It Is Time for a Christmas Dram!

Christmas is fast approaching again and in keeping with tradition Holmegaard is issuing their Christmas articles that I would like to show you here.

A small dram goes well with the Christmas bottle and below I would like to give you a recipe that I am quite fond of.

Ingredients:
1 bottle of vodka
40 cloves
40 coffee beans
40 sugar cubes
1 orange (unsprayed)

Procedure:
Wash the oranges and punch holes in them. Then insert the cloves into the orange.
Then put the coffee beans, sugar cubes and clove orange into a tall glass with a tight fitting lid.
Pour in the vodka and close the lid.
Let it set for 40 days.

Then you will have a simple and good dram to fill up you Holmegaard Christmas bottle!

Below you will find the entire selection of this year's Holmegaard Christmas articles. Just click the picture to go directly the the goods:

See our entire selection of Holmegaard Christmas decoration

Holmegaard Christmas tealight holders 2016

Holmegaard Christmas Hot Drink Glasses 2016

You can also find many of the earlier years of Holmegaard Christmas decorations on our homepage. If you collect Holmegaard, you can have a look to see, if we have just the item that you need in your collection. Especially if you need Christmas bottles, we have a large selection.

See our entire selection of Holmegaard Christmas decoration

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