Description
Celebrate the holidays in style with these 5 Festive Christmas Cocktails! 🍸🎅 From creamy eggnog martinis to sparkling cranberry mimosas and cozy mulled wine, there’s something for everyone to sip and savor this season.
Ingredients
- Classic Eggnog Martini: 2 oz vanilla vodka, 1 oz amaretto, 3 oz eggnog, ground nutmeg for garnish.
- Cranberry Mimosas: 2 oz cranberry juice, 4 oz chilled champagne, fresh cranberries for garnish.
- Peppermint Bark Martini: 1 oz peppermint schnapps, 1 oz crème de cacao, 1 oz vodka, crushed candy canes for rim.
- Gingerbread Cocktail: 2 oz spiced rum, 1 oz coffee liqueur, 2 oz milk or cream, dash of cinnamon and ginger.
- Hot Mulled Wine: 1 bottle red wine, 1/4 cup brandy, 1/4 cup honey, 1 orange (sliced), 4 cloves, 2 cinnamon sticks, 1 star anise.
Instructions
- Classic Eggnog Martini: Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a martini glass, and dust with nutmeg.
- Cranberry Mimosas: Pour cranberry juice into a flute, top with champagne, and garnish with cranberries.
- Peppermint Bark Martini: Rim a martini glass with crushed candy cane, shake remaining ingredients with ice, strain, and serve.
- Gingerbread Cocktail: Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a lowball glass, and sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Hot Mulled Wine: Simmer all ingredients on low for 20 minutes (do not boil), strain, and serve warm.
Notes
✨ Hosting Tip: Serve each cocktail in themed glassware — candy cane rims for martinis, cinnamon sticks for mulled wine, and sugared cranberries for sparkle. Perfect for parties or Christmas Eve toasts!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Drinks, Holiday, Cocktails
- Method: Mixed & Shaken
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 15mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: christmas cocktails, holiday drinks, festive cocktails, eggnog martini, cranberry mimosa, peppermint bark martini, mulled wine, gingerbread cocktail