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Fire & Ice is here!


Fire & Ice is Saturday! We can’t wait to “see” you at the virtual Holiday Ball!

When: Saturday, December 5, at 7PM

Where: ThinkBigToday.org/events

Dress: However you want!

Join us for an inspiring program and entertainment, all from the comfort of your home. Make a BIG impact and help raise the critical dollars needed to sustain our mentoring programs for the 750+ children we serve annually across our four counties.

Follow along with the livestream’s mixology lesson for the Fire & Ice Signature Cocktail/Mocktail with our guest mixologists. Purchase a kit with all the ingredients to make 2 Cocktails/Mocktails here. Pre-paid kits are still available for pick up Friday and Saturday from Traveler’s Café and Pub.

A martini glass filled with beautiful, cloudy pinkish/redish liquid and three fresh floating cranberries. The glass is on a counter with a cutting board containing limes, a knife, and a small bowl of fresh cranberries. Behind the counter and drink is a blurry tv screen with the Fire & Ice event logo.
Make the Fire & Ice Signature Cocktail/Mocktail during the livestream with our guest mixologist!

Download a .pdf of the drink’s recipe here, or follow along below:

Ingredients

  • 3 oz. Grey Goose Vodka (3 – 1 oz. Bottles, or 6 Tbsp.)
  • 2 oz. Cranberry Juice (1/4 cup)
  • 1/2 Lime
  • 1/2 oz. Strawberry Preserves (1 Tbsp.)
  • Splash Cherry NôMI Sparkling Water
  • 3 Cranberries (for garnish)
  • Ice

Tools Needed

  • Cocktail Shaker (or travel mug)
  • Fine Mesh Strainer (or a piece of cotton fabric and rubberband)
  • Muddler (or wooden spoon)
  • 2 oz. Jigger or 1/4 c. Measuring Cup & Tablespoon
  • Mixing Spoon
  • Tiffany and Co. Martini Glass

Instructions

  1. Cut lime into quarter pieces
  2. Put 2 pieces of lime and the strawberry preserves in the shaker and muddle well
  3. Add ice to cocktail shaker or travel mug
  4. Cocktail: Add Grey Goose and cranberry juice to shaker
  5. Shake well until shaker is cold (30 seconds)
  6. Cocktail: Double strain into Tiffany and Co. martini glass
  7. Cocktail: Add a splash of Cherry NôMI Sparkling Water and lightly stir with mixing spoon
  8. Mocktail: Add Cherry NôMI Sparkling Water to your shaker and stir
  9. Mocktail: Double strain into Tiffany and Co. martini glass
  10. Both: Garnish with 3 cranberries
  11. Enjoy!

Join us here at 7PM on Saturday, December 5 for the lesson and virtual Fire & Ice Holiday Ball!