5 Christmas Cocktails to Celebrate with This Holiday Season

‘Tis the season to be jolly! Other than singing Christmas carols, decorating, and baking Christmas treats, whipping together a Christmas cocktail or two is one of our favorite parts of the season. When it comes to throwing a large Christmas party, having a few friends over for a small get together or just cozying up by the Christmas tree, one of the easiest things that you can create is a delightful drink. We handpicked these 5 recipes that are nothing short of delicious. Keep reading to get your hands on 5 easy Christmas cocktails recipes that we can’t live without… NOTE: Buying a home this holiday season? Celebrate with these cocktails.

Treadstone Christmas Bellini

Ingredients:

• 1 bottle of champagne, sparkling wine, or prosecco
• 1/2 cup of raspberry sorbet (or your favorite flavor)
• fresh raspberries (or your favorite fruit)

Instructions:

1. Scoop sorbet into a glass then fill with champagne.
2. Top with fresh raspberries.

Source: Crazy for Crust

 

Under the Mistletoe

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Bombay Sapphire Gin
• 2 orange half-wheels
• simple syrup
• cranberry juice
• cranberries
• club soda
• 1 thyme sprig

Instructions:

1. In a Collins glass, muddle the cranberries and orange.
2. Add the gin and simple syrup, and fill with ice.
3. Top with a mixture of two parts cranberry juice to one part club soda.
4. Stir with a thyme sprig and garnish with three additional cranberries

Source: Liquor.com

 

Naughty or Nice Whiskey Sour

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. bourbon
• 1 oz. lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp. maple syrup
• vanilla extract
• ground cinnamon
• cinnamon stick or rosemary sprig for garnish

Instructions:

1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the bourbon, lemon juice, maple, vanilla, and cinnamon.
2. Add ice and shake before straining into a glass
3. Garnish with rosemary and a cinnamon stick

Source: Half Baked Harvest

 

The Snowball

Ingredients:

• 3 oz. 1921 Tequila Cream Liqueur
• 3 drops of vanilla extract
• crushed ice
• 1 oz. of evaporated skim milk
• 1/2 oz. Kahlua
• ground cinnamon
• cinnamon stick

Instructions:

1. Pour all the ingredients – except for the cinnamon powder – into a blender.
2. Blend for about ten seconds.
3. Sprinkle cinnamon powder on top and stick the cinnamon stick down in the glass for garnish.

Source: Mix That Drink

 

Peppermint Pattie

Ingredients:

• 1/4 oz.Peppermint Schnapps
• 1/2 oz. chocolate liqueur
• 1 c. hot chocolate of your choice
• whipped cream
• crushed peppermint

Instructions:

1. Add peppermint schnapps, chocolate liqueur, and hot chocolate to a sauce pan.
2. Heat mixture then add to serving glass.
3. Top with whip cream and crushed peppermint candy.

Source: Delish

 

Bonus: Cranberry Apple Sparkler Mocktail

Ingredients

• 1/4 c. apple cider
• 1/2 c. cranberry juice
• soda water
• lemon juice
• sugar

Instructions

1. Dip the top of the glass in water and then immediately dip into the sugar in a dish.
2. Pour in the apple cider, followed by the cranberry juice.
3. Add a splash of soda water for the bubbles, and top with a dash of lemon juice.
4. Garnish as desired!

Source: Town & Country

 

No celebration is complete this holiday season without a signature drink. From mistletoe cocktails to the Treadstone Christmas Bellini, these drink options are our holiday gift to you. Try some of our favorite sips and let us know what you think. Cheers!