Lavish Spritzer and Other Holiday Vodka Cocktail Recipes
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: December 12, 2014

'Tis the season for parties and a festive cocktails.  Whether you are throwing or attending a holiday party, a delicious drink is a must-have.  These vodka cocktail recipes range from light and fruity to rich and spicy, there is a little something for everyone.  
​Lavish Spritzer

	Ingredients:
	1 oz Belvedere Vodka
	1 oz Grand Marnier Raspberry Peach*
	1 oz lemon sour **
	2 to 3 oz Chandon Rose
	orange slice plus 2 raspberries, for garnish
	*Grand Marnier Raspberry Peach can be substituted with Cordon Rouge & still delicious.
	** Lemon sour: 1 part lemon juice to 1 part simple syrup
	Directions:
	Step 1: Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Squeeze in the charred orange half and drop in the drink. Roll contents and serve.
 Belvedere Berry Little Cocktail

	Ingredients:
	1 1/2 oz (BELVEDERE)RED
	1/2 oz simple syrup
	6 raspberries
	dash lime juice
	ginger beer
	Directions:
	Step 1: Shake and pour over ice into a highball. Top with Fever Tree Ginger Beer ​
 Nutmeg Nick

	Ingredients:
	1 1/2 oz Belvedere Vodka
	3/4 oz cream sherry
	1 oz light cream
	1/4 tsp vanilla extract
	1 oz simple syrup
	Freshley grated nutmeg, for garnish
	Directions:
Step 1: Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake HARD and strain into a coupe glass. Top with hand-grated nutmeg.
 Midnight Martini

	Ingredients:
	2 oz Belvedere Vodka
	1/4 oz Lillet Blanc Twist of Pink Grapefruit or olive
	Directions:
	Step 1: Combine Belvedere and Lillet Blanc in a mixing glass and stir over ice until very cold. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a twist of Pink Grapefruit or olive.
 Belvedere Confetti Fizz 

	Ingredients:
	1 oz Belvedere Pink Grapefruit
	1/2 oz Aperol
	champagne
	Shake Belvedere Pink Grapefruit and Aperol together and pour into a champagne flute.  Top cocktail with Veuve Clicquot Champagne. Garnish with a pink grapefruit twist
 New Year Tippler

Ingredients:
	2 oz Belvedere Vodka
	1/4 oz St Germain elderflower liqueur
	3/4 oz champagne
	Shake vodka and elderflower liqueur and pour into a chilled martini glass. Top with Moet champagne. Garnish with a lemon twist.
 
*All recipes courtesy of Belvedere
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