Festive Cocktails
Explore 193 Festive cocktail recipes.
Festive cocktails do double duty — they have to look like an occasion and taste like a drink at the same time. They tend to lean on sparkling wine, bright colours, and the small theatrical moves (a coloured liqueur slowly settling, a long lemon spiral, a sugared rim) that signal that something is being celebrated. The Limoncello Spritz works the formula at its simplest: limoncello, prosecco and soda over ice, bright yellow against a clear glass, the kind of drink that gets ordered by the round.
The Negroni Sbagliato swaps the gin of a Negroni for prosecco, lightening the bitter spine without losing the structure. The Bronx pulls in three different citrus juices over gin and vermouth, and the Champagne Snowball stretches eggnog logic into something paler and lighter. What ties this list together is the visual element doing equal work to the flavour.
Festive cocktails are made to be seen as much as drunk. Most use sparkling wine somewhere in the build, most run lighter on alcohol than they look, and most reward a nice glass over a regular one. They're also forgiving of being made in batches — most of these scale up cleanly to a punch bowl or a jug, which makes them the right answer when there are more guests than there is shaking arm.
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Banderilla
Mezcal, Tequila blanco, Brandy de albaricoque, Aperol, Jugo de lima
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Sugar Cookie Martini
Vanilla vodka, Bailey's, Amaretto, Leche
Limoncello Spritz
Licor de limón, Champagne / prosecco, Agua con gas
Pumpkin Spice Margarita
Tequila blanco, Cointreau, Jugo de lima, Jugo de limón, Purée de calabaza
Winter pimms punch
Brandy, Pimm's No. 1, Jugo de manzana, Naranja, Manzana, Cinnamon
Santa's Stiff Hot Chocolate
Ron oscuro, Vanilla essence, Leche, Azúcar, Cinnamon, Honey, Chocolate caliente
Hot Cross Bun Martini
Vodka de baunilha, Calvados, Xarope de canela, Café
Claret Cup
Brandy de albaricoque, Red wine, Champagne / prosecco, Grapefruit juice, Agua con gas, Agua, Piña, Limón, Naranja, Agua, Azúcar
Mince pie martini
Ron oscuro, Ginebra, Red vermouth, Azúcar, Mincemeat
Mistletoe Margarita
Tequila blanco, Grand Marnier, Licor de naranja, Azúcar / jarabe simple, Jugo de lima, Jugo de arándano
Champagne Snowball
Advocaat, Champagne / prosecco, Jerez (seco), Cordial de lima
Christmas Cake Martini
Cherry brandy, Whiskey, Cognac, Azúcar / jarabe simple, Jugo de lima, Extracto de almendra
Winter Whisky Sour
Bourbon, Azúcar / jarabe simple, Jugo de limón, Jugo de naranja
Sugar Cookie Martini
Vanilla vodka, Bailey's, Amaretto, Leche
Limoncello Spritz
Licor de limón, Champagne / prosecco, Agua con gas
Pumpkin Spice Margarita
Tequila blanco, Cointreau, Jugo de lima, Jugo de limón, Purée de calabaza
Winter pimms punch
Brandy, Pimm's No. 1, Jugo de manzana, Naranja, Manzana, Cinnamon
Santa's Stiff Hot Chocolate
Ron oscuro, Vanilla essence, Leche, Azúcar, Cinnamon, Honey, Chocolate caliente
Hot Cross Bun Martini
Vodka de baunilha, Calvados, Xarope de canela, Café
Claret Cup
Brandy de albaricoque, Red wine, Champagne / prosecco, Grapefruit juice, Agua con gas, Agua, Piña, Limón, Naranja, Agua, Azúcar
Mince pie martini
Ron oscuro, Ginebra, Red vermouth, Azúcar, Mincemeat
Mistletoe Margarita
Tequila blanco, Grand Marnier, Licor de naranja, Azúcar / jarabe simple, Jugo de lima, Jugo de arándano
Champagne Snowball
Advocaat, Champagne / prosecco, Jerez (seco), Cordial de lima
Christmas Cake Martini
Cherry brandy, Whiskey, Cognac, Azúcar / jarabe simple, Jugo de lima, Extracto de almendra
Winter Whisky Sour
Bourbon, Azúcar / jarabe simple, Jugo de limón, Jugo de naranja
More top Festive cocktails
Sugar Cookie Martini
Vanilla vodka, Bailey's, Amaretto, Leche
Limoncello Spritz
Licor de limón, Champagne / prosecco, Agua con gas
Pumpkin Spice Margarita
Tequila blanco, Cointreau, Jugo de lima, Jugo de limón, Purée de calabaza
Winter pimms punch
Brandy, Pimm's No. 1, Jugo de manzana, Naranja, Manzana, Cinnamon
Santa's Stiff Hot Chocolate
Ron oscuro, Vanilla essence, Leche, Azúcar, Cinnamon, Honey, Chocolate caliente
Hot Cross Bun Martini
Vodka de baunilha, Calvados, Xarope de canela, Café
Claret Cup
Brandy de albaricoque, Red wine, Champagne / prosecco, Grapefruit juice, Agua con gas, Agua, Piña, Limón, Naranja, Agua, Azúcar
Mince pie martini
Ron oscuro, Ginebra, Red vermouth, Azúcar, Mincemeat
Mistletoe Margarita
Tequila blanco, Grand Marnier, Licor de naranja, Azúcar / jarabe simple, Jugo de lima, Jugo de arándano
Champagne Snowball
Advocaat, Champagne / prosecco, Jerez (seco), Cordial de lima
Christmas Cake Martini
Cherry brandy, Whiskey, Cognac, Azúcar / jarabe simple, Jugo de lima, Extracto de almendra
Winter Whisky Sour
Bourbon, Azúcar / jarabe simple, Jugo de limón, Jugo de naranja
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