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Pink Peppermint Cocktail Recipe
Stuck with a slew of swirly, peppermint candy? Here's a delicious (and pretty!) cocktail guaranteed to please.
Pink Peppermint Cocktail Recipe
If Santa left a sleigh full of candy canes for you this year, and you're wondering what to do with them all, here's an easy peppermint flavored cocktail guaranteed to please!
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Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients
- 1.5 ounces vodka
- 1/4 ounce brandy
- 1/2 ounce half and half
- 1 tablespoon soft peppermint, crushed
- mint sprigs, for garnish
- soft peppermint stick, for garnish
Ingredients Needed
1.5 oz vodka 1 tbsp. soft peppermint (crushed) 1/4 oz brandy 1/2 oz half n half mint sprigs soft peppermint stick ice
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Create Vodka Base
Create Vodka Base
Combine vodka and peppermint into a cocktail shaker, then stir until blended.
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Combine vodka and peppermint into a cocktail shaker, then stir until blended.
Add Brandy + Half and Half
Add Brandy And Half n' Half
Next, add brandy and half n half, then stir.
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Add brandy and half and half, then stir.
Shake and Strain
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Shake + Strain
Next, close cocktail shaker firmly, then shake it vigorously for about 30 seconds. Scoop ice into your cocktail glass. Then, remove the top of the shaker and strain over ice.
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Shake + Strain
Next, close cocktail shaker firmly, then shake it vigorously for about 30 seconds. Scoop ice into your cocktail glass. Then, remove the top of the shaker and strain over ice.
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Shake + Strain
Next, close cocktail shaker firmly, then shake it vigorously for about 30 seconds. Scoop ice into your cocktail glass. Then, remove the top of the shaker and strain over ice.
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Close cocktail shaker firmly, then shake vigorously for about 30 seconds (Image 1). Scoop ice into a cocktail glass (Image 2). Strain over ice (Image 3).
Garnish and Serve
Garnish + Serve
Once the drink is poured, simply garnish with a few sprigs of fresh mint and a soft peppermint stick.
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Garnish with fresh mint sprigs and a soft peppermint stick.
