Fun Christmas Cocktail Recipes
The best named Christmas Cocktail Recipes; the ones that make us laugh, giggle and have a chortle over their naming. Bravo mixologists the world over.
Christmas is a wonderful time of fun and festivities, and goes hand in hand with that extra effort and touch with your food and drinks. And yes, sometimes you do just want that Old Fashioned to sip over, deep diving into a heated conversation in front of an open fire. But sometimes you want to laugh and joke, have fun, be merry and have a small giggle over the minor things.
In this list we've put together our favourite sounding cocktails for the festive period, from Ruolph's Red Nose, to Santa's Stiff Hot Chocolate! We've gone the extra mile to find the imaginatively named concoctions and mixes; the puns, the jokes, the double meaning and hidden depths.
Should you choose any of these cocktails? Why of course, they're all great in their own respect, and the flavour profiles sing out for certain occassions. Choose a decadent chocolate number for an after dinner desert, or go to the stronger more potent mix for the late night chats. But whatever you choose, have fun and have a giggle with these imaginatively named cocktail recipes.
In this list we've put together our favourite sounding cocktails for the festive period, from Ruolph's Red Nose, to Santa's Stiff Hot Chocolate! We've gone the extra mile to find the imaginatively named concoctions and mixes; the puns, the jokes, the double meaning and hidden depths.
Should you choose any of these cocktails? Why of course, they're all great in their own respect, and the flavour profiles sing out for certain occassions. Choose a decadent chocolate number for an after dinner desert, or go to the stronger more potent mix for the late night chats. But whatever you choose, have fun and have a giggle with these imaginatively named cocktail recipes.
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1. 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
2. Winter Waltz
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- Add the whisky, amaro, allspice and bitters to a cocktail shaker with ice
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- Shake firmly until the outside of the shaker becomes frosted, before straining into a chilled martini glass
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- Garnish with a star anise and serve
3. Mince pie martini
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Method
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- First make a mincemeat syrup
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- Heat the sugar with mincemeat and water
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- Bring to the boil before cooling and straining
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- Dampen the edges of a cocktail glass with the mincemeat syrup, before dipping in some mixed spice to rim the glass
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- In a cocktail shaker add the mincemeat syrup with the gin, vermouth and dark rum with ice and shake for 20 seconds
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- Strain into the cocktail glass and serve
4. Campfire Crackle
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- In a heatproof jug, combine the whisky and crème de cassis
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- In a small pan, gently warm the apple and ginger juice with the cinnamon sticks for 15 minutes, taking care not to let it simmer
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- Pour the warm juice into the jug and stir to combine
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- Serve in heatproof mugs while still warm
5. Rudolph's Red Nose
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- In a large pan, heat the red wine, triple sec, orange juice, cranberry juice, sugar syrup and cinnamon for about seven minutes or until it begins to steam
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- Take off the heat, add the almond extract and brown sugar and keep stirring until they are dissolved
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- Serve in latte glasses or mugs
6. Christmas Eve
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- Place all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake hard
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- Strain the drink into a martini glass using a fine strainer
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- Garnish with a twist of lemon zest and serve
7. Crimbopolitan
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- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake until well-chilled
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- Fine-strain into a martini glass and garnish with flamed orange peel, if desired
8. 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
9. Silk Stocking
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- Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice
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- Shake well then strain into chilled cocktail glass
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- Garnish with a light dusting of groud cinnamon and serve
10. Christmas Snowstorm
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Method
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- Chill a Champagne saucer or martini glass
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- Shake or mix the vodka, advocaat, and lime juice with ice, then strain into the chilled glass
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- Add a splash of chilled lemonade and garnish with a maraschino cherry or frozen raspberry
11. Tequila Snowfall Sunrise
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Method
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- Pour the tequila, then the orange liqueur, orange juice and cranberry juice into a hurricane glass with ice (in that order)
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- Gently pour the pomegranate syrup into the glass, before adding a squeeze of lime
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- Serve with a biodegradable straw and wedge of orange or slightly tacky umbrella
12. Moscow Reindeer
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Method
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- Muddle the mint leaves in a bottom of the glass with a little crushed ice
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- Top up with the crushed ice before pouring in the vodka and lime juice
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- Top up with ginger beer and stir
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- Garnish with a couple of mint leaves and add a biodegradable straw before serving
13. 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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