Making spirits bright… Here’s your top holiday cocktail recipes.

Top Holiday Cocktail Recipes

Here are some holiday cocktails that will add a seasonal touch to any gathering, featuring flavors like cranberry, cinnamon, and gingerbread. Enjoy these festive drinks as you celebrate the holidays with friends and family.

1. Cranberry Moscow Mule

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz vodka
  • 3 oz cranberry juice
  • 1 oz fresh lime juice
  • Ginger beer
  • Fresh cranberries and a lime wedge for garnish
• Instructions: Combine vodka, cranberry juice, and lime juice in a copper mug with ice. Top with ginger beer, stir, and garnish with cranberries and a lime wedge.

2. Eggnog Martini

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz eggnog
  • 1 oz vanilla vodka
  • 1 oz amaretto
  • Ground nutmeg for garnish
• Instructions: Shake eggnog, vodka, and amaretto with ice, strain into a martini glass, and garnish with a sprinkle of nutmeg.

3. Peppermint White Russian

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz vodka
  • 1 oz coffee liqueur (like Kahlúa)
  • 1 oz peppermint schnapps
  • 1 oz cream or half-and-half
  • Crushed peppermint for garnish
• Instructions: Mix vodka, coffee liqueur, and peppermint schnapps over ice, top with cream, stir, and garnish with crushed peppermint.

4. Mulled Wine

• Ingredients:
  • 1 bottle of red wine (Cabernet or Merlot works well)
  • 1/4 cup brandy
  • 1/4 cup honey or sugar
  • 1 orange, sliced
  • 5 cloves
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • Star anise (optional)
• Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan, simmer on low for 20–30 minutes (do not boil). Strain and serve warm.

5. Cinnamon Apple Cider Margarita

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz tequila
  • 1 oz triple sec
  • 2 oz apple cider
  • 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
  • Cinnamon and sugar for rimming
• Instructions: Rim a glass with cinnamon sugar, mix tequila, triple sec, apple cider, and lime juice with ice, shake, and strain into the glass.

6. Pomegranate Mojito

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz white rum
  • 1 oz pomegranate juice
  • 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
  • Fresh mint leaves
  • Pomegranate seeds and sparkling water for topping
• Instructions: Muddle mint leaves and lime juice in a glass, add rum and pomegranate juice, fill with ice, and top with sparkling water and pomegranate seeds.

7. Gingerbread Old Fashioned

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 1/2 oz gingerbread syrup (or ginger syrup with a dash of molasses)
  • Dash of Angostura bitters
  • Orange peel and cinnamon stick for garnish
• Instructions: Stir bourbon, gingerbread syrup, and bitters over ice, strain into a glass, and garnish with orange peel and cinnamon stick.

8. Candy Cane Martini

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz vanilla vodka
  • 1 oz peppermint schnapps
  • 1 oz white crème de cacao
  • Crushed candy cane for rimming
• Instructions: Rim a martini glass with crushed candy cane, shake all ingredients with ice, and strain into the glass.

9. Hot Buttered Rum

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz dark rum
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • Hot water
• Instructions: In a mug, add butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, pour in the rum, and top with hot water. Stir well to combine.

10. Spiced Cranberry Paloma

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz tequila
  • 2 oz cranberry juice
  • 1 oz grapefruit juice
  • 1/2 oz simple syrup
  • Fresh rosemary and cranberries for garnish
• Instructions: Shake tequila, cranberry juice, grapefruit juice, and simple syrup with ice. Pour into a glass, garnish with rosemary and cranberries.