The 12-Year-Old High Ball brings together fresh pear and single malt Scotch — a surprisingly perfect pair!
Drinks
Lavender 75
You can shake it up at your own bar with lavender syrup and fresh lemon juice!
Ali Miller’s Choconana Smoothie
Focus your attention on this Choconana Smoothie with banana, almond butter, and a dash of cocoa! Ali Miller’s smoothie recipe is low in sugar and packed with protein, while also providing antioxidants.
Healing Ginger Tea with Honey
For optimum healing, sip on this Healing Ginger Tea. You may know ginger as a fantastic remedy for nausea and indigestion, but it also contains lots of antioxidants and may work for you as a natural cough suppressant.
Chef Nicola Smart’s Strawberry Pear Smoothie
We love this Strawberry Pear blend from Chef Nicola Smart that may help you use up those holiday gift pears. A spoonful of chia seeds gives this smoothie a protein boost, along with iron, magnesium, and a bit of calcium.
Hope Farmers Market Green Smoothie
You can’t beat a smoothie for a nutrient-dense breakfast with lots of flavor and fiber, which will help you feel fuller longer. We love this Green Smoothie recipe from our friends at Hope Farmers Market in Austin that packs iron-rich spinach in the mix and even flax seed.
Paula’s Texas Spirits Hard Cider Punch
Paula’s Texas Spirits packs a punch with this hard cider punch! It infuses orange liqueur with bourbon and rye whiskey — enough to power nine ladies dancing!
Hot Spiced Christmas Wine
Love mulled wine? The recipe above has “Twang” of tamarind along with both red and white wines!
Sweet Potato Latte with Bananas & Almonds
You’ll love this Sweet Potato Latte so much, you won’t even miss the alcohol! This fall concoction is something you can put in your blender in the morning for a soothing drink you can sip in your PJs!
Ayran
Ayran is the national drink of Turkey! It’s a cold, yogurt-based beverage mixed with salt. Very refreshing! “Afiyet olsun”—or bon appétit, in Turkish! Courtesy of Evin Ashley Erdoğdu (Edible Houston).
Cabernet Grill’s Hill Country Eggnog
Thick, creamy eggnog made with Texas’ own Garrison Brothers Bourbon! Watch the video here. You’ll want to make this Christmas cocktail over and over again…Enjoy!
Charlie Bird NYC’s Bloody Mary Mix
We had an incredible meal and Bloody Mary at Charlie Bird in SoHo in NYC. The food here is fantastic (loved the Farro Salad) and the wine list wonderful.
Bohanan’s Hot Toddy
Cheers to this superbly crafted wintertime favorite. From Bohanan’s Prime Steaks and Seafood. Ready in a pinch!
Blanco Diablo
This creamy cocktail is the real deal – it contains absinthe. And it’s an absolute dream! From the creative mind of award-winning mixologist Francisco Mora from Indianapolis, IN.
Bohanan’s Blackberry Gimlet
Fruity and flavorful! From Bohanan’s Prime Steaks and Seafood. As seen at the 2014 San Antonio Cocktail Conference!