Classic Festive Cocktails
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It has to be said I’m not a big drinker. But at times of festivity I like to have a glass of something. Fruity, sparkly and sweet things are my favourites. Which is why I do love a cocktail! These are my favourite classic festive cocktails.
5 classic festive cocktails
Snowball
This is my favourite cocktail at Christmas and it tastes so sweet that you’ll hardly know your drinking something alcoholic. So be warned!
You will need:
- Advocaat
- Lemonade
- Lime juice
- Cocktail cherries and lime to serve.
To make a snowball
Add two measures of Advocaat, half a limed juiced and a handful of ice to the cocktail shaker.
Shake and stain into a highball glass
Top with chilled lemonade.
Serve with a slice of lime and a cocktail cherry on a stick.
Egg nog
The bbc good food website has a fab egg nog recipe.
Spiced Cider
This is a fab recipe and perfect for a warm up after getting cold on bonfire night.
Cosmopolitan
Cranberries scream Christmas so I had to include a cosmopolitan. It’s the perfect coktail to make in the coktail shaker and really impress your guests.
You will need:
- 25ml cranberry juice
- 25ml vodka
- 15ml orange liqueur
- Half a lime juiced
- Ice cubes
Place the cranberry juice, vodka, orange liqueur and lime juice into the cocktail shaker along with a handful of ice cubes. Shake and strain into your glass.
To garnish, add a twist of lime.
Bucks fizz
This requires everything to be nice and chilled. Perfect for Christmas Morning.
You will need
- Orange juice
- Champagne.
Get your glasses ready and fill with one third chilled orange juice, top with chilled Champagne and serve immediately.
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Sauternes Wine
Sparkling Rose!
I do like a snowball!
Snowball for me
i love mulled wine
I love a mulled wine
anything at all its christmas
A Hurricane
I love a Snowball
Pussers rum
I love a Whiskey Mac. It’s a real winter warmer.
Something sparkly and special for the festive season, feels like a real treat!
Baileys and ice
I do like a Snowball as it reminds me of childhood and being allowed to have a nip of alcohol at Christmas
I enjoy a hot chocolate with baileys, its just so good!
snowballs
Mulled wine for me.
A bucks fizz for breakfast!
egg nog 😛
Gotta be mulled wine the Christmas classic x
Mulled wine for me 🙂
I love a snow ball any time if the year really, but especially with the family around me at Christmas
I love a nice cold glass of Baileys
I love having a gin or martini at christmas time
I treat myself to a good malt whisky
Baileys and ice
Moscow Mule
Gin and tonic for me
Aperol spritz
For me it has to be a nice glass of mulled wine.
I love a whisky mac. Whisky and green ginger. So lovely and warming.
Bailey’s for me over ice
I like Ponche de Crème which is a classic Trinidad alcoholic drink drunk at Christmas. It’s made with rum, eggs milk and grated nutmeg… lovely!
Veuve Clicquot
I love a Baileys hot chocolate! 🙂
Irish cream is a lovely Christmas treat for us.
An Old Fashioned.
I love Eggnog x
mine is a Mojito
i love Snowball with a cherry! i know its Christmas when the Advocaat is out.
mine is advocaat x
A very good quality Ruby Port….along with some Stilton…. Although as a Single Malt Whisky lover ( I have 14 different varieties !! )….. A glass or two of whisky is just as nice !
Disaronno and coke
A nice glass of port!
Sancerre
A Tamnavulin
eggnog
hot toddy
Baileys or Snowballs.
I really enjoy mulled wine especially after being out in the cold!
Chocolate Baileys
Before I would have said Amaretto (specifically Disaronno) but then my friend made me a cocktail with it and warmed apple juice and cinnamon… fave Christmas tipple!
i always enjoy a Baileys
Love Bucks Fizz
Love a Bucks Fizz
Mojito 🙂
Baileys and ice
My favourite is a Snowball
I really love a Baileys especially a shot in a hot chocolate at Christmas
I enjoy a Bucks Fizz, I don’t drink much
Mulled wine 🍷 🍷 😍
I love a Baileys (or two) ut having seen your recipes might give one or two a whirl over the festive season
I love a Buck’s Fizz or two at Christmas
Mulled wine
Coffee with Baileys
Christmas morning Bucks Fizz
I do love a snowball – would never even think of drinking it any other time of year
I love a Baileys
I love mulled wine at Christmas spiced up with cinnamon.
Mulled wine
Mulled wine
I do love a baileys x
Snowball for me
Mulled wine! 😀
I love a cheeky vimto. Reminds me of my youth but obviously i dont drink it by the jug anymore 😉
Rose Champagne
mulled wine for me
I love a baileys
I do like a snowball.
Mulled wine
I love to have mulled wine at Christmas time.
Champagne!
I love Kir Roylae
We love making our cheeky bingo cocktails with port and blue wkd.
I love a Snowball
im not sure you would consider it festive,,,maybe quite the opposite actually. but tequlla sunrises ha
I have to have a mulled wine at Christmas time
Babysham 🙂
I like Port and Stilton Cheese
Warm spiced cider.
I love Cherry Brandy – a lovely festive treat
Gotta love a snowball (advocate + lemonade) 🙂
Champagne
I love mulled cider!
I love mulled wine and also love a snowball
I love a snowball at christmas
Mulled Wine
Champagne x
I love an Old Fashioned. I have a delicious collection of booze kicking around my house and love a cocktail.