Shaken not stirred (Holiday Edition)

I'm glad so many of you enjoyed my recipe for the pomegrante martini.  I'm amazed so many of you tried making these at home and then e-mailed me to tell me how you liked it.   Anyway, in the spirit of the holidays, I thought I'd give you two more awesome drink recipes that I found recently.  Just because it's the holidays, there's no reason you should be forced to sustain yourselves on egg nogg.  It's just that every time I drink egg nog, I feel like I'm two sips away from a heart attack.  Those things will kill ya. 

Anyway, here are two great holiday cocktails that I think you'll enjoy.  Give them a try and let me know what you think!


The Big Apple Cobbler (photo above)

Ingredients
1 1/2 oz. Maker's Mark Bourbon   
1/2 oz. apple schnapps
apple cider
ginger ale
fresh apple

Directions
Mix the bourbon and apple schnapps into a tall glass full of ice, then fill with apple cider. Top with a splash of ginger ale and garnish with apple slices.  Simple but delicious.

The MetroDad Pumpkin Pie Cocktail

Ingredients
2 parts Absolut Vanila vodka
1 part pumpkin schnapps
Splash of cream (or substitute a splash of orange juice)
Nutmeg

Directions
Shake all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with nutmeg and cherry.

Cheers!