12 Days of Christmas Cocktails: Mom, Look!

For anyone who’s ever enjoyed a screwdriver, I present this drink as a challenge.

This cocktail is to the screwdriver as Sun Valley (Ernest Hemingway finished For Whom the Bell Tolls while staying in the Sun Valley Lodge in 1939) is to Mt Brighton (a ski hill in the midwest, built upon piles of refuse). Ever heard the Christmas song “Sun Valley Ski Run” by Esquivel? Good tune.

I’m not a huge fan of flavored vodkas, per se. However, in these festive 12 days of cocktails, I’m making room for this vanilla vodka drink. It’s 12:14am and I am struggling to resist making another one before bedtime. I’m not kidding. That’s how good this drink is. Stoli vanilla (Stolichnaya Vanilla) is one of the top vanilla vodkas in my book. It’s not expensive and it mixes well. Vanilla vodka drinks break out in boisterous approval when they see Stoli vanilla being poured into themselves. You could use a cheaper triple sec than Grand Marnier, but I don’t recommend it. Buy a small bottle and give it a try.

We’re calling this one the Mom, Look! This cocktail will help put things in perspective when junior is showing you that super cute monster face he’s making for the 20th time. (Recipe after the cut.)

Mom, Look!
1oz Grand Marnier
1oz Vanilla Stoli
2oz Fresh squeezed orange juice
.25oz fresh squeezed lemon juice

Stir all ingredients with ice in a large glass. At this point, you’ve got two choices.

1) Want a solidly strong and tasty cocktail? You’re done — pour this into a double old fashioned glass filled with ice (my recommendation).

2) After something a bit lighter? Pour this into a tall glass filled with ice and top off with club soda (Ms. Suburban Bliss’s preference).

Comments

[jenny]

you, sir, are a cocktail GENIUS!

[Lisame]

yum!

[Brenna]

So, it's currently 10:38 AM where I live...how long do I need to wait to make this? And not be considered a slobbering drunk, I mean.

[Pants]

One of these won't make you a slobbering drunk -- any time is the right time.

[cee]

the thought of vanilla and orange juice together makes me want to barf a little bit, not going to lie.

[Rebecca]

I can't tell you how much I'm loving this series. I always need cocktail ideas to help get me through the holidays with a smile on my face. Can't wait to try them all (so far)... I should probably space them out over a series of days, though, rather than running through them all on Christmas Day. :-)

[Erica]

You can stop at one cocktail? Impressive! Vanilla vodka and OJ does sound yucky. But I'm still a huge fan. : )

[Erin]

All of the cocktails sound awesome! I'll have to wait until next year to try them all because I'm officially knocked up. I'm bookmarking, but maybe you can do something similar next year?!

[Melissa Summers]

Ever have a creamsicle? Same idea.

[amie]

Yeah, I'll drink it.

[Erica]

Oh...creamsicles. Now that you put it that way I take back yucky and must try.

[kate]

Oh my god. Yes please.

Going to the liquor store on my lunch break now!