Christmas Cocktails
If you are hosting Christmas day festivities at your place this year, you should start thinking about what you want to serve a couple of months in advance. For most people the food isn’t the most difficult aspect to decide on, the drinks are.
So before you send out your invitations for your Christmas day do, come up with a plan.
Thinking of tasty drinks that epitomize Christmas can be tricky. Sure, you can opt for beer and a bottle or two of your best red or white, but that doesn’t exactly scream Christmas does it. Get creative in the kitchen and give your guests the option of celebrating in style with a Christmas cocktail. They are a great icebreaker if you are entertaining new guests or if you are trying to bring two families together.
All you need to do is come up with a selection of cocktails, organize a booklet printing of the recipes and leave all of the ingredients out. We are sure this will really get the party started. Here are 5 of our favorite Christmas cocktails.
1. The Christmas Cosmopolitan
What you will need:
1 shot of Cointreau
1 shot of Vodka
1 shot of cranberry juice
1 tsp. fresh lime juice
Method: Place all of the ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass. You can also float a few frozen cranberries on the top for decoration.
2. The Candy Cane Martini
What you will need:
1 ½ shots of vanilla vodka
1 shot of peppermint schnapps
1 shot of club soda
crushed candy canes
Method: Dip the rim of a martini glass with water and then dip it into some crushed candy canes. Mix the vodka, schnapps, and club soda with ice in a cocktail shaker and strain into your prepared glass.
3. White Christmas
What you’ll need:
1 shot of white Creme de Cacao
1 shot of vodka
1 shot of white creme de menthe
Method: Place all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass. For decoration, garnish with a cherry.
4. The Poinsettia
What you’ll need:
Chilled champagne
Cranberry Juice
1 shot of triple sec
Method: Pour the triple sec into a fluted champagne glass and top up with equal amounts of Champagne and cranberry juice. So easy!
5. Irish Coffee
What you’ll need:
1 ½ shots of Irish Whiskey
1 shot of Bailey’s Irish Cream
Hot coffee
Whipped cream
Method: Add the Whiskey and the Irish cream to a mug and stir. Top up the rest of the mug with hot coffee and stir. Now the final touch – a dollop of whipped cream. Fantastic for an after-dinner drink. Enjoy!
And if you are stuck for last minute gift ideas, why not give the gift that keeps on giving throughout the festive season – a gift basket packed full of goodies perfect for entertaining.