Favorite Christmas Adult Beverage

[CathyCA]

I don't really have a favorite beverage specifically for Christmas. I enjoy vodka, chilled just about any time of the year, along with Guinness. Highland Brewing has their Cold Mountain Winter Ale available during the holidays. It's usually a delicious brew and I enjoy it a lot.

For New Year's we made Champagne Cocktails.
1/2 C water
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C ginger, peeled and sliced
1/2 C vodka
1/4 C candied ginger, chopped into 1/4" pieces
Champagne
Lemon juice, lemon slices and sugar for garnish

Make a simple syrup: Add sugar, sliced ginger and water to a pot and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in the vodka, chill.
To prepare the cocktail:
1. Squeeze lemon juice into a shallow saucer
2. Pour sugar into a shallow saucer
3. Dip the glasses in juice then sugar
4. Place 1/2 Tbsp chopped candided ginger into bottom of glass
5. Pour 1 Tbsp of ginger simple syrup over candied ginger
6. Pour Champagne over top and garnish with a sliced of lemon

WOW! That's a fancy beverage!

I simply poured champagne over the beer.

Oooh, sparkling "mead."

Is THAT what you call it?