NYE cocktails

Per our tradition, Eric and I stayed in for NYE. We watched the Venture Bros movie.  We worked on the patronum lego while semi-watching Indiana Jones 4 - such a bad movie.

We each made 2 cocktails.  Eric made some really nice drinks with Prosecco.  One was with lemon sorbet. Yum

Eric got me some bitters, so able to make an Old Fashioned, which he liked.  Want to try it out with some maple syrup or honey instead of sugar next time.

Old Fashioned (recipe from GimmeSomeOven.com)

Ingredients:

-1 tsp granulated white sugar

-1 tsp water

-3-4 shakes Angostura bitters

-2 oz bourbon

-1 Luxardo cherry (didn't have)

-orange peel

Directions:
1. Add sugar, water, bitters. Use muddle (or end of wooden spoon) to combine until sugar is nearly dissolved.

2. Add large ice cube

3. Add bourbon

4. Stir vigorously for 10 sec until liquid chilled (forgot to do)

5. Gently twist orange peel directly over glass in order to express its oil into cocktail, then add

Sundaze in Miami (taken from @cocktails on IG)

So Eric said it was top 5 drinks I've ever made?? Could have been the edible talking for him.

Doubled ingredients for 2 servings.

Ingredients:

-0.5 oz fresh lemon juice (half of lemon)

-0.5 oz agave

-2 oz pineapple juice (used pineapple/orange juice combo)

-0.5 oz Campari

-1.5 oz gin

Directions:

-Shake everything together and service with ice