Discover the ultimate holiday cocktail showdown! Grinch Spritz takes on Noel 75 in this gluten-free festive challenge. Cheers to Episode 17!
Festive Mixology Challenge: Which Holiday Cocktail Will Reign Supreme?
This festive season, Angela and Alyssa showcase their mixology skills by competing for the title of the best holiday cocktail. The two delightful recipes featured are the *Grinch Spritz* and the *Noel 75*, each bringing a unique twist to holiday gatherings. The *Grinch Spritz* is a vibrant concoction made with melon liqueur, Prosecco, and a splash of club soda, all enhanced with the sparkle of gold edible glitter. To elevate this drink, garnishes such as boozy candied cranberries, fresh mint sprigs, and dried orange slices add both flavor and visual appeal.
On the other hand, the *Noel 75* offers a sophisticated blend of dry gin, cranberry juice, and rosemary simple syrup, finished with a touch of white edible glitter and Prosecco. This cocktail is served in a creative manner using a fillable ornament, which adds an element of surprise when the contents are poured into the glass. A fresh rosemary sprig completes the presentation, making it not only a treat for the taste buds but also a feast for the eyes. Both cocktails embody the spirit of the holidays, making them perfect for festive celebrations.
Festive Flavor Face-Off: Unleashing the Grinch Spritz and Noel 75 in a Merry Mixology Showdown!
hi everybody Welcome to gluten-free Friday we are making some holiday drinks today we are um I’m going to make a Christmas cocktail Alyssa this is Alyssa I’m Angela by the way hello she’s going to be making a holiday cocktail and we hope you guys all enjoy maybe try this at home.
I think I’ll start first sure I’m making they call it the Grinch it is a play on like a appil spritz using um melon laor so I’m going to get right to it yeah what’s in your glass already um oh I have ice and I have some glitter cuz you know we’re festive around here um glitter what edible Ed Ed edible glitter and gluten-free don’t you worry um okay.
So we are starting with with 2 oz giving it the Grinch color of our melon laor what is this madori I don’t know if you guys are all familiar I’m I just heard of this when I found this drink so living under a rock yeah apparently well ooh hello don’t worry guys kind of wicked that’s.
True so 2 oz of the madori and then we have have 3 oz of PCO the bubbles I know I I’m making a mess already guys where did you find this recipe um I just found it scrolling through like Instagram as we all do you know what I mean it’s how all good ideas get made yeah okay and then you top it.
With I already filled it with ice I already put the glitter in and then we top it with a little bit of club soda look at that guys it’s got the Grinch color yep it’s a Grinchy Vibe and then hang on the kicker I’ll be back these are so cute garnish do the.
Heart nope I did boozy candied cranberries yes I will include the recipe it’s very easy um are they frozen yes they are frozen and a little bit of mint and a little bit of orange Lor and there you go there is the Grinch for the holiday season um and then I’m actually really interested to see what.
You made have in store yeah sure we’ll take spots okay cool awesome so I will be making a Noel 75 so it’s it’s like a no and a French 75 put together so we will start with a bigger measuring cup and a funnel on the side and we will measure out our nons sparkling wine ingredients we’re measuring out 2 oz of a dry.
Gin you want to avoid something that’s overly overly excuse me herbally for this the dry we have not been cheese testing I swear go also what’s the difference like what is a dry Jin like is it specific um so you know like when you have like a Hendrix and it’s really like floral and cucumber and like flower like you don’t want it in that so dry is.
Going to be that like burny alcohol feeling if you will there’s probably a much better explanation for that but we want the Burnie alcohol flavor you don’t want all the floral components then we will do 2 and 1/2 ounces of cranberry juice also a measure with your heart situation that’s how I like to measure my things with my heart that’s why it.
Goes all over the place I know why am I spilling okay then we’re going to do half an ounz of lime juice and I made simple syrup which is really just one part sugar one part water brought to a boil um and added in some Rosemary sprigs to give it some Rosemary flavor just about a half an ounce of that you like it a little.
Sweeter you can add more but I I think the juice gives it enough sweetness here ooh that looks really good okay then we are going to take our Christmas ornaments and a funnel is this an Amazon plug that we should do it is yes would you hold this for me yes I will and we’re going to get all of this right in our Christmas.
Ornament perfect give you the top for that where’s the cup and then in the glass I’ve already put some glutenfree glitter in there that is edible and her is a lot prettier than mine I’m kind of upset about this I like yours and then again measure with your part on that.
prco so and let the Fizz come down the snow GL yeah and then you can throw a little Rosemary sprig in there just to give it some good flavor I always give it a smack so you bring out that scent and you can prep this before guests come over and just have them sitting and waiting wow.
We okay all right so I got my um the competition is real guys okay guys so we’ve completed our drinks again I made the Grinch it’s got a um melon laor prco pretty simple made a pretty garnish you did a no 75 with Jin prco and cranberry juice and this is a competition so hopefully everybody’s rooting for me but we do have some judges coming in they’re.
Going to taste it and they’re going to let us know who is going to be Crown the winner ooh should we do a little cheers before that let’s do it hold on I have to open my ornaments first oh she’s fancy guys this also lets you dial up or down the fruity in the drink too oh nice well Merry Christmas Merry.
Christmas that is good refreshing very refreshing how do I do this oh yeah that’s guys this is going to be tough be all right so we’re going to bring in the judges we’ll see what they say hello everybody we are the judges yes we’re going to be judging the holiday.
Drinkies we came all the way from Santa’s Workshop we took the day off oh it’s been so busy but we made it here just in time for our holiday cocktail off what do we want to start with the green we’re going to start off with the green drink sprit the Grinch Spritz the grink as I call it the this looks so good ASMR.
Right okay okay wait we have we have to Cheers also Cheers Cheers Cheers we’re also all 21 yeah don’t worry guys over so everyone knows I know we might look younger I know we’re old but okay taste this that is sweet also I’m trying a oh the boozy cranberry boo yeah cheer oh I went for it.
I love these things so good oo correct we’re going to need the recipe for that we’re linking that below that is delicious it’s light it’s sweet if you like a sweet drink like an Appo Spritz if you like an Appo Spritz and I love one and I know you love one I do you said and I know you love one too that was funny wow that was yum this.
Is holiday cheer in a cup listen we have we have no Grinch bring our Christmas spirit down today this is no grinches this is Grinch at the end of the movie no Grinch I like that okay now for the second drink we have a Noel 75 right okay and she’s she’s Gorge she’s looking like a snow globe yeah got to pour your.
Little or ornament I will say I don’t know what a Noel is and I don’t know what a French 75 is but I like the sound of this I know it sounds so like classy this is so fun I don’t know if I’ve ever had a French 75 I’ve heard of it though orange I hit my M I love the glitter in both of these I was like can.
They see the glitter okay oh it looks like a snow globe mm I would drink it out of this I would this is so beautiful oh drink it out of the snow is or the the little ornament okay the ornament that’s gorgeous yeah okay oh are we not put the straw in it we can do straw I I don’t know ala did say with a sparkling wine.
No ice the Spritz I think it’s its own separate law for that but this is classic so I’m doing a straw okay wait oh cheers sorry Cheers Cheers Oh eye contact when you cheers wow oh that is I can taste the syrup it’s yummy that is delicious the Rosemary is not overpowering no I like the syrup I’m going to have to steal.
That I like how you said you can also choose your sweetness with how much of the cranberry you want to put in I I love a sweet so this but it’s not overly sweet I will say no it’s good yeah I like the perfect amount of sweetness and that’s really good can you taste the the the syrup the rosem syrup yeah it’s just like I said it’s not over the top it’s.
Just a subtle hint right wow that’s delicious now we need to come together as we do a little and pick and pick someone okay ready oh sorry okay wait sorry guys he okay we’ve come to our decision after much deliberation yeah yeah it was a tough one yeah it was a tough one okay we’re going to bring back our our chefs.
Our our bartend bartenders yeah our Baristas yes come on well no we’re going to we’re going to cut to it we’re going to cut to it we’re going to cut to it okay our mixologists are going to come back and we’re going to Crown the 2025 holiday drink off Champion oh we’re going to bring back the 2024 I’m already getting excited for the new.
Year you are the 2024 holiday cheermeister Mo mock oh my God you say it you have to start it over okay you go okay ready okay we’re going to Crown our 2024 cocktail holiday drink off Champion yay okay we’ll be right back or should we like Miss America and like hold hands and oh yeah close eyes okay again and.
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Cheers happy Holidays happy holidays a
