Festive Cocktail Garnishes

By Donna Pires

Candy Cane Martini

Ingredients:

1-1/2 oz vodka
1 tsp peppermint schnapps

Mixing Instructions:
Mix all ingredients with ice in a shaker. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a candy cane and create a candy cane rimmer with crushed candy canes.

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There’s no better Christmas martini than a Candy Cane Martini. To make the candy cane rimmer, crush candy canes and place them on a small plate. Then wet the rim of your glass with water and rotate it in the crushed candy canes. Voilà, Christmas in a glass – only Scrooge could resist.

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