you decide to try out your own DIY recipes at home.

The winter season produces a lot of citrus fruits including tangerines, mandarin, oranges and grapefruit. Because fresh fruit equals fresh flavors, now is a great time to take … Read more

Why not treat yourself to a different drink for each of the twelve days of Christmas a little early?

Traditionally, the Twelve days of Christmas begins on December 25^th and concludes on the but we want to give you a head start on the holiday fun with 12 days of festive drinks for your pre-celebration pleasure. In some traditions the lyrics in the old English carol refer to the day after Christmas through the … Read more

Ingredients:
1 ½ oz Herradura Reposado   
½ oz Lemon Juice
1 ½ oz Peach Juice                     
1 ½ oz Earl Grey  tea
¼ oz Simple Syrup                 
¼ oz Mezcal
1 Lemon Twist                
1 Peach Slice

Directions:                
Fill a high ball with good quality cubed ice. Add all ingredients and stir thoroughly with a bar spoon. Garnish with a long lemon twist and/or a peach slice.

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Ingredients:
1 ½ parts Tequila Avión Reposado Tequila
1 part pear juice
½ part honey / orange marmalade syrup
½ part Lemon juice
Sliced plum (reserve one slice for garnish)

Directions:
In a shaker, muddle ¾ of the plum with honey syrup in a shaker then add all ingredients. Shake and strain, then warm over a low heat.  Garnish with a plum slice to finish.

Courtesy of Tequila Avión.… Read more

Pears are in season! They have a lovely sweet flavor that can’t be beat, so mix ’em up in your cocktails.

Pears pair well with whiskey, vodka and gin. If you want to experiment with your own creation: Ginger, apples, cranberry and pomegranate all make excellent partners with pear.

Here are some fantastic pear recipes to try today:

Pilgrim’s Pear: A light and delicious champagne cocktail with gin and homemade pear syrup
Pear Sake

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Ingredients:
1 oz Kahlúa Cinnamon Spice
1 oz Avión Tequila Blanco 
1 oz lemon juice
6-8 concord grapes

Directions:
Muddle Grapes. Add rest of the ingredients. Shake and strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass

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Your childhood lunch in a glass. … Read more

Ingredients:
1 oz vodka
1 oz Hiram Walker Carmel Apple Liqueur
1 oz fresh sour mix (or high quality purchased mix)

Directions:
Pour into cocktail shaker, shake and pour into a martini glass. Garnish with apple slice.

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