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The starter kit

The rule here is keep it simple. Stock your bar with just a few bottles of spirits and you’ll be wowing your guests with delicious cocktails in no time! You’d be surprised how many different recipes you can make with just these five bases: vodka, gin, white rum, citrus liqueur and cream liqueur (think irish cream).

Pro tip
For a Cosmo with character, replace the cranberry juice with 10 ml of cranberry syrup.

You can whip up a Cosmopolitan,
a timeless classic.

Ingredients
45 ml (1 1/2 oz.) vodka
15 ml (1/2 oz.) citrus liqueur
20 ml (2/3 oz.) cranberry juice
Juice of 2 wedges of lime
Ice cubes
3 cranberries

Preparation
In a shaker
1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice cubes except the cranberries.
2. Shake vigorously for 8 to 10 seconds.
3. Strain into a martini glass using an ice strainer.
4. Garnish with cranberries.

You can even welcome your guests with a glass of Christmas Punch or Cranberry-Citrus Punch (with festive notes of cinnamon and spice!).

Well-stocked shelves

Want to offer your guests a wide array of cocktails to choose from? Add these products to your bar and you’re in business: tequila, dark rum, canadian whisky, coffee liqueur and almond liqueur.

With an inventory like this, you’ll be able to make almost any cocktail, from a Long Island Iced Tea to a Black Tzar.
While shaking your shaker you can entertain your guests with the interesting facts that accompany some of the cocktail recipes at SAQ.COM.

Like the story behind the White Lady, initially using white crème de menthe instead of gin. Four years later, when Macelhone was the owner of Harry’s New York bar, he modified the recipe, this time using equal parts gin, citrus liqueur and lemon juice. After dinner, why not whip up a dessert cocktails: cater to your sweet-toothed guests with a gourmet Cherry Blossom.

Next-level bar

Want to be the cocktail king or queen this holiday season? With a fully stocked at-home bar get your crown ready! Just add this assortment of fine spirits to your bottles: scotch, brandy, marula cream, melon liqueur, litchi liqueur, peach liqueur.

Then impress your guests by making them a London Lemonade, or a Paradise. 

For coffee aficionados, you can serve a  Almond Coffee or a Classy Coffee.

The starter kit

The rule here is keep it simple. Stock your bar with just a few bottles of spirits and you’ll be wowing your guests with delicious cocktails in no time! You’d be surprised how many different recipes you can make with just these five bases: vodka, gin, white rum, citrus liqueur and cream liqueur (think irish cream). You can whip up a Cosmopolitan, —a timeless classic—or welcome your guests with a glass of Christmas Punch or even better, Cranberry-Citrus Punch (with festive notes of cinnamon and spice!). You can even wrap up the party cuddled on the couch with your loved one, with a glass of A Sweetheart of a Drink or Citrus Spray.

Well-stocked shelves

Want to offer your guests a wide array of cocktails to choose from? All you need is one bottle of each of these nine spirits and you’re in business: vodka, dry gin, tequila, dark rum, canadian whisky, citrus liqueur, coffee liqueur, cream liqueur and almond liqueur.

With an inventory like this, you’ll be able to make almost any cocktail, from a Long Island Iced Tea to a Black Tzar. While shaking your shaker you can entertain your guests with the interesting facts that accompany some of the cocktail recipes at saq.com, like the story behind the White Lady, initially using white crème de menthe instead of gin. Four years later, when macelhone was the owner of harry’s new york bar, he modified the recipe, this time using equal parts gin, citrus liqueur and lemon juice. After dinner, why not whip up some dessert cocktails: cater to your sweet-toothed guests with a gourmet Cherry Blossom, or impress coffee aficionados with a succulent Almond Coffee.

Next-level bar

Want to be the cocktail king or queen this holiday season? With a fully stocked at-home bar get your crown ready! Set up a bar in a corner of your home and line its shelves with an assortment of fine spirits: vodka, dry gin, tequila, dark rum, scotch, brandy, citrus liqueur, marula cream, coffee liqueur, almond liqueur, melon liqueur, litchi liqueur, peach liqueur, etc. Then impress your guests by making them a London Lemonade, a Paradise or a Cool Martini. And just before calling it a night, why not treat your guests to a delicious Black Russian or a comforting glass of Classy Coffee?