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These new winter cocktails will keep you (very) warm this holiday season
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Dec 30, 2015
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These new winter cocktails will keep you (very) warm this holiday season
The winter holidays are a time for friends, family and cheer. Oh, and alcohol. Lots of alcohol.
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The winter holidays are a time for friends, family and cheer. Oh, and alcohol. Lots of alcohol.

Ringing in the New Year with family or friends?

Litty Mathew is the co-founder of the L.A.-based distillery, Greenbar. She and her husband developed two new drinks that are sure to impress at your next holiday gathering.

She stopped by the studio to whip up a few festive drinks for Alex Cohen.

Adventurous enough to try making one yourself? The recipes are below.

TRU-DOLPH

  • 2 oz TRU organic lemon vodka
  • 1 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1 oz freshly prepared cranberry sauce
  • .5 oz simple syrup

 

Directions: Shake hard and strain into a martini glass. Garnish your glass with cranberry bits or lemon twists.

SLOW FREEZE

  • 1 ½ oz Slow Hand Six Woods Whiskey
  • 1 oz ginger liqueur
  • ½ oz simple syrup
  • ½ oz cream
  • 4 dashes Bar Keep Chinese Bitters

 

Directions: Shake and serve on the rocks with a cinnamon stick

Press the play button above to hear some drink mixing secrets from Greenbar’s Litty Mathew.