Cocktail Martini Guide

A boozy circle of life: when groundhogs emerge from their slumbers, you cautiously hazard a beer-store-cold brew. Summer returns in a flash of alcohol-drenched excitement and twilight patios. Later, as you sip brandy, autumnal leaves fall under foot. Skip forward to the dead of winter and you and a bottle of Jack have found an ice shack on a lake. In between the crumbled foliage and frozen fish, cocktail season explodes in a final flourish of bright lights, snowflake sweaters, and well-lit trees: welcome to the holidays. With a prolonged imbibing schedule, you have to mix up your drinks so as not to pass out under the mistletoe. Worry not: as usual, we have done the thinking and pre-drinking for you. Welcome to the Christmas Cocktail Guide.

Lemontini You know you're curious; don't let the "tini-" suffix dissuade you from cocktail revelry. Lychewan Martini Sometimes a martini is just a martini. But sometimes sake is added to the mix and everything changes. One sip and you'll never go sake-less again. Mad Berry Martini This martini is mad. Mad and silly....and juicy. Ok, now that I think of it, there is nothing mad or silly about it. Just juicy. Wet Watermelon Wonderland Sometimes you want watermelon. Sometimes you want vodka. Sometimes you won't both. Gin Lychee Martini If you're going to by a drink the title might as well rhyme. Otherwise, how are you supposed to know if it is any good? Mama Woo Martini She sounds demur but, like Carol Channing, she'll knock you on your ass (take that, fictional Tyson). Raspberry Thyme Smash You don't have to be a supervillain to get smashed, though it would help on at least one extra level. Bubble Lounge Martini Never again will you be forced to choose between champagne and a martini. That's too much to ask of any man. Classic Martini There's really no sense in messing with perfection. You don't mess with the best. Strawberry Honey Mojito Once a relic, this Cuban classic is reinvented with a twist. Drink it and mull over your political aspirations. Classic Frozen Martini Do not worry about the spill-ready glass, this stalwart hero is clear. Is that an olive in your pocket? Cosmopolitan 2 A remix of an urbanite favourite, it's about time martini's fruit-infused cousin got a sequel.

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