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 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.

Courtesy of Herradura Reposado.

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.

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

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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

Courtesy of Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur.

Your childhood lunch in a glass. 

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.

Courtesy of Hiram Walker.