LAS VEGAS – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Vegas is sweetening the season with a little sugar and spice by offering the Santa’s Helper Martini as well as the Drunken Elf on Tuesday, Dec. 13 through Christmas, Sunday, Dec. 25 at 35 Steaks + Martinis inside the hotel.
Santa’s Helper Martini combines Absolut Vanilla Vodka, white chocolate Godiva liquor, Kahlua, and Crème de Menthe, and is garnished with a dollop of whip cream, candy cane, cinnamon stick, and a dash of cocoa powder.
The Drunken Elf features Absolut Vanilla Vodka, Crème de Menthe, Sambuca, muddled mint leaves, and vanilla syrup, and topped with fresh mint sprig and gumdrops.
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Santa’s Helper Martini
1oz Half and Half
1oz white chocolate Godiva liquor
1oz Absolut vanilla
1/2oz Kahlua
1/8th oz Crème de Menthe (white)
4oz ice
Garnish with Whip cream dollop, candy cane, cinnamon stick, chocolate powder.

Drunken Elf
4 mint leaves 8oz ice muddled
3/4oz Vanilla syrup
3/4oz Absolut vanilla
1/2oz Crème De Menthe (Dark)
1/2oz Sambuca (Dark)
Shake vigorously should have a watery slushy consistency, pour slowly into specialty footed glass half full of cubed ice. Garnish with three spiced gumdrops and mint sprig.