As we gather with friends and family for the Christmas season, here are three delightful cocktails you can easily add to your home cocktail menus.

Santa's Dimples

1.5 oz Bourbon

1.5 oz Apple Juice

"Splash" of Green Chartreuse

Club Soda

Combine bourbon, apple juice, and green chartreuse in a mixing glass with ice. Stir to chill and dilute. Strain into cocktail glass with fresh ice and top with club soda. Garnish with fresh mint bouquet and a bright red cherry.

The Blizzard

2.25 oz Bourbon

1.5 oz Cranberry Juice

.5 oz Hipstirs Cranberry Pie Syrup

.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

Dropper or two of Old Forester Smoked Cinnamon Bitters

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake to chill and dilute. Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with fresh rosemary sprig and fresh cranberries.

Bourbon Muddled Pine

Bourbon

1 oz Pine Cone or Pine Needle Syrup

1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

Dropper or two of Woodland Bitters

3-4 Dashes El Guapo Holiday Pie Bitters

Sprite (Cranberry Sprite if available)

Fresh Cranberries

Place about 15 fresh cranberries into a cocktail shaker along with pine syrup and lemon juice and muddle thoroughly. Add bourbon, bitters, and ice. Shake to chill and dilute. Strain into cocktail glass, top with Sprite, garnish with fresh cranberry or use a cranberry and rosemary decorative ice block.