who doesn’t love a potato party!

Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Festivus and even that old chest­nut Christmas, are upon us this month and that means one thing to a lot of peo­ple. Drinking! While hol­i­day tra­di­tions may vary from house to house, with a meno­rah here and a Christmas tree there, you can usu­ally count on a fully stocked bar.

Mimosas with a leisurely brunch, a mar­tini after a hec­tic day at the mall, or a fes­tive punch at the office party, we prob­a­bly drink more at this time of year than any other, so we should put as much thought and care into our cock­tails as we do with the hol­i­day bird.

The best thing a potato ever did for the world was to fer­ment and get us all tipsy.

Vodka is def­i­nitely the high­est form a potato can take and since we’re all about Spud Love this sea­son, we’re going to hon­our it.

Here are some vodka cock­tail recipes, by bar­tender Dave Elliott, that are per­fect for the upcom­ing hol­i­days. Why are they per­fect? Because they are sim­ple to make, beau­ti­ful to look at and a few sips will give you a lovely glow.

Whether you’re light­ing kinara can­dles, dread­ing the visit from the in-laws, spin­ning a drei­del or per­form­ing feats of strength — happy holidays.

And to all our Verdukkian friends — good Merlinpeen to you!).

Christmas Jones

1 oz vodka

1/2 oz straw­berry puree

1 oz pineap­ple juice

7-Up

Build in a high­ball glass packed with ice

Russian Cider

1oz vodka

3oz apple cider

shake well with ice and strain into a high­ball glass half rimmed with brown sugar

Both of these deli­cious drinks will be fea­tured at the Fiesta Farms Potato Party on Dec. 14th. Join us dur­ing 86’d Monday at the Drake Hotel for a night ded­i­cated to Spud Love. We’ll have a DIY Holiday Card sta­tion with potato stamps, deli­cious frites and, of course, lots of vodka. The party starts at 7pm, see you there!

What are some of your favourite hol­i­day cock­tails? Have you ever tried to infuse vodka?

It is a great gift idea, so sim­ple to make and won­der­ful in cock­tails and in cook­ing. The flavour pos­si­bil­i­ties are end­less, you can use lemon­grass, gin­ger, chili pep­pers, mango, vanilla.…..

Related posts:

1. It’s a Potato Party!
2. When a Potato Steals Your Heart
3. SpudLove