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UP YOUR O N E
ERRIMENT
C O C K T A I L A T A T I M E A H O S T E S S E S T A L E
A HOLIDAY COCKTAIL BOOK PRESENTED BY
CONTENTS 05
INTRODUCTION
09
THE RECIPES
35
CREDITS
07 HISTORY OF HERRINGSTONES
11
CHAMPAGNE POMENGRANATE SPRITZER
INTRODUCTION
IN THE ENCHANTING TAPESTRY OF HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES, WHERE ELEGANCE MEETS CELEBRATION, WE INVITE YOU TO EMBARK ON A UNIQUE JOURNEY—ONE THAT TRANSCENDS THE ORDINARY AND SETS THE STAGE FOR EXTRAORDINARY MOMENTS. AS A HOSTESS KNOWN FOR YOUR GRACE AND THE MAGIC YOU WEAVE INTO EVERY GATHERING, THIS HOLIDAY COCKTAIL BOOK IS CRAFTED EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU. IT'S A SYMPHONY OF FLAVORS AND SOPHISTICATION, DESIGNED TO ELEVATE YOUR HOSTING EXPERIENCE AND LEAVE AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE MEMORIES YOU CREATE. WHY THIS COCKTAIL BOOK? IMAGINE A COLLECTION OF RECIPES THAT DANCE ON YOUR PALATE, EACH SIP A DELIGHTFUL MELODY HARMONIZING WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON. THESE AREN'T JUST COCKTAILS; THEY ARE CRAFTED EXPERIENCES, EACH SIP TELLING A STORY OF JOY, WARMTH, AND THE MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS. WHAT AWAITS INSIDE: SIGNATURE ELEGANCE: DISCOVER COCKTAILS DESIGNED TO REFLECT YOUR UNIQUE STYLE—SOPHISTICATED, TIMELESS, AND ALWAYS IN GOOD TASTE. MIXOLOGY MASTERY: UNVEIL THE SECRETS TO BECOMING THE MAESTRO OF YOUR HOME BAR. FROM THE CLASSIC TO THE AVANT-GARDE, WE'VE CURATED A REPERTOIRE THAT TRANSFORMS EVERY POUR INTO A MASTERPIECE. SEASONAL MAGIC: EXPLORE THE ALCHEMY OF SEASONAL INGREDIENTS, INFUSING YOUR COCKTAILS WITH THE ESSENCE OF THE HOLIDAYS. YOUR GATHERINGS WILL RESONATE WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE TO CELEBRATE! AS A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL TASTE, ENJOY AN EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF OUR 2023 HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN COLLECTIONS. THE PERFECT PAIRING FOR YOUR FESTIVE SOIRÉES, ENSURING YOU SHINE AS THE STAR OF YOUR OWN GLAMOROUS TALE. CHEERS TO A SEASON OF ELEGANCE & CELEBRATION!
THE HISTORY OF ON APRIL 1, 1989, TWO SISTERS, DEBBIE HERRINGTON AND CINDY STONE, TURNED THEIR DREAMS INTO REALITY AND OPENED THE FIRST HERRINGSTONES BOUTIQUE IN MONROE, LOUISIANA. THE SISTERS DREAMT OF BRINGING INNOVATIVE AND TRENDSETTING FASHION TO THEIR HOMETOWN. WITH A GREAT DEAL OF HARD WORK, YEARS OF CONSTANTLY TARGETING NEW TRENDS, AND SEEKING OUT THE BEST BRANDS AND MERCHANDISE, CINDY AND DEBBIE’S DREAM TOOK OFF BEYOND THE TWIN CITIES AND HERRINGSTONES BECAME A HOUSEHOLD NAME FOR WOMEN’S WARDROBES ACROSS NORTH LOUISIANA. OVER THE YEARS HERRINGSTONES HAS TRANSPIRED INTO A LOUISIANA STAPLE BOUTIQUE. THE SISTERS CREATED AN ICONIC COMPANY AND CONTINUE TO DO SO WITH SECOND-GENERATION, HANNA HERRINGTON LAVERGNE AND HALEY HERRINGTON; HENCE OUR PHRASE TWO GENERATIONS AND GROWING. BRANCHING OUT FROM THE LIMBS OF HERRINGSTONES AS A SISTER STORE, HEIRLOOM BY HERRINGSTONES EVOLVED. HEIRLOOM, MEANING SOMETHING OF VALUE PASSED ON FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2017 AND CONTINUES TO FLOURISH. WHAT STARTED AS A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS IS SLOWLY GROWING INTO SOMETHING GREATER AND WE THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING ALONG AND SUPPORTING US! IN ADDITION TO OUR WEBSITE, HERRINGSTONE’S HAS FIVE STORE LOCATIONS IN LOUISIANA: HERRINGSTONES MONROE, HERRINGSTONES LAFAYETTE, HEIRLOOM BY HERRINGSTONES YOUNGSVILLE, HEIRLOOM BY HERRINGSTONES IN HOUMA, AND HERRINGSTONES BATON ROUGE. EACH STOREFRONT IS A HAVEN FOR STYLE, FASHION, AND TOP OF THE LINE CUSTOMER SERVICE.
THE RECIPES CHAMPAGNE POMEGRANATE SPRITZER........................................ 11 CRANEBERRY MULE....................................................... 13 MAPLE BOURBON SMASH............................................. 15 PEPPERMINT MARTINI.................................................. 17 THE MISTLETOE............................................................. 19 SPICED APPLE CIDER SANGRIA........................................................ 21 GINGERBREAD MARTINI................................................ 23 POMEGRANATE VODKA PUNCH......................................................... 25 WINTER BERRY MOJITO................................................. 27 EGGNOG WHITE RUSSIAN.............................................. 29 WHITE CHRISTMAS COSMOPOLITAN....................................................... 31 RASPBERRY CHAMPAGNE FLOAT................................................. 33
OWNER FAVORITES: CINDY STONE
champagne pomegranate spritzer INDULGE IN THE FESTIVE SPIRIT WITH OUR CHAMPAGNE POMEGRANATE SPRITZER, A DAZZLING CONCOCTION THAT MARRIES THE EFFERVESCENCE OF CHAMPAGNE WITH THE RICH SWEETNESS OF POMEGRANATE. THIS BUBBLY ELIXIR CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF CELEBRATION, FEATURING CRISP CHAMPAGNE AS THE BASE, ADORNED WITH THE JEWEL-LIKE ALLURE OF FRESH POMEGRANATE SEEDS. THE SUBTLE TARTNESS OF THE POMEGRANATE PERFECTLY BALANCES THE SPARKLING WINE, CREATING A REFRESHING AND VISUALLY STUNNING SIPPER THAT EMBODIES THE JOYOUS ATMOSPHERE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON. A SIP OF THIS EFFERVESCENT DELIGHT IS A TOAST TO GLAMOUR, SOPHISTICATION, AND THE SPIRIT OF MERRIMENT.
INGREDIENTS:
POMEGRANATE JUICE ORANGE LIQUEUR
1 OZ
1/2 OZ
TOP WITH CHAMPAGNE POMEGRANATE ARILS + ORANGE TWIST
GARNISH
craneberry
mule
A CRANBERRY MULE IS A FUN, FESTIVE TAKE ON THE TRADITIONAL MOSCOW MULE. A TRADITIONAL MOSCOW MULE IS MADE WITH VODKA, GINGER BEER, LIME JUICE AND A LIME WEDGE FOR GARNISH. IT HAS A BIT OF A SPICY, GINGER FLAVOR THAT IS BOTH REFRESHING DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS OR WARMING FOR DURING THE WINTER. TO MAKE A CRANBERRY MOSCOW MULE, COMBINE THE TRADITIONAL MULE INGREDIENTS WITH CRANBERRY JUICE COCKTAIL. YOU CAN ALSO USE RUM INSTEAD OF VODKA WHICH HELPS BRING OUT THE CRANBERRY FLAVOR IN THE DRINK.
INGREDIENTS:
VODKA
2 OZ
CRANEBERRY JUICE
1 OZ
LIME JUICE
0.5 OZ
GINGER BEER FRESH CRANEBERRIES + LIME WEDGES
GARNISH
OWNER FAVORITES: HALEY HERRINGTON
maple
bourbon smash INTRODUCING OUR MAPLE BOURBON SMASH, A COZY AND SPIRITED LIBATION THAT ENCAPSULATES THE WARMTH OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON. IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE RICH, AMBER HUES OF THIS COCKTAIL, WHERE SMOOTH BOURBON MEETS THE COMFORTING EMBRACE OF PURE MAPLE SYRUP. MUDDLED WITH FRESH ROSEMARY AND A SPLASH OF LEMON JUICE, THIS CONCOCTION STRIKES A PERFECT HARMONY BETWEEN SWEET AND BOLD. THE RESULT IS A VELVETY, AUTUMN-INSPIRED DRINK THAT INVITES YOU TO UNWIND AND SAVOR THE FESTIVE MOMENTS. THE MAPLE BOURBON SMASH IS A TIMELESS CELEBRATION OF INDULGENCE AND SOPHISTICATION, MAKING IT AN IDEAL COMPANION FOR JOYOUS GATHERINGS AND MEMORABLE NIGHTS.
INGREDIENTS:
BOURBON
2 OZ
MAPLE SYRUP
1 OZ
LEMON JUICE
1/2 OZ
FRESH ROSEMARY + LEMON SLICES
GARNISH
OWNER FAVORITES: CLAIRE TEXADA
peppermint
martini
ELEVATE YOUR HOLIDAY SOIRÉES WITH THE ENCHANTING PEPPERMINT MARTINI, A CAPTIVATING BLEND THAT CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF WINTER FESTIVITIES. THIS COCKTAIL COMBINES THE CRISP BITE OF VANILLA VODKA WITH THE INVIGORATING COOLNESS OF PEPPERMINT SCHNAPPS & WHITE CHOCOLATE LIQUOR. SHAKEN TO PERFECTION AND RIMMED WITH CRUSHED CANDY CANES, EACH SIP IS A DELIGHTFUL DANCE OF SWEET AND REFRESHING FLAVORS. THE PEPPERMINT MARTINI IS A SOPHISTICATED HOMAGE TO THE SEASON, INVOKING THE NOSTALGIC JOY OF CANDY CANES AND THE TIMELESS ALLURE OF A CLASSIC MARTINI. IT'S THE PERFECT EMBODIMENT OF HOLIDAY CHEER, WRAPPED IN A GLASS FOR A TRULY FESTIVE CELEBRATION.
INGREDIENTS:
VANILLA VODKA
2 OZ
PEPPERMINT SCHNAPPS
1 OZ
WHITE CHOCOLATE LIQUOR
1 OZ
CRUSHED CANDY CANES
RIMMING
the
mistletoe
ELEVATE YOUR HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS WITH THE ENCHANTING WHITE CRANBERRY ROSEMARY FRENCH 75 (ALSO KNOWN AS THE MISTLETOE), A SOPHISTICATED FUSION OF TIMELESS ELEGANCE AND FESTIVE FLAIR. THIS EXQUISITE COCKTAIL MARRIES THE FIZZ OF CHAMPAGNE WITH THE DELICATE SWEETNESS OF WHITE CRANBERRY JUICE. INFUSED WITH THE ESSENCE OF FRESH ROSEMARY, EACH SIP IS A DELIGHTFUL JOURNEY OF FLAVORS, BALANCING THE CRISPNESS OF CITRUS AND THE SUBTLE HERBAL NOTES. TOPPED WITH A SPRIG OF ROSEMARY AND SERVED IN A FLUTE, THIS SPARKLING LIBATION IS A TOAST TO REFINEMENT AND HOLIDAY CHEER. THE MISTLETO IS THE EPITOME OF STYLE AND TASTE, OFFERING A REFINED TWIST TO A CLASSIC COCKTAIL IN CELEBRATION OF THE SEASON.
INGREDIENTS:
WONDER-BIRD SPIRIT GIN
1 1/2 OZ
WHITE CRANEBERRY JUICE
1 1/2 OZ
ROSEMARY SIMPLE SYRUP
1 OZ
TOPPED WITH ELYSEE CHAMPAGNE + CRANEBERRY + ROSEMARY ICE CUBES
OWNER FAVORITES: HANNA LAVERGNE
SPICED APPLE
cider sangria IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE WARMTH OF THE SEASON WITH OUR SPICED APPLE CIDER SANGRIA. THIS FESTIVE CONCOCTION SEAMLESSLY BLENDS THE RICH FLAVORS OF AUTUMN, FEATURING CRISP APPLE SLICES, AND A MEDLEY OF SEASONAL SPICES. THE HEART OF THIS SANGRIA IS THE VELVETY EMBRACE OF APPLE CIDER, ELEVATED WITH THE SUBTLE KICK OF CINNAMON AND CLOVES. WHITE WINE ADDS DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY, CREATING A DRINK THAT IS AS VISUALLY STUNNING AS IT IS DELICIOUS. SIP AND SAVOR THE ESSENCE OF FALL WITH EACH SCENTED AND FRUITY NOTE, MAKING THE SPICED APPLE CIDER SANGRIA THE PERFECT COMPANION FOR COZY GATHERINGS AND JOYOUS CELEBRATIONS.
INGREDIENTS:
WHITE WINE (LIKE PINOT GRIGIO)
1 BOTTLE
APPLE CIDER
2 CUPS
BRANDY
1/4 CUP
APPLES, SLICED CINNAMON STICKS
2-3
OWNER FAVORITES: BETHANY MARTIN
gingerbread
martini
EMBARK ON A JOURNEY OF HOLIDAY INDULGENCE WITH OUR GINGERBREAD MARTINI, A DELIGHTFUL FUSION OF CLASSIC SOPHISTICATION AND FESTIVE CHEER. THIS ENCHANTING COCKTAIL BLENDS THE RICH, WARM SPICES OF GINGERBREAD WITH THE SMOOTH ALLURE OF VANILLA VODKA. A TOUCH OF SWEET GINGERBREAD SYPRUP AND COFFEE LIQUEUR CREATE A SYMPHONY OF FLAVORS, EVOKING THE NOSTALGIC JOY OF HOLIDAY BAKING. SERVED IN A CHILLED MARTINI GLASS AND GARNISHED WITH A WHIPPED CREAM & GINGERBREAD COOKIE CRUMBS, EACH SIP IS A CELEBRATION OF THE SEASON'S SWEETNESS AND THE TIMELESS ELEGANCE OF A WELL-CRAFTED MARTINI. THE GINGERBREAD MARTINI IS THE PERFECT LIBATION TO INFUSE YOUR GATHERINGS WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS.
INGREDIENTS:
VANILLA VODKA
2 OZ
COFFEE LIQUEUR
1 OZ
GINGERBREAD SYRUP
1 OZ
WHIPPED CREAM + GINGERBREAD COOKIE CRUMBS
GARNISH
pomegranate vodka punch RAISE A GLASS TO THE HOLIDAYS WITH OUR POMEGRANATE VODKA PUNCH, A DAZZLING AND SPARKLING CELEBRATION IN EVERY SIP. THIS VIBRANT CONCOCTION COMBINES THE CRISP SPARKLE OF VODKA WITH THE LUSCIOUS SWEETNESS OF POMEGRANATE JUICE. FLOATING RUBY-RED POMEGRANATE ARILS ADD A BURST OF FRESHNESS, WHILE A HINT OF CITRUS PROVIDES THE PERFECT BALANCE. SERVED OVER ICE IN A COMMUNAL PUNCH BOWL, THIS FESTIVE LIBATION IS AS VISUALLY STUNNING AS IT IS DELICIOUS. THE POMEGRANATE VODKA PUNCH IS A TOAST TO JOY, ELEGANCE, AND THE SPIRIT OF TOGETHERNESS, MAKING IT THE IDEAL CENTERPIECE FOR ANY HOLIDAY GATHERING.
INGREDIENTS:
VANILLA VODKA
POMEGRANATE JUICE ORANGE LIQUEUR POMEGRANATE SEEDS + ORANGE SLICES
1 BOTTLE 1 CUP 1/4 CUP
GARNISH
OWNER FAVORITES: DEBBIE HERRINGTON
winter
berry mojito TRANSPORT YOURSELF TO A WINTER WONDERLAND WITH OUR WINTER BERRY MOJITO, A REFRESHING AND FESTIVE TWIST ON A CLASSIC FAVORITE. THIS DELIGHTFUL CONCOCTION MARRIES THE VIBRANT FLAVORS OF SEASONAL BERRIES WITH THE CRISPNESS OF MINT LEAVES, CREATING A REFRESHING BURST OF WINTER FRESHNESS. PREMIUM WHITE RUM ADDS A LIGHT AND SPIRITED TOUCH, WHILE A SPLASH OF CRANEBERRY JUICE ENHANCES THE SPARKLING QUALITY. GARNISHED WITH FRESH MINT LEAVES AND CRANBERRIES, THIS VISUALLY STUNNING COCKTAIL IS A CELEBRATION OF THE SEASON'S VIBRANT FLAVORS.
INGREDIENTS:
WHITE RUM
2 OZ
CRANEBERRY JUICE
1 OZ
LIME JUICE
1/2 OZ
SUGAR
2 TSP
FRESH MINT LEAVE + CRANEBERRIES
GARNISH
eggnog white russian
INDULGE IN THE RICH AND FESTIVE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON WITH OUR EGGNOG WHITE RUSSIAN. THIS HOLIDAYINSPIRED TWIST ON THE CLASSIC COCKTAIL COMBINES THE VELVETY SMOOTHNESS OF EGGNOG WITH THE BOLD KICK OF PREMIUM VODKA AND THE SUBTLE SWEETNESS OF COFFEE LIQUEUR. SHAKEN OR STIRRED OVER ICE AND GARNISHED WITH A SPRINKLE OF NUTMEG, EACH SIP IS A DECADENT JOURNEY THROUGH WINTER FLAVORS. SERVED IN A CHILLED GLASS, THIS INDULGENT LIBATION IS A COMFORTING COMPANION FOR COZY EVENINGS AND JOYFUL GATHERINGS, EMBODYING THE WARMTH AND MERRIMENT OF THE HOLIDAYS
INGREDIENTS:
VODKA
2 OZ
COFFEE LIQUEUR
1 OZ
EGGNOG
2 OZ
FRESHLY GRATED NUTMEG
GARNISH
white christmas
cosmopolitan STEP INTO THE MAGIC OF THE SEASON WITH OUR WHITE CHRISTMAS COSMOPOLITAN, A FESTIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE CLASSIC COCKTAIL. THIS WINTER WONDER COMBINES THE SOPHISTICATION OF PREMIUM VODKA WITH THE CRISPNESS OF WHITE CRANBERRY JUICE, CREATING A CANVAS FOR HOLIDAY CHEER. A TOUCH OF TRIPLE SEC AND A SPLASH OF LIME JUICE ADD A CITRUSY ZING, WHILE A DUSTING OF EDIBLE GLITTER LENDS A SHIMMERING TOUCH OF ELEGANCE. SERVED IN A CHILLED MARTINI GLASS, THIS DAZZLING LIBATION CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF A SNOWY EVENING, MAKING THE WHITE CHRISTMAS COSMOPOLITAN THE PERFECT COMPANION FOR GLAMOROUS CELEBRATIONS AND JOYFUL TOASTS.
INGREDIENTS:
VODKA
2 OZ
WHITE CRANEBERRY JUICE
1 OZ
TRIPLE SEC
3/4 OZ
LIME JUICE
1/2 OZ
ELDERFLOWER LIQUEUR
1/4 OZ
raspberry
champagne float EXPERIENCE THE EPITOME OF BUBBLY ELEGANCE WITH OUR RASPBERRY CHAMPAGNE FLOAT. THIS ENCHANTING LIBATION MARRIES THE CRISP SOPHISTICATION OF CHAMPAGNE WITH THE VIBRANT ALLURE OF FRESH RASPBERRIES. AS THE BUBBLES DANCE IN THE GLASS, A SCOOP OF SHERBET FLOATS ATOP, CREATING A DELIGHTFUL JUXTAPOSITION OF TEXTURES AND FLAVORS. THE TART SWEETNESS OF THE RASPBERRIES PERFECTLY COMPLEMENTS THE SMOOTHNESS OF THE CHAMPAGNE, WHILE THE SHERBET ADDS A TOUCH OF INDULGENT LUXURY. SERVED IN A FLUTE, THIS RASPBERRY CHAMPAGNE FLOAT IS A VISUAL AND TASTY CELEBRATION, INVITING YOU TO SAVOR THE ENCHANTING UNION OF FRUITY FRESHNESS AND BUBBLY SOPHISTICATION
INGREDIENTS:
RASPBERRY SHERBET
1 SCOOP
CHAMPAGNE
1/4 CUP
FRESH RASPBERRIES
GARNISH
CREDITS
AS WE RAISE A GLASS TO THE COMPLETION OF OUR HOLIDAY COCKTAIL BOOK, WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO THE INCREDIBLE TEAM BEHIND THIS SPIRITED ENDEAVOR. FROM THE CREATIVE MINDS CRAFTING MOUTHWATERING RECIPES TO THE VISUALLY STUNNING PAGES, EACH CONTRIBUTOR PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN BRINGING THIS VISION TO LIFE. TO OUR MIXOLOGISTS WHO STIRRED UP MAGIC, OUR PHOTOGRAPHER WHO CAPTURED THE ESSENCE IN EVERY IMAGE, & OUR CREATIVE TEAM WHO ORCHESTRATED THE SYMPHONY OF WORDS AND VISUALS – YOUR PASSION AND DEDICATION HAVE TURNED OUR HOLIDAY COCKTAIL DREAMS INTO A REALITY. A SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED THEIR UNIQUE TALENTS AND TIRELESS EFFORTS TO MAKE THIS BOOK A JOYOUS CELEBRATION OF THE SEASON. CHEERS TO A TEAM THAT TURNS DREAMS INTO DELIGHTFUL SIPS AND TOASTS TO SHARED SUCCESSES!
CREATIVE TEAM KENDALL CARRAWAY HALEY SCHAMBOUGH
PHOTOGRAPHER/ILLUSTRATOR SYDNEY MARTIEN DUHON - PHOTOGRAPHER RANEY WARNER - ILLUSTRATOR
RECIPE CONTRIBUTORS
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