Up here in the northern hemisphere, where cocktail party is headquartered, christmas comes with a predictable theme: snowflakes and icicles, and warm drinks with baking-spice flavors served by the fire. But in the southern hemisphere, christmas comes in summer a time for barbecues and trips to the beach in jandals and sunnies. Enter the tropical christmas, a summery and refreshing cocktail recipe from the folks at liquorland toast, a new zealand cocktail magazine. Its perfect for the holidays down south, with bright summer flavors of guava and basil but still featuring traditional green and red (well, pink) colors, and a festive rim of salted, basil-flecked snow. If you happen to have a compatible flavor of sparkling water on hand (like guava or lime), feel free to use it here
