Ep. 15 It’s beginning to look a lot like.. A Holiday Cocktail Special
Welcome to the HOLIDAY SPECIAL episode 15 of The Art of Drinking with Join Jules and Your Favorite Uncle
What are we drinking?
A special Holiday episode to help inspire you for your next Holiday party. This time, we are collaborating with C&H® Sugar to create TWO homemade simple syrup recipes perfect for today's recipe and so many more cocktails this Winter season. Today Brad is making a Fig Old Fashioned and Jules is making a Cranberry Holiday Margarita, you ready?
Uncle Brad’s Recipe
What do I need?
Fig Syrup
C&H® Turbinado Sugar
Dried Figs
Saucepot
Strainer
Old fashioned:
Bourbon
Figs (Turkish / mission)
Orange
Cheery
Cocktail pick - longer the better
Ice
Bittercube Trinity Bitters
Double rocks glass
Mixing glass & spoon
Jigger
How do I make it?
Make the C&H® Fig Simple Syrup
1 Cup C&H® Turbinado Sugar
1 Cup water
5 dried figs quartered
In a medium saucepan add 1 cup C&H® Turbinado sugar and 1 cup water.
Quarter 5 dried figs and add to saucepan
Heat to boil while stirring.
Reduce heat to simmer and let syrup simmer for 20 minutes
Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature
Strain into a glass jar and cover (syrup will keep in fridge for 2 - 4 weeks)
Chill your double rocks glass
In mixing glass add:
Ice
2 oz Bourbon
½ oz Fig Simple Syrup
3 dash Bitters
Ice
Strain over ice into double rocks glass
Garnish with Fig and enjoy
Join Jules’ Recipe
What do I need?
Cranberry Cinnamon Simple Syrup:
C&H® Turbinado Sugar
Cranberries
Cinnamon Sticks
Saucepot
Strainer
Measuring Cups
Margarita:
Tequila
Limes
Oranges
Orange Liqueur
Rosemary, to garnish
Cranberries, to garnish
Cocktail Shaker, Double sided tin
Hawthorne Strainer & Fine Mesh Strainer
Jigger
Cocktail glasses
*Ice cube mold if making cranberry ice cubes
Small plate
Knife
Citrus Squeezer
Zester
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Tip: How to make any simple syrup, storing syrups
Equal parts water and sugar
Store syrups in the fridge in a airtight container for 2-4 weeks, add 1 oz of vodka to add another 3 to 4 weeks
Just add any ingredient
Cinamon
Cardamon
Mint / Peppermint
Add combinations - think about the flavors around the tale
orange zest and cinnamon
Fig and hazelnut
Lemon and thyme
Make syrup combinations like peppermint and mocha for dessert and coffee drinks
Happy Holidays everyone! And a very special thank you for our first sponsor, C&H® Sugar
Stay tuned for season 2 coming in early 2023