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Athens News Matters: Holiday Cocktails to Spice Up Your Festivities

WUGA | By Chris Shupe,
Alexia Ridley
Published December 6, 2019 at 11:24 AM EST

The holiday season is underway, and for many, that means some special beverages – think eggnog, hot toddies, mulled cider, etcetera. But if you’re a fan of a holiday cocktail, why limit yourself to the traditional choices? Our resident mixologist Jerry Slater, co-owner of the Expat, brings us three new holiday cocktails.
The Recipes

Santa's Little Helper

  • 3/4 oz Cathead vodka
  • 3/4 oz créme de cacao
  • 3/4 oz créme de menthe
  • 3/4 oz half & half
  • nutmeg & mini candy cane for garnish

Combine all ingredients in a shaker tin add ice and shake hard. Strain onto fresh ice in a beveled rocks glass. Grate nutmeg over top and hang a mini cane on the rim. 
 
 
Holidays on Ice

  • 1 Demerara sugar cube
  • 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters
  • 1/2 oz water
  • 1 oz  Lemonhart 1804 rum
  • 1 oz Plantation pineapple rum
  • 1/8 oz all-spice dram
  • orange peel

Build in a rocks glass. Dash sugar cube with bitters, add water and muddle. Add rums, all-spice dram and ice. Stir, and garnish with orange peel.  
 
Amaryllis Spritz

  • 1 oz POM pomegranate juice
  • 1 oz cranberry juice
  • 1/2 oz rosemary syrup
  • Top with 4 oz ginger beer

Build in a Collins glass, stir to combine. Rosemary sprig on the rim to garnish. 
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Chris Shupe
Chris Shupe began work at WUGA as a part time weekend announcer in 2010. At the time Shupe was focused on maintaining a thriving career in Real Estate, as well as balancing his time as a local entertainer. Shupe may be best known as The Athens King, a tribute to Elvis Presley, which often included an 8 piece show band! In 2012, Shupe joined WUGA full time as the station’s Morning Edition Host and Assistant Operations Director, and after 2 years of serving in that role Shupe was hired as Program Director for the station. As PD, Shupe spearheaded a return to more involvement in national conferences and continuing education opportunities through industry professional organizations like the Public Radio Program Director's Association, Public Media Development and Marketing Association, Morning Edition Grad School, the NAB, and the Public Media Journalists Association. This involvement led Shupe to undertake a comprehensive market study in 2015, the first such examination of local audience trends in more than 15 years.
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Alexia Ridley
Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!
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