Shake it up: Stanley Tucci’s Christmas cocktails
Actor Stanley Tucci shares his take on three classic cocktails to celebrate the Christmas festivities.
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Actor Stanley Tucci shares his take on three classic cocktails to celebrate the Christmas festivities.
Here is my holiday version of a Cosmopolitan.
Serves 1
Put the pomegranate seeds into a shaker and muddle. Add the booze, the juices and ice and shake well. Strain into a coupe or Martini glass and garnish with a raspberry and a mint leaf, skewered with a small stalk of rosemary. Drink and have a happier holiday!
A great drink for any season – or reason. You could also make this with Scotch or Irish whiskey, if you prefer.
Serves 1
Add the simple syrup into an old fashioned glass (aka a rocks glass). Next, add the bitters, then the booze and ice, stir, and garnish with the fruit skewered on a cocktail stick.
This past year I began a relationship with a Negroni and I am happy to say it’s going very well. There are those who consider serving this ‘straight up’ (shaken with, but served without, ice in a cocktail glass) to be an act of spirituous heresy.
But they needn’t get so upset: I never planned on inviting them to my home anyway.
Serves 1
Pour the booze into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a slice of orange, sit down, drink, feel the sun in your stomach.
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