8 Festive Christmas Cocktail Ideas

Cranberry Mule

– Ingredients: Vodka, cranberry juice, ginger beer, lime juice. – Method: Mix vodka, cranberry juice, and lime juice over ice. Top with ginger beer and garnish with cranberries and a lime wedge.

Spiced Apple Cider Sangria

– Ingredients: White wine, spiced apple cider, brandy, apples, oranges, cinnamon sticks. – Method: Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher. Chill for a few hours before serving.

Peppermint Martini

– Ingredients: Peppermint vodka, white chocolate liqueur, crushed candy canes. – Method: Shake peppermint vodka and white chocolate liqueur with ice. Strain into a martini glass rimmed with crushed candy canes.

Gingerbread Old Fashioned

– Ingredients: Bourbon, gingerbread syrup, orange bitters. – Method: Mix bourbon, gingerbread syrup, and a dash of orange bitters. Serve over ice with an orange twist.

Pomegranate Rosemary Spritzer

– Ingredients: Pomegranate juice, prosecco, rosemary syrup. – Method: Combine pomegranate juice and rosemary syrup in a glass. Top with chilled prosecco and garnish with a sprig of rosemary.

Winter Wonderland Punch

– Ingredients: White rum, blue curaçao, coconut cream, pineapple juice, sparkling water. – Method: Mix rum, blue curaçao, coconut cream, and pineapple juice in a punch bowl. Top with sparkling water and ice.

Cinnamon Maple Whiskey Sour

– Ingredients: Bourbon, lemon juice, maple syrup, cinnamon stick. – Method: Shake bourbon, lemon juice, and maple syrup with ice. Strain into a glass with ice and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Cranberry Champagne Cocktail

– Ingredients: Cranberry juice, champagne, orange liqueur, fresh cranberries. – Method: Pour cranberry juice and orange liqueur into a champagne flute. Top with chilled champagne and garnish with cranberries..