Essensia Dessert Wine

 

   Looking for a balanced dessert wine to complement a holiday meal finale? Consider the award-winning Essensia, an intriguing, sweet dessert wine from Quady Winery, in Madera California. Quady Winery specializes in dessert wines from muscat varieties. Essensia and another dessert wine  Electra  are made from the Orange Muscat and can easily accompany or replace a dessert and are best if served chilled.

  

                            

                                                                   http://www.quadywinery.com/

The Mayflower Martini

 A seasonal twist featuring the Fine Rums of Martinique from Rhum Clément


1.5 oz. of Rhum Clément Première Canne
.5 oz. of Rhum Clément Créole Shrubb
1 oz. of Cranberry juice
Purée of half of a golden pear
Powdered cinnamon
Method: In mixing glass filled with ice, stir Rhum Clément Première Canne and Rhum Clément Créole Shrubb with cranberry juice and allow to sit for 30 seconds. Rim the cocktail glass with the powdered cinnamon and pour the purée of the pear in the bottom of the glass. Slowly pour the cocktail over the back of a spoon onto the purée of the pear. 

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As always, be responsible when you drink and when you serve drinks.

Untraditional Traditions

What exactly is Bourbon? Bourbon is a uniquely American whiskey made primarily from corn. In 1964, the U.S. Congress recognized Bourbon as America’s Native Spirit. This was about  200 years after the first bourbon went into a barrel. The distillation of Bourbon  is tightly regulated and what you see on the label must be exactly what you get from the bottle.

Here are two holiday recipes from Jim Beam, which has been distilling bourbon since about 1795. These feature their newer bourbon, Red Stag, a four year old bourbon infused with natural black cherry flavors. These recipes will also work with traditional Bourbon.

As always, never drive after drinking. Never.

Holiday Sweater

1.25 parts Red Stag by Jim Beam™ Bourbon

.75 part DeKuyper® Hazelnut liqueur

4 parts hot chocolate

Green crème de menthe

Whipped cream

Mint leaf

                                 

Sleigh Ride

1.50 parts Red Stag by Jim Beam™ Bourbon

4 parts hot chocolate

Whipped cream

Cherry