Holiday cocktails to serve

Holiday Cocktail recipe

Cranberry Cocktail- Martha Stewart

Whether you are in the mood for Gingerbread, Chocolate, Cranberry or Champagne this holiday… I’ve got it all here in some great holiday cocktail recipes to serve to your guests; or yourself if it’s all too stressful already 😉

Cranberry Cocktail Ingredients:

  • 2 cups fresh or thawed frozen cranberries
  • 1 cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 cups dry red wine, such as Pinot Noir
  • 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
  • Thin strips of zest from 1/2 lemon
  • 2 teaspoons pink peppercorns, crushed
  • Pinch of coarse salt
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups seltzer
Holiday Manhattan Cocktail

Holiday Manhattan Cocktail- A Spicy Perspective

 Holiday Manhattan Cocktail Ingredients:

Infused Vermouth:

  • 2 cups sweet vermouth
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 1 dash cayenne pepper
  • 1 dash sea salt

Manhattan Cocktail:

  • 2.5 oz Hennessy cognac
  • .75 oz infused vermouth
  • Dash of angostura bitters
  • Twist of orange
  • Sprinkle of fresh nutmeg
Holiday Champagne Cocktail

Holiday Champagne Cocktail- Love you, mean it

Holiday Champagne Cocktail Ingredients:

  • Champagne
  • Cranberry Juice
  • Raspberries
  • Mint leaves
Godiva Chocolate Martini

Godiva Chocolate Martini- Dine & Dish

 Godiva Chocolate Martini Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 shots Godiva® chocolate liqueur
  • 1 1/2 shots creme de cacao
  • 1/2 shot vodka
  • 2 1/2 shots half-and-half

 

Holiday ginger cocktail

Spicy Ginger Man Cocktail- Single Minded Women

Spicy Ginger Man Cocktail Ingredients:

  • 1 oz Vanilla Vodka
  • 1 oz Hazelnut liqueur
  • 1/2 oz Butterscotch Schnapps
  • 2 oz Ginger Beer
  • Cinnamon stick

 

Holiday Reindeer Cocktail

Reindeer Tracks Cocktail- Single Minded Women

Reindeer Tracks Cocktail Ingredients: 

  • 2 oz Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Vodka
  • 1 oz Hazelnut Liqueur
  • 1/2 oz Crème de Cacao
  • Splash of Cream
  • 2 Chocolate cookie wafers
Gingerbread Martini

Gingerbread Martini- Southern Living

Gingerbread Martini Ingredients:

  • Ginger liqueur
  • Crushed gingersnaps
  • 2 tablespoons ginger liqueur
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla-citrus liqueur
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons coffee-flavored rum
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons whipping cream
  • 1 cup ice cubes
  • Garnish: partially split vanilla bean brushed with liqueur and rolled in sugar (optional)

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