Drinks : Holidays

It seems our Grolsch-swiggin pals aren't the only ones who celebrate the season in creatively bibulous way. Watch as 462 pints of Continental come together to form some serious Christmas cheer.



Previously: The Grolsch Christmas Tree

The swell folks at Green Daily turned us on to one household's efforts to keep it, uh, green for the holidays by constructing a Christmas tree from (we presume) empty Grolsch beer bottles. That's taking holiday "spirits" a tad literally, but I've gotta admit it looks awful purty.


Especially after a Grolsch or two.


Read Beer Bottle Christmas Tree: Merry Drunken Planet-Saving Holidays

Special to AOL Food from Kat Kinsman

Mick and Keith probably had something a little stronger than brunch cocktails on the brain when they wrote Mother's Little Helper. Even so, they might think twice before turning down a glass of this sparkling, sophisticated pick-me-up. It's full of luscious, fruity, herbal flavor, kicked up by festive Prosecco bubbles – a refreshing treat for a Mother's Day brunch, or an easy-to-make afternoon tipple (we'll never tell!).

Pour equal parts chilled Lillet Rouge (a classic Bordeaux, herb, Armagnac and fruit based French apéritif) and dry Prosecco (Italy's affordable answer to Champagne) into an ice-filled goblet. Squeeze and drop an orange wedge into the goblet, and garnish with an additional orange wheel.

For a crowd, stir equal amounts of chilled Lillet Rouge and dry Prosecco, and one quartered orange in a pitcher. Pour into ice-filled goblets, garnished with orange wheels.

Though I may have uprooted from my native Bluegrass State for the gray
asphalt of Brooklyn, I still pony up one heck of an annual Kentucky Derby Day
party - complete with mint juleps, burgoo (a traditional Derby stew –
though I leave out the squirrel meat), and prizes for over-the-top
hats. But my parents, who still live in the Kentucky house where I grew
up? They celebrate Cinco de Mayo with all their neighbors.

Seeing as both fiestas fall on the same Saturday in '07, I think it's
high time for a run at some cultural cross-over. Olé and giddy-up!

Tequila Julep

3 oz.silver-style tequila
10 mint leaves
1 1/2 tsp extra fine sugar
Seltzer
Crushed ice
Mint sprig

Place mint leaves in the bottom of an old-fashioned glass or julep cup
and add sugar. Crush with muddler or wooden spoon until the leaves
begin to come apart. Add a splash of seltzer, fill glass 3/4 full with
crushed ice, and add tequila. Top with another splash of seltzer, stir,
and garnish with mint sprig.