5 spiced brandy cocktail Recipes

cranberry juice cocktail, quarter size and about 1/8 in. thick) peeled fresh ginger, cinnamon sticks (about 3 in . long), whole star anise, cognac or brandy, champagne or other sparkling wine (about 2 2/3 bottles, 750 ml. each), chilled, fresh cranberries, rinsed , or frozen cranberries (optional)

mixed dried fruit, fruit cocktail, undrained, raisins, apple cider or juice, brandy or additional apple cider or juice, chopped crystallized ginger, ground cardamom, ground allspice, apples, chopped, fresh or frozen cranberries

white sugar crystals, store bought eggnog, chilled (or 2 cups vanilla ice cream), brandy, amaretto liqueur, ground nutmeg, vanilla ice cream, pumpkin pie spice, for garnish

apple cider (not apple juice, it really makes a difference), cranberry juice (100% pure cranberry), orange juice (no pulp, but fresh, i just use 2-3 fresh whole oranges and juiced them myself, strained the pulp out), honey, cinnamon sticks, orange strips (peel long strips off the part, don tsp get the white it is bitter), dark rum (not myers , but any golden or barcadi rum for example), brandy, fresh cranberries, orange, cut in half and thin sliced