Up here in the northern hemisphere, where Cocktail Party is headquartered, Christmas comes with a predictable theme: snowflakes and icicles, and warm drinks with baking-spice flavors served by the fire. But in the southern hemisphere, Christmas comes in summer – a time for barbecues and trips to the beach in jandals and sunnies.
Enter the Tropical Christmas, a summery and refreshing cocktail recipe from the folks at LiquorLand Toast, a New Zealand cocktail magazine. It’s perfect for the holidays down south, with bright summer flavors of guava and basil – but still featuring traditional green and red (well, pink) colors, and a festive rim of salted, basil-flecked “snow.”
If you happen to have a compatible flavor of sparkling water on hand (like guava or lime), feel free to use it here!
