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Windsor mixologist shares a holiday recipe with and without alcohol

Mackenzie Vetor, bar manager at Maiden Lane Wine & Spirits, shared some holiday cocktail recipes that you can make yourself, with or without alcohol.

An apple cider mule is an easy drink you can make at home

A young man stands behind a beautiful bar with an alcove behind him full of bottles. He's handing a drink toward the camera that looks brown with foam, like and espresso martini.
Mackenzie Vetor, bar manager at Maiden Lane Wine & Spirits, shared some holiday cocktail recipes that you can make yourself, with or without alcohol. (Darrin Di Carlo/CBC)

Mackenzie Vetor, bar manager at Maiden Lane Wine & Spirits, shared a holiday cocktail recipe that you can make yourself, with or without alcohol.

It's a good time of year to reach for the spice rack, said Vetor, to give your drinks a little warmness around the holidays. 

Vetor says making the base of a good drink is what's important.

'I think we try to keep that in mind from the start, and with that can elevate [the drinks] with spirits," he said. 

WATCH | How to make an apple cider mule

How to make an apple cider mule drink this holiday season

2 years ago
Duration 1:59
CBC Windsor Morning host Nav Nanwa gets a lesson in cocktail-making from mixologist Mackenzie Vetor, bar manager at Maiden Lane Wine & Spirits in Windsor, Ont.

Here's an easy drink you can make at home for the holidays — an apple ginger mule:

  • Add four ounces of cider to your glass.
  • Add a splash of fresh lime.
  • Top off with ginger beer.
  • Grind fresh nutmeg and ginger on top.
  • Add vodka or another spirit if you'd like. 
A copper mug with a matching copper straw with spices and a dried apple slice on top.
An apple cider mule, expertly made by Mackenzie Vetor. (Darrin Di Carlo/CBC)

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