Easy Christmas Cocktail Recipes
Our favourite simple to mix cocktails to try during this festive period.
Welcome to the Festive Season and with it our masterful list on the easiest, simplest Christmas cocktails that you can make at home. Christmas is a great time of year to spend with family and friends, and always includes that extra effort and touch with food and drinks. However the drinks don't need to be taxing, in-fact they can be down right easy to mix and make a great tasting drink.
In this list we've curated out favourite easiest cocktails that don't need any element of refinement or perfect balance. The cocktails that work even if you're a ml or 2 out on the measures,, the punches and pitchers to share, and the generally shake and serve concoctions that anyone can create, from novice through to your masterful mixologist.
We've thrown in some classics as well as some creative new mixes that we've taste tested over the past year; some that you'll already know and love and just sit right at this time of the year, and others that speak out to rich decadence and taste overload. But there's also the refined and simplistic flavour profiles within the list, hopefully there's something here for everyone.
Of course any of these cocktails work throughout the Christmas period, some are more suited to deep conversation in front of an open fire, where as others speak out for the party's and gatherings at this time of the year. Whatever you're up to, whatever you're hoping to mix and shake this Christmas, this Easy Christmas Cocktail Recipe list should have you excited and intrigued to discover more.
In this list we've curated out favourite easiest cocktails that don't need any element of refinement or perfect balance. The cocktails that work even if you're a ml or 2 out on the measures,, the punches and pitchers to share, and the generally shake and serve concoctions that anyone can create, from novice through to your masterful mixologist.
We've thrown in some classics as well as some creative new mixes that we've taste tested over the past year; some that you'll already know and love and just sit right at this time of the year, and others that speak out to rich decadence and taste overload. But there's also the refined and simplistic flavour profiles within the list, hopefully there's something here for everyone.
Of course any of these cocktails work throughout the Christmas period, some are more suited to deep conversation in front of an open fire, where as others speak out for the party's and gatherings at this time of the year. Whatever you're up to, whatever you're hoping to mix and shake this Christmas, this Easy Christmas Cocktail Recipe list should have you excited and intrigued to discover more.
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1. Winter pimms punch
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- If serving warm, combine the brandy, Pimm’s, apple juice, orange, apple and cinnamon in a large pan, heat but do not let it boil or simmer
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- Then, combine all ingredients in a sturdy pitcher
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- If serving cold, combine all ingredients into a pitcher or punch bowl with lots of ice and stir well before serving
2. Boulevardier
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- Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice
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- Shake well and strain into chilled cocktail glass
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- Garnish with an orange wedge and serve
3. Santa's Stiff Hot Chocolate
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- In a saucepan over a low heat, add the milk, honey, sugar and one cinnamon stick
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- Grate the chocolate into this mix and cook until the chocolate has melted
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- Add a couple of drop of vanilla essence and the rum
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- Whisk up the mixture before straining into the glass
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- Garnish by floating some mini marshmallows on top and serve
4. Mimosa
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- Add orange juice to the bottom of a champagne flute before topping up with chilled Prosecco
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- Garnish with an orange peel twist and serve
5. Winter Whisky Sour
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- Add the bourbon whisky, sugar syrup, orange juice and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake hard
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- Strain into a chilled glass
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- Garnish with a slice of orange peel and serve
6. Bitter orange & cardamom martini
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- Heat up the marmalade gently in a saucepan to make it runny
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- Add in the cardamom pods and crush to release their flavour
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- Once warmed for a couple of minutes take off the heat and leave to cool for 20 minutes
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- Once cooled, add the Cointreau and lemon juice to a mixing glass and add in the marmalade cardamom mixture, and stir to combine
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- Take a chilled martini glass and add a dollop of marmalade to the bottom, before pouring in the mixture
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- Serve with a cardamom pod floating on top to garnish
7. Hazelnut Hot Toddy
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- In a medium-sized saucepan, whisk together the Frangelico, bourbon, water, brown sugar, and vanilla
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- Add the cinnamon sticks and cloves
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- Heat on medium for about 5 minutes, until hot and the brown sugar has dissolved, but do not bring to a boil
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- Pour into cups, making 4 small servings or 2 large
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- Garnish with additional cinnamon sticks and fresh herbs if desired
8. Frangipane Old Fashioned
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- Fill a rocks glass with ice, then add the bourbon, amaretto, maple syrup, and bitters
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- Stir for 30-40 seconds and top with extra ice as desired
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- Garnish with a strip of orange zest and toasted marshmallow
9. Christmas Punch
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- Add all the ingredients into a suitably large festive bowl, adding the soda water last, before giving it a quick stir
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- Garnish with cranberries and lemon slices, and serve in lowball glasses filled with ice
10. Glühwein
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- Pour the red wine into a large pot and begin heating over low heat (don't boil)
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- Add cinnamon sticks, cloves, sugar, and star anise
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- Heat thoroughly, then add the oranges slices and the chopped whole lemon
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- Simmer the mixture about 45 minutes over low heat, again making sure not to boil
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- Strain into prewarmed glasses or mugs
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- Garnish with orange slices or a cinnamon stick and serve hot
11. Chocolate Orange
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- First rim a cocktail glass with sugar syrup then dab onto some grated dark chocolate
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- Add the vodka, crème de cacao, orange juice and orange syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well before straining into the rimmed cocktail glass and serving
12. Christmas snowball
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- Moisten the rim the highball glass with water and then roll in sugar
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- Into a cocktail shaker with ice, add the ginger syrup with advocaat and shake for 10-15 seconds
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- Strain into the ice-filled highball glass and top up with the Babycham before serving
13. Hot Buttered Rum
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Method
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- Add the honey to the bottom of a Irish coffee glass
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- Add the other ingredients then top up with boiling water
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- Give it a good stir to combine, garnish with a cinnamon stick and a lemon wheel studded with cloves, then serve
14. Aperol Spritz
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Method
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- In a highball glass with ice add the Prosecco, then the dash of soda water, then top with the orange liqueur (traditionally Aperol) before serving
15. Nutcracker
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- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add vanilla vodka, Frangelico, and almond milk
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- Shake vigorously for 15 seconds, then strain into a glass
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- Top with whipped cream and garnish with nutmeg or a cinnamon stick, if desired
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