Perfect Holiday Cocktail Recipes

Whether you’re hosting a holiday party of just flexing your festivity at home, we’ve got you covered like white on Christmas with these delicious holiday cocktails that are sure to land you on the extra nice list!

Maker’s Mark Holiday Hibiscus

Ingredients

• 2 parts Maker’s Mark Bourbon
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 2 tablespoon wild hibiscus syrup
• Garnish: Wild hibiscus flower

Directions

1. Place all ingredients in a mixing glass and stir in with a bar spoon
2. Fill a rocks glass 3/4 full of ice and pour into your glass
3. Garnish with a wild hibiscus flower

Candy Cane Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1 candy cane, crushed, for garnish
• 2 oz strawberry vodka
• 4 dashes white creme de menthe
• 2 1/2 oz cranberry juice
• Ice cubes

Directions

1. Place crushed candy canes on a small plate or saucer. Wet the outside rim of a chilled martini glass with water. Holding the glass by the stem, rotate the rim to coat with candy.
2. In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, creme de menthe, cranberry juice, and ice; shake until well combined. Strain into prepared glass; serve immediately.

Holly Jolly Christmas Citrus Cocktail

Ingredients

• 2 oz vodka
• 1/2 oz elderflower liquor
• 1/3 cup fresh squeezed clementine or blood orange juice
• ginger beer, for topping
• pomegranate arils, for topping
• 1 sprig fresh thyme or mint

Directions

1. Fill a cocktail glass with ice.
2. Add the vodka, elderflower liquor, and clementine juice.
3. Top with ginger beer.
4. Add the pomegranates and thyme or mint and enjoy!

Cranberry Kringle

Ingredients

• 3 oz cranberry juice cocktail
• 1 oz Peach Schnapps
• 1 oz vodka
• Ice

Directions

1. Place ingredients in cocktail shaker, shake & serve immediately.

Grinch Juice

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz Midori liqueur
• 1 oz white rum
• 5 oz lemon lime soda
• 1 maraschino cherry

Directions

1. Fill a lowball glass with ice and add Midori and rum.
2. Top with lemon lime soda and stir gently to combine.
3. Top with a maraschino cherry and enjoy.

Mistletoe Martini

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz vodka
• 1/2 oz elderflower liqueur
• 1 1/2 oz cranberry juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• Cranberries
• Mint leaves

Directions

1. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice.
2. Pour in the vodka, elderberry liqueur, cranberry juice and simple syrup.
3. Shake until chilled.
4. Strain into a martini glass.
5. Garnish by tossing in a few cranberries and floating mint leaves on top.

Mulled Wine

Ingredients

• 1 (750 ml) bottle red wine
• 2 oranges
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 5 star anise
• 10 whole cloves
• 3/4 cup brown sugar

Directions

1. Place all ingredients except the oranges into a medium sized pot.
2. Using a sharp knife or peeler, peel half of one orange. Avoid peeling as much pith (white part) as possible, as it has a bitter taste.
3. Juice the oranges and add to the pot along with the orange peel.
4. Over medium heat, warm the mixture until just steaming. Reduce the heat to a low simmer. Heat for 30 minutes to let the spices infuse.
5. Strain the wine and serve into heat-proof cups.

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