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Yule Grogg, Jack Frost Martini and Figgy's Manhattan are just a few of the holiday concoctions being shaken and stirred by participating DINR restaurants. Acelebrity panel, including Amanda Faison (5280), Penny Parker (Rocky Mountain News), Patty Calhoun and Nancy Levine (Westword) will be judging each restaurants signature holiday Beverage.

Come join, the holiday festivities!
Find out what your favorite restaurant is serving!

PARALLEL 17
            St. Ger-Mint Julip           
                        2 oz. Stranahan’s Whiskey
                        1 oz. St Germain infused with mint
                        1 dash mint-infused simple syrup           
                        Soda Water

In a mixing glass, muddle mint with ice, add whiskey, St. Germian
and simple syrup.  Add more more ice and shake.  Pour into an old
fashioned glass, top with soda, garnish with mint sprig and edible flower.

VESTA DIPPING GRILL
            Apple and Spice
2 tablespoons of house made cranberry puree 
1 teaspoon powdered sugar 
2 slices of fresh ginger root 
2oz Hendricks gin 
2oz Apple schnapps 
Add all the ingredients to a martini shaker with ice and shake hard.
Strain the contents into a martini glass and garnish with candied ginger floating in the glass. 

BLACK PEARL
            Jack Frost Martini
                        1 oz Irish Cream
                        1 oz Kahlua
                        1 oz Frangelico
                        1 oz Peppermint Schnapps
                        1 white chocolate shell
Combine first four ingredients and top with white chocolate shell

ELWAY’S CHERRY CREEK
            Yule Grogg
                        1 part Appleton Estate V/X Jamaican Rum
                        1/2 part Navan Natural Vanilla Liqueur
                        2 parts hot apple cider
                        Squeeze of lemon
                        Cinnamon stick
Combine all in a heated mug and serve.

JONESY’S EAT BAR
            Jonesy’s Fireside Old Fashioned
                        1 1/2 oz good quality Bourbon
                        1 oz Nocello walnut liqueur
                        Dash of Orange Bitters
                        3/4 oz Sage-infused simple syrup
                        3 -4 lemon slices
                        Dash of cranberry
                        Dash of Holiday Cheer

Muddle lemons and simple syrup.  Add remaining ingredients and ice, shake and strain into an old fashioned glass filled with ice.  Garnish a candied orange or lemon peel. serve with a warm smile.

ENCORE
            Apple Seed
                        2 oz Apple Cinnamon Vodka
                        1 oz Honey Syrup
                        Ginger Beer
                        Cinnamon Sugar
Combine vodka and honey syrup, top with ginger beer and serve

STEUBEN’S
            Figgy’s Manhattan
                        3 oz. Fig-infused Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey
                        1 oz Navan Natural Vanilla Liqueur
                       
In a mixing glass, pour the ingredients over ice. 
Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  Garnish with a candied lemon twist.

OSTERIA MARCO

1 1/2 parts rosemary infused gin
1 part Veloce (italian herbal infused liqueur)
1 part Domaine de Canton (ginger infused cognac)
Mix ingredients, pour on the rocks and top with prosecco

DIXON’S
            Nutcracker Sweet          

3 oz Eggnog
1 oz Vanilla Vodka
1 oz Frangelico
Combine ingredients in martini class with sugar pecan rim

RACINE’S
            Northpole Butternut

2 oz butterscothch schnapps
5 oz. Amaretto
5 oz. Hot Chocolate

Combine ingredients in glass mug and top with whipped cream.

BISTRO VENDOME’S
            Santa’s Go Go Juice

2 oz Dark Myers Rum
1 1/4 oz Tuaca

Combine in a coffee mark, fill the rest with water and top with a teaspoon of compound butter (butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar)

RIOJA
            Naughty Santa
                        3/4 oz Leopold’s Cranberry Liqueur
                        3/4 oz Leopold’s Apple Liqueur
                        1 1/4 oz Absolut grapefruit vodka

Shake with a mint leaf or two, strain into a martina glass with a sugared rim and garnish with a sprig of mint. 

TAMBIEN
            Fresh Strawberry Malcriada
                        Herradura SIlver
                        Triple Sec
                        Freshly squeezed margarita mix
                        Fresh Strawberries

MEZCAL
            Platino Grapefruit Mojito
                        Cuervo Platino
                        Lime
                        Cucumber
                        Mint
                        Splash of fresh Grapefruit Juice

PULCINELLA RISTORANTE
            Deck The Halls
1 oz Stoli Cranberi
4 oz chilled prosecco
1/4 oz Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
1 Sugar cube
Dash of Compari
Lemon Twist
Cranberry
Add the vodka, lemon juice and prosecco to a chilled flute.  Dash compari onto the sugar cube and drop into the flute.  Garnish with one cranberry and a lemon twist.

TABLE SIX
Here We Come A-Wassailing
2 oz Table 6 Wassail
4 oz prosecco
1 slice pomander
 
Pour wassail into wine glass, add prosecco and garnish with 1 slice frozen pomander. 
FOR WASSAIL
2 quarts apple juice or cider
1 quart cranberry juice
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp aromatic bitters
2 sticks cinnamon
1 tsp whole allspice
1 pint Bull and Bush pumpkin ale

Put first 6 ingredients in a pot with a spice filled cheesecloth sack and simmer for 6 hours.  Then add pumpkin ale                       
POMANDER
1 small orange, studded with whole cloves
• Freeze