Shake it up: Stanley Tucci’s Christmas cocktails
Actor Stanley Tucci shares his take on three classic cocktails to celebrate the Christmas festivities.
Actor Stanley Tucci shares his take on three classic cocktails to celebrate the Christmas festivities.
Here is my holiday version of a Cosmopolitan.
A great drink for any season – or reason. You could also make this with Scotch or Irish whiskey, if you prefer.
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.
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