Flyaway This Christmas with Girlfriend Wine Cocktails {Recipes}

Food Fridays:

I love the holidays for many reasons, but the opportunity to get together with friends (and enjoy festive drinks like hot mulled cider and eggnog) happens to be close to the top. Unfortunately, by the time you actually get to Christmas, you might be all holiday’d out with the wine, cider and eggnog.

However, when a lovely delivery of new wines called Butterfly Kiss by Jason Dade arrived on my doorstep and could actually be used to create some new fun “signature” cocktails for an upcoming girls’ get together, I was pretty stoked to try them out. I was also excited to use  with my marshmallow-flavored vodka gathering dust.

So to celebrate Friday and the holidays here are a few cocktail recipes for you to try with your girls using Butterfly Kiss Pinot Grigio or Pink Pinot Grigio (which I’m personally excited to taste!) Of course you can use any of your favorite wine varietals, but Butterfly Kiss was used specifically to create the perfect cocktail flavor.

The Puffy Cloud

3 oz   Butterfly Kiss Pinot Grigio

½ oz  Smirnoff Fluffed Marshmallow flavored vodka

1 oz   Sour mix

Spl.    Tonic water

Garnish: Lime wedge

Build in a wine glass over ice. Stir.

Spring Azure

4 oz    Butterfly Kiss Pinot Grigio

3 oz    Ginger ale

1½ oz Apple juice

2         Lime wedges

Garnish: Orange Wheel

Build in a wine glass over ice. Squeeze lime wedges on top. Stir.

Love Potion Sangria

1 btl.  Butterfly Kiss Pinot Grigio

4 oz    Tanqueray gin

16 oz  White grape juice

8 oz    Ruby red grapefruit juice

12 oz  Lemon-lime soda

4 oz    Sour mix

7 dshs Aromatic cocktail bitters

Garnish: Green and red seedless grapes

Build in a pitcher over ice. Serves 8.

Afternoon Delight

4 oz     Butterfly Kiss Pink Pinot Grigio

3 oz     Cranberry juice

1½ oz  Soda water

Garnish: Grapefruit wedge

Build in a wine glass over ice. Stir.

Parisian Affair

3 oz    Butterfly Kiss Pink Pinot Grigio

¼ oz   French herbal liquer

¼ oz   Italian orange aperitif

½ oz   Fresh squeezed lemon juice

1 oz    Soda water

3dsh.  Orange bitters

Garnish: Lemon peel

Build in a glass over ice. Stir.

Lively Up

3 oz    Butterfly Kiss Pink Pinot Grigio

½ oz   Black raspberry liqueur

1½ oz Sour mix

Spl.    Lemon-lime soda

Garnish: Cherry

Build in a wine glass over ice. Stir.

Tropical Escape

4 oz    Butterfly Kiss Chardonnay

3 oz    Lemon-lime soda

1½ oz Pineapple juice

Garnish: Lime wedge

Build in a wine glass over ice. Stir.

Wonder Kiss

3 oz   Butterfly Kiss Chardonnay

½ oz  Smirnoff vanilla flavored vodka

1 oz   Sour mix

Spl.    Cola

Garnish: Cherry

Build in a wine glass over ice. Stir.

Butterfly Kiss is a new wine, so it is soon to be found
wherever you purchase your wine and spirits. 

Ho! Ho! Ho! Clink. Clink! Clink! 

* Printed with permission by Butterfly Kiss.

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