Easy Holiday Cocktails from Q Mixers

Festive Mule (Image:Provided)

With the holidays around the corner, Q Mixers, a line of premium carbonated mixers asked consumers about their holiday cocktail consumption and found that 95% of consumers feel that they deserve a great cocktail this holiday season and 91% of consumers are excited to create cocktails at home this holiday season. And making cocktails at home should not only be delish, but easy – and these cocktails prepared with Q Mixers require just a few ingredients, many of which you probably have on hand. Enjoy being your own mixologist! 

Blackberry Fizz (Image:Provided)

Tony’s Festive Mule
Courtesy of Modern Mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim 

• 1.5 oz Tito's vodka
• 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
• 0.5 oz spiced cranberry-orange syrup
• 4 oz Q Ginger Beer

 
In a shaker add vodka, lime juice, and syrup.
Shake with ice and strain into an ice-filled highball glass. 
Top with chilled Q Ginger Beer and garnish with a sprig of mint dusted with powdered sugar. 
 
Festive syrup instructions:

• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 cup of cranberry juice
• Peel from 1 orange
• Cinnamon stick

· 2 cloves
Add all ingredients to a small pan and simmer for 20 mins, let cool and strain into an empty bottle. Will stay good in fridge for 3 months.
 
Blackberry Fizz

• 1 1/2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 1 oz Lemon Juice ⠀
• 1 tsp Honey ⠀
• 4 Blackberries⠀
• 4 oz Q Elderflower Tonic

 
Muddle blackberries in the bottom of mixing glass. 
Add all other ingredients and shake. 
Strain into a large champagne coupe or martini glass. 
Top with Q Elderflower tonic
 
Might be trying one of the two here. Tell us in the comments which was your favorite!