Holiday Cocktails: "Javita-Style"

Bask in the glow of your holiday decor, queue up your favorite holiday album, sit back, put your feet up and enjoy some of our favorite Javita-inspired holiday cocktails!

 

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Jolly Javi-tini

Ingredients: 

• 2 oz prosecco or sweet wine
• 1 oz gin
• 1 packet of ActiveBlendz Defend
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 leaf basil

Instructions:

1. Muddle basil in glass.
2. In a cocktail shaker mix gin, ActiveBlendz Defend packet, and lemon juice
3. Shake.
4. Add prosecco. Pour over ice.

 

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Elder Eve Hot Toddy

Ingredients: 

• 1 to 1.5 packets of ActiveBlendz Defend
• 1 spoonful honey
• 1 lemon
• 5 cloves
• cinnamon stick
• a small piece of fresh ginger root (1 tsp grated or a few slices)
• boiling hot water
• 1 oz whiskey (optional)

Instructions:

1. Grab your favorite mug; rip and pour in the Defend packet(s)
2. Add fresh ginger root, juice from 1/2 the lemon (or ¼ orange) and whiskey.
3. Fill the mug with hot water, add a spoonful of honey and stir until it's dissolved.
4. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a slice of lemon (or orange) with a few cloves tucked in.

Add a half stick of Lean + Green Tea and stir to power up the health!

 

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 "Naughty" Hot Cocoa

Ingredients:

•   1 cup skim milk
•   1-1.5 scoop FocusFusion Cocoa mix
•   2 marshmallows
•   3 oz. vodka
•   2 oz. chocolate liqueur (such as Godiva)
•   1 cup ice
•   Chocolate syrup

Instructions:

1. Heat broiler. In a small saucepan over low heat, heat milk. Stir in hot cocoa until no lumps remain, then pour mixture into a cocktail shaker.
2. Place marshmallows on a baking sheet and broil until browned, 1 to 2 minutes (keep an eye on them!). 
3. Drizzle chocolate syrup inside glass (pour some into bowl and dip to coat rim if desired).
4. Add vodka, chocolate liqueur, and ice to shaker and shake until combined.
5. Pour into glasses and top each with a toasted marshmallow.

 

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Some Like It (Defend) Hot!

Ingredients: 

• 1 to 1.5 packets of ActiveBlendz Defend
• 8-12 oz. water
• Slice of orange or lemon

Instructions:

 

1. Heat 8-12 oz. of water.
2. Rip and mix 1 to 1.5 packets of ActiveBlendz Defend.
3. Cut and add a slice of orange or lemon for an extra kick.
4. Sip and enjoy!

For even more variety - and a healthy kick - mix it with a stick of Lean & Green Tea.