14 Christmas Cocktail Recipes: Festive Sips to Stir Up This Silly Season
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – and there’s no better way to get into the festive spirit than by crafting a delicious cocktail or two at home.
Happy sipping! From gin-fused libations to berry-nice margaritas, these are the best cocktail recipes to try out this Christmas, certain to make the holiday season even more merry and bright.
Mirabeau Gin Egg Nog (hot/cold)
Enjoy this Maison Mirabeau Egg Nog cocktail with a Mirabeau twist as an after-Christmas lunch palate cleanser, with both hot and cold options available.
Ingredients
- 30ml Mirabeau Dry Gin
- 15ml Cognac
- 20ml Sugar Syrup
- 90ml almond milk
- 30ml heavy cream
- 1 Egg
Method
For the Cold Version
Mix all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously to get the air going. Then add some ice and repeat. After this double shake serve over ice in a glass rimmed with sugar and a hint of cinnamon. Grate some nutmeg over the top and garnish with a cinnamon stick.
For the Warm Version
Shake all the ingredients to thoroughly mix them. Then gently warm through, be careful not to get the egg too warm, and serve in a mini tankard. Garnish with grated nutmeg and a cinnamon stick.
Mistletoe Martini
A classic cocktail to start the holiday season with a festive spin.
Ingredients
- 60ml Mirabeau Dry Gin
- 15ml Chambord Raspberry Liqueur
- 15ml Cointreau Orange Liqueur
- Juice of a lime
Method
Shake together all the ingredients in an ice filled cocktail shaker and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with raspberries, rosemary or candy canes.
Sunday Brunch
The perfect Boxing Day recovery drink.
Ingredients
- 30ml Diplomatico Mantuano
- 10ml honey syrup
- 5ml all-spice dram
- 45ml fresh pineapple juice
- 10ml fresh lime juice
- 40ml Dry Prosecco
- Glass: Coupe or Champagne flute
- Mint or pineapple leaf to garnish
Method
- Pour rum, honey, all-spice dram, pineapple juice, lime juice and prosecco into shaker and shake until combined.
- Pour into glass and garnish with mint or pineapple leaf.
Gingerbread Old Fashioned
Drink this beautiful cocktail as you're watching your favourite festive movie the night before Christmas.
Ingredients
- 50ml Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva
- 5ml gingerbread syrup
- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
- Glass: Rocks
- Orange peel/chocolate gingerbread to garnish
Method
- Pour rum, gingerbread syrup and aromatic bitters into glass.
- Garnish with orange peel or chocolate gingerbread
Santa's Gin Fizz
A fruity cocktail blend to serve up at a pre-Christmas gathering with your best gal-pals.
Ingredients
- 60ml Australian Distilling Co Rhapsody Ruby Gin
- 30ml Ginger Beer
- 30ml pomegranate-cranberry syrup
- 15ml fresh lemon juice
- 22ml egg white
Pomegranate-Cranberry Syrup:
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cranberry juice
- * To make the syrup: Cover the pomegranate seeds with sugar, stir, and let sit for 3-4 hours. Then add cranberry juice and stir to dissolve any remaining sugar. Fine-strain before using in a cocktail.
Method
- Add gin, syrup, egg whites and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker and dry shake (no ice) to build foam.
- Add ice and shake again. Strain into a martini glass.
- Top with ginger beer.
- Garnish with fresh pomegranate seeds.
Ruby Spritz
The Rhapsody Ruby Gin by Australian Distilling Co is a surefire way to make all your festive cocktails extra special this season.
The bright flavours of blackcurrant and elderberry that float through this scarlet-hued gin are uplifted even further with a splash of zingy grapefruit soda; the perfect tipple for a sunny afternoon.
Ingredients
- 45ml Australian Distilling Co Rhapsody Ruby Gin
- 100ml Fevertree Pink Grapefruit Soda
Method
- Simply pour all ingredients into a wine glass filled with ice and garnish with a grapefruit wedge.
White Lady
This gorgeous cocktail is great not just for Christmas, but for every sunny day going forward!
Ingredients
- 50ml Bombay Citron Pressé
- 20ml freshly pressed lemon juice
- 20ml Cointreau
- 10ml sugar syrup
- 1/2 egg white
- Lemon thumb to garnish
Method
- Take a chilled coupe or martini glass.
- Shake (hard) all ingredients together and strain into glass. Garnish and serve.
Southside Fizz
Refreshing and just a little bit boujee, this is a lovely pre-Christmas lunch cocktail, that would also serve you well at a New Year's Eve gathering.
Ingredients
- 50ml Bombay Citron Pressé
- 20ml freshly pressed lime juice
- 10ml sugar syrup
- 7-8 mint leaves
- 50ml champagne (chilled)
- Mint leaf to garnish
Method
- Take a chilled coupe or martini glass and pour champagne in.
- Shake remaining ingredients over ice, strain into glass, garnish and serve.
Cointreau-Berry Margarita
Shake things it with this super refreshing, berrylicious cocktail, perfect for poolside hangs with friends and family.
Ingredients
- 30ml Cointreau
- 30ml Blanco Tequila
- 30ml fresh lime juice
- 4 fresh blackberries
Method
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
- Add ice and shake until well-chilled
- Strain into a chilled Old-Fashioned glass.
- Garnish with a blackberry and serve.
Tia Maria Matcha-tini
Grinch-fabulous!
Ingredients
- 60ml Tia Maria Matcha Cream
- 30ml Vodka
- Matcha powder to garnish the rim glass
Method
- Create your perfect green matcha rim on half of a chilled coupe or martini glass.
- Pour Tia Maria Matcha, vodka and ice into a cocktail shaker and shake ingredients together.
- Pour in the contents of the shaker using a strainer and sieve into the glass.
Gingergoat Martini
Equal parts comforting and charming, this Christmas-style cocktail will have you jumping for joy!
Ingredients
- 45ml Jumping Goat Vodka Liqueur
- 30ml Vodka
- 30 ml Gingerbread Syrup or Liqueur
- 20ml Baileys Irish Cream
To garnish:
- Whipped Cream
- Gingerbread Man
- Cinnamon Powder
Method
- In a shaker, mix Jumping Goat Vodka Liqueur with Vodka, Gingerbread Syrup and Baileys Irish Cream.
- Fill the shaker with ice and shake like a madman. Double strain into a festive glass.
- Garnish with whipped cream, a mini gingerbread man and cinnamon powder.
Peppermint White Russian
Double schnapps to this delicious cocktail treat.
Ingredients
- 40ml Jumping Goat Vodka Liqueur
- 20ml of Peppermint Schnapps
To garnish:
- Chocolate shavings
- Candy cane
Method
- In the shaker mix Jumping Goat Vodka Liqueur with the Peppermint Schnapps
- Fill the shaker with ice and shake well and double strain into a chilled coupe
- Layer cream on top and garnish with chocolate and a candy cane
Licor 43 Sangria
Because Christmas is a time of giving...and sharing this cocktail jug amongst friends and family will surely do the trick!
Ingredients
- 250ml fruity red wine
- 250ml lemonade
- 125ml Licor 43 Original
- Apple, lemon and orange
- 1 orange slice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
Method
- Fill the jug with 1/3 of ice cubes and add the sliced fruit.
- Pour the red wine and lemonade in.
- Add the Licor 43, garnish and serve.
Serves 4-6
The Botanist Lushy Machine
Stay cool over Christmas with this bright, refreshing cocktail blend.
Ingredients
- 45ml The Botanist Gin
- 20ml lemon juice
- 15ml red wine syrup
- 2-3 strawberries
- 1 cups crushed ice
To garnish:
- Mint sprig, mixed berries
Method
- Add all ingredients and ice to blender, blend until smooth, pour into rocks glass, and enjoy.
* Red wine syrup: simmer 2 cups of red wine with 1 cup of granulated sugar, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 whole clove and 2 cardamom pods for 15-20 minutes, until syrupy. Strain before use and keep remainder refrigerated for up to 1 week.