Drink of the Month
The Gingerbread Man
Ingredients:
4 ounce vodka
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 inch fresh ginger
2 cinnamon sticks
3 whole cloves
gingerbread cookies
Instructions:
In a saucepan, heat water, sugar, ginger, cinnamon sticks, & cloves until reduced to approximately 3/4 cup. (About 15 minutes.)
Pour liquid through a sieve & chill until all sediment has gone to the bottom. (About 20 minutes.)
When syrup is ready, combine vodka with 1 ounce syrup in a cocktail shaker.
Shake & strain into a martini glass rimmed with crushed gingerbread cookie crumbles.
Enjoy your grown-up holiday treat! :mistletoe
Comments
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Laura J. says:
I got to say having Drink of the Month fall on a Monday is just plain AWESOME!!!!! It’s like it “knows”!!!!!! :ahhh
PS. Love the Raising Hope quotes on the sidebar. That show is the bomb!
On December 3, 2012 at 10:32 am
Heidi says:
LOL So true! My Monday has been very :effinsanta
And I *love* Raising Hope. I swear it’s the funniest show on TV! :reindeer
On December 3, 2012 at 7:32 pm
Ruth A. Chestnut says:
:cheers Sounds delicious. But will wait till the weekend to try it. :tree
On December 3, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Heidi says:
If it’s the weekend, try two. :cheers
On December 3, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Kathleen O says:
Sounds lovely, but I would go into a sugar coma with all that sugar… : :cheers
But I can serve them to guests.. :prettylights
On December 3, 2012 at 9:57 pm
Heidi says:
LOL I suspect this recipe makes probably 4-5 servings, so that’s probably spread out. Otherwise, you’d need a gallon jug to drink it down. :hohoho
On December 3, 2012 at 10:31 pm
Cindy Rushford says:
:prettylights sounds delish I will give them a try this weekend too and well we can’t let them go to waste so I will probably have more than one . My drinks of choice are usually not sweet but spicy or tart………..:) Merry Merry ….. :tree :xmas
On December 3, 2012 at 10:33 pm