Holiday gift guide and cocktail recipes from Twang

Pomegranate Moscow Mule recipe from Twang. Photo: Twang, used with permission.

Twang Partners, Ltd. is a manufacturer of premium flavored salts, seasonings, and more based in San Antonio, Texas. This year, Twang is sharing several festive holiday cocktail recipes and gift giving suggestions to make holiday preparations easy. (Twang, 2020)

In addition to its wide variety of products (Twang-A-Rita, ZAS!, Reserve, Twangerz and Beer Salt) that are available for purchase on the Twang website year round, Twang has a “stocking stuffers” section on their site that makes holiday shopping simple and easy. Twang also has a selection of its products available on Amazon Prime for last minute shoppers. Twang’s products can ship nationwide, making them ideal gifts for cocktail connoisseurs and home chefs.

Regardless of how people celebrate this year, Twang is also sharing some cocktail recipes to help make the season more festive. See below for holiday-themed cocktails from Twang that can be made at home.

Pomegranate Moscow Mule Recipe

  • Ingredients:
    • 1.5 oz. premium vodka
    • .5-ounce fresh lime juice
    • 3 ounces of pomegranate juice
    • Crushed ice
    • Ginger beer
    • Copper mug
    • Twang-A-Rita Unwind Lime 
    • One fresh lime
    • One mint sprig

Preparation:

  • Rim a copper mug with Twang-A-Rita Unwind Lime 
  • Add crushed ice to the mug
  • Combine 1.5 oz. of premium vodka, .5 oz. of fresh lime juice, and 3 oz. of pomegranate juice and add to the mug
  • Top off with ginger beer
  • Garnish with lime and mint sprig

Hot Zas!

Recipe courtesy of Owner/Bartender Aaron Peña of The Squeezebox in San Antonio 

  • Ingredients
    • Twang-A-Rita Unwind Lime
    • Two dashes of Twang’s ZAS! Mango Chili
    • 3/4 oz. lemon juice
    • 3/4 oz. honey syrup
    • 1.5 oz. apple brandy
    • .5 oz. creme de cacao 
    • 8 oz. hot water
  • Preparation
    • Build in glass and stir

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