Holiday Cocktails featuring Prairie Organic Spirits

The holiday season is the perfect time to embrace the festive spirit with loved ones, create lasting memories and enjoy delicious treats and delights. This holiday season, toast to great taste with a quintessential holiday cocktail from Prairie Organic Spirits.

The Humboldt (created by Erik Eastman) 

• 1 ½ oz Prairie Organic Gin 
• 1 oz Cocchi Torino Sweet Vermouth 
• ½ oz St. George Spirits Spiced Pear Liqueur 
• ¼ teaspoon Easy & Oskey Grapefruit Bitters 
• Dry Sparkling Wine 
• Lemon twist 

Stir gin, vermouth, pear liqueur and bitters over clean ice for at least 30 seconds. Strain into a champagne flute or coupe glass. Top with 2 or 3 ounces of the sparkling wine. To garnish, with a sharp knife remove a coin size piece of lemon peel from a fresh organic lemon, and squeeze the oils from the lemon twist onto the surface of the drink. Add the twist to the drink and enjoy!

Ruby Slipper 

• 1 ¼ oz Prairie Organic Vodka 
•  ¾ oz peach liqueur 
• 2 oz white cranberry juice 
• 1 ½ oz champagne 
• Pomegranate seeds 

Place spoonful of pomegranate seeds in a chilled martini glass. In a cocktail shaker, combine the vodka, peach liqueur, and white cranberry juice with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into chilled martini glass. Top with champagne and serve.

Merry Mary 

• 1 ½ oz Prairie Cucumber-Flavored Organic Vodka 
• ½ cup tomato juice 
• A squeeze of fresh lemon juice 
• Worcestershire sauce to taste 
• Hot sauce to taste 
• 1 thick cucumber slice, notched 

Mix vodka, tomato juice, a squeeze of fresh lemon, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce in a shaker. Shake with ice and pour mixture (including ice) into a highball. Garnish with a cucumber on rim of glass.