Christmas cocktail recipes
We always push the boat out with Christmas food, but Christmas drinks are equally important! No matter how you’re doing Christmas this year, you can 100% enjoy a festive tipple with these Christmassy cocktail recipes – find fizzes, retro egg nogs, and some great rum punches.
You can’t beat a snowball, but our clementine pisco sour is pretty fantastic too.
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Christmas cocktail recipes
Santa’s spritz punch
Cranberry spritz makes for a crowdpleasing Christmas punch. The ice ring is studded with garnishes, which gently release into the punch.
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Cherry bakewell brandy
This infused brandy with cherries, almonds and vanilla has got all the delicious flavours of a cherry bakewell tart – in booze form.
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Bottled chocolate orange negroni
Bottle up chocolate-orange negronis to make fabulous homemade gifts. The flavours mingle and mellow in the bottle, making for one smooth sip.
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Jerry Thomas Manhattan
From the bar of London's Joe Allen, comes this twist on a classic Manhattan, first made in 1884 by America’s cocktail godfather Jerry Thomas.
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Sherry spritz
Rustle up a fragrant Christmas cocktail with our easy sherry spritz recipe. Combine creamy sherry and ginger syrup, then top with cava.
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Large espresso martini for a crowd
What a way to start an evening! This easy espresso martini recipe makes a batch, meaning you can just whizz or shake over ice to serve.
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Pornstar martini
Bursting with fruity passion fruit and fully of bubbles, the Pornstar Martini is the perfect tipple for a celebration.
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Whisky sour
For a classic whisky cocktail that packs a punch, try our whisky sour recipe. The lemon brings a hit of zing that goes so well with whisky.
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Snowball cocktail
The snowball cocktail is typically enjoyed at Christmas. Advocat, lime, lemonade and ice make for a retro beverage of dreams.
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Negroni sbagliato (negroni spritz)
Start a meal the Italian way with this negroni sbagliato (literally translates as "mistaken" negroni), made with prosecco in place of gin.
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Winter cocktail recipes
Whisky Aperol hot toddy
Cold nights call for warming cocktails. This whisky Aperol hot toddy with Aperol, whisky and sweet spices is an easy cocktail.
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Old fashioned cocktail
The old fashioned is a classic whiskey cocktail of the highest grade. It's a sophisticated and flavourful option for cocktail hour.
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Christmas Campari fizz
Jack Stein's Christmas Campari fizz is the perfect pre-dinner champagne cocktail. Aromatic with the Campari, it’s also a little bitter.
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Mulled chai cider
Cuddle up on a cosy winter's evening with a glass of our hot mulled chai cider. Want to make it non-alcoholic? Swap the cider for apple juice, instead.
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The delicious. gin party punch
The perfect punch to get the party going and draw the crowd; this palate-rousing gin recipe can easily double or triple in size to serve a larger crowd.
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Christmas gift recipes
Grapefruit and ginger vodka
Who doesn’t love a homemade Christmas gift? And what better gift to give than a homemade vodka cocktail, flavoured with ginger and grapefruit?
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