I can appreciate a good creative cocktail every once in awhile... You can make these any time you are in the mood…not just for the holidays.

Here is a short curated a list of my favorite holiday cocktails. Both spirited and non-spirited (non-alcoholic). 

Coco Berry

2 oz White rum

½ oz Chambord

½ oz Dark creme de cacao

4 raspberries

Ice 

Preparation:

Step 1: Add raspberries, Chambord to the mixing glass

Step 2: Muddle gently

Step 3: Add ice cubes, white rum, white creme de cacao to the mixing glass 

Step 4: Stir together

Step 5: Strain into the cocktail glass 

Cranberry Amaretto

1 oz Amaretto

1 oz Vodka

½ oz Fresh orange juice

4 oz Cranberry juice

Preparation:

Step 1: Fill up the shaker with ice cubes, 

Step 2: Pour Amaretto, vodka, cranberry and orange juice into the shaker.

Step 3: Shake well.

Step 4: Strain into the glass with ice

Step 5: Garnish with a slice of orange and fresh cranberries, if desired.

Marita’s Alexander

1 1/2 oz dark rum

1 oz dark creme de cacao

1 1/2 oz milk

Crushed ice

Preparation:

Step 1: Add dark rum, dark creme de cacao, milk, crushed ice into a blender

Step 2: Blend 

Step 3: Pour into cocktail glass 

Faux Nog

1 oz Vodka

1 oz White creme de cacao

2 oz Heavy cream

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Ice cubes

Nutmeg

Preparation:

Step 1: Fill up the Shaker with ice cubes

Step 2: Pour Vodka, white creme de cacao, heavy cream and angostura bitters into the shaker

Step 3: Shake well 

Step 4: Fill up a glass with crushed ice

Step 5: Strain into the cocktail glass

Step 6: Garnish with nutmeg 

Chocolate Punch

1 oz Cognac

½ oz Ruby Port

½ oz Dark creme de cacao

½ oz Simple syrup

1 oz Heavy cream

Nutmeg

Ice

Preparation:

Step 1: Fill up the Shaker with ice cubes

Step 2: Pour Cognac, Ruby Port, dark creme de cacao, simple syrup, heavy cream into the shaker

Step 3: Shake well 

Step 4: Strain into the cocktail glass

Step 5: Garnish with nutmeg 

Pomegranate Martini

1 oz Citrus Vodka

½ oz Orange Liqueur

2 oz Pomegranate juice

Lime wedge

Preparation:

Step 1: Fill up the Shaker with ice cubes

Step 2: Pour vodka, orange liqueur and pomegranate juice into the shaker

Step 3: Shake well 

Step 4: Strain into the cocktail glass

Step 5: Squeeze lime wedge over drink and drop in. 

MOCKTAIL RECIPES (non-alcoholic)

Citrus Cream

2 oz orange juice

1 oz of grapefruit juice

½ oz simple syrup

½ oz grenadine 

1 oz heavy cream 

Ice cubes

Preparation:

Step 1: Fill up the shaker with ice cubes, 

Step 2: pour orange juice, grapefruit juice, simple syrup, grenadine, heavy cream, into the shaker.

Step 3: Shake well.

Step 4: Strain into the glass 

Madras Mia

2 oz cranberry juice

2 oz orange juice

1 oz club soda

Ice cubes

Preparation:

Step 1: Add ice to the Collins Glass

Step 2: Pour cranberry juice, orange juice, and club soda

Step 3: Garnish with lemon wedge

Mister Oxford

1 oz lemon juice

2 oz pineapple juice

1 oz coconut milk

1 oz orgeat syrup

Ice

Preparation:

Step 1: Add ice to the old fashioned glass

Step 2: Add ice to the Shaker

Step 3: Pour lemon juice pineapple juice or shot syrup into the Shaker

Step 4: Shake well

Step 5: Strain into the old fashioned glass

Step 6: Garnish with nutmeg 

The Liquid Muse

2 oz pineapple juice

2 oz of grapefruit juice

½ oz of lime juice

Splash of cranberry juice

Splash club soda

Ice cubes 

Preparation: 

Step 1: Add ice cubes to the Shaker

Step 2: Pour pineapple juice, grapefruit juice, lime juice, cranberry juice, into the shaker.

Step 3: Shake well

Step 4: Strain into the cocktail glass

Step 5: Top with club soda 

Blueberry Julep

7 oz ginger beer

20 blueberries

6 mint leaves

4 lemon wedges

1 tsp sugar

Crushed ice

Preparation:

Step 1: Add blueberries, mint leaves, lemon wedge, sugar to shaker

Step 2: Muddle blueberries, mint leaves, lime wedges and sugar

Step 3: add crushed ice into an old fashioned glass

Step 4: Pour muddled ingredients into the old fashioned glass

Step 5: Pour ginger beer into the old fashioned glass 

Step 6: Garnish with mint leaves, and lime wedge