Three Cheers

Three Cheers!Let’s hear it for easy cocktails! You need only three ingredients for these festive drinks.RECIPES BY MELISSA GAMAN, YOUNG SUN HUH AND STEVE JACKSONStandard ImageRed VesperCombine 2 ounces each gin and Lillet Rouge and 1 ounce vodka in a shaker with ice. Shake until very cold, then strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a lemon peel.Standard ImagePear BelliniCombine 2 ounces pear nectar and ½ ounce pear eau de vie in a flute. Top with 4 ounces cold sparkling wine. Garnish with a pear slice.Standard ImageHazelnut AmaroCombine 2 ounces Averna, 1 ounce fresh lemon juice and ½ ounce hazelnut liqueur in a shaker with ice. Shake until very cold, then strain into an ice-filled rocks glass and garnish with a cherry.Standard ImageSpiced SidecarCombine 1½ ounces spiced rum and ¾ ounce each fresh pink grapefruit juice and orange liqueur in a shaker with ice. Shake until very cold, then strain into a coupe and garnish with a cinnamon stick.Standard ImageStout SparklerPour 3 ounces cold sparkling wine into a flute. Top with 2 ounces each cold pale ale and stout.Standard ImageTequila Old FashionedCombine 2 ounces añejo tequila, 1 teaspoon agave syrup and 2 dashes of mole bitters in a rocks glass with a large ice cube. Stir until chilled. Garnish with an orange peel.Standard ImageMango MocktailCombine 2 ounces each mango nectar, kombucha and tonic water in an ice-filled tall glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.Standard ImageCranberry MuleCombine 2 ounces each vodka and cranberry juice and 4 ounces ginger beer in an ice-filled glass or copper mug. Garnish with fresh cranberries.Standard ImageRed Wine SpritzPour 2 ounces dry red wine and 1 ounce Campari into an ice-filled rocks glass. Top with orange-flavored sparkling water and garnish with an orange wedge.Standard ImageApple Pie PunchCombine ¾ ounce bourbon and 4 to 6 ounces cold hard cider in an ice-filled rocks or wine glass. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and garnish with an apple slice.

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