We rounded up our favourite Christmas cocktails
Christmas is all about good friends, too much food to possibly finish, gifts and a good gin and tonic or two with a Christmas twist.
In honour of the holidays, we thought we'd round up a few of our favourite Christmas inspired cocktails to keep you going this festive season.
So read up, hit the shops and drink up!
Cranberry Gin Cocktail
The cocktail which is kind of good for you...kind of...
Recipe
Handful of fresh/canned cranberries
1 pinch of mint leaves
10ml of lemon juice
150ml cranberry juice
Handful of ice cubes
1 shot gin
Method: simply combine all ingredients and garnish with mint and enjoy!
Recipe and images by Lauren Caris Cooks, original source here.
Christmas Day Punch
A delicious mix of fruity punch and prosecco - just what Christmas needs!
Recipe
2 litres cranberry juice
700ml pomegranate juice
500ml clementine juice (use orange juice as substitute)
Juice of two limes
3 limes, sliced
3 clementines, sliced
1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
Seeds from 1 pomegranate
Ice
1 bottle of prosecco
300ml vodka
Small bunch of mint leaves
Method: combine and enjoy, there's not much more to it than that!
Recipe and images by Kitchen Sanctuary, original source here.
White Christmas Mojito
Because your mojito deserves a festive makeover.
Recipe
Juice of 1 lime
8 leaves mint
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons white rum
1 tablespoon coconut rum
1/4 cup canned coconut milk
Sparkling water for topping
Pomegranate arils for serving
Method:
Recipe and Images by Half Baked Harvest, original source here.
The North Pole
A little treat from up north...
Recipe
1½ oz. Grey Goose Cherry Noir Flavored Vodka
1/2 oz. peppermint schnapps
1 oz. heavy cream
1 oz. chocolate syrup
Garnish: mini candy canes
Method: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously then strain into glass.
Recipe and Images by Grey Goose Vodka.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Please note: These are cocktails we have discovered via the interwebs, and that we enjoy, and we hope you enjoy as much as we do! Full credit goes to the original creators.
