10 Cocktails for the Holidays
’Tis the Season

You have come full circle and the gang is at your house this year for the holidays or you have to make a killer punch for the office party or…
Whether you prefer vodka, champagne, bourbon, rum, or flavored liqueurs, you will find a new favorite among these recipes.
Whatever matter what the reason, here are a few cocktail recipes to help you celebrate and make it through the holidays.
- Cranberry Martini
- 1.5 fluid ounce vodka
- ½ fluid ounce orange liqueur
- ½ fluid ounce dry vermouth
- 3 fluid ounces cranberry juice
- ice
- cranberries
Shaken not stirred
2. The Christmas Mimosa
- 1 1/2 ounces pomegranate liqueur
- 1 ounce cranberry juice
- 3 ounces Champagne, chilled
- Fresh cranberries, for garnish
- Fresh pine or rosemary sprig, for garnish
Chill cranberry juice beforehand.
3. Merry & Bright
- 1 ounce vodka
- 1 ounce raspberry liqueur
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- 1 cup club soda
- ice
- mint leaf and raspberries, to garnish
4. Kentucky Christmas Mule
- 2 parts Maker’s Mark bourbon
- 4 parts ginger beer
- 1 part cranberry juice
Stir and serve over ice.
5. Christmas Margarita
- Cinnamon sugar, for rimming
- 1 1/2 ounces tequila
- 1/2 ounce orange liqueur
- 1 ounce coconut milk
- 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/2 ounce white cranberry juice
- Lime wedge, Cranberries, Rosemary sprig, for garnish
6. Ginger/Bourbon Punch
- 1 cup bourbon
- 5 cups apple cider
- Ginger beer or ginger ale, to taste
- Orange slices, for garnish
- Ice ring or block
7. Jalapeno Margarita
- 1 1/2 cups tequila
- 2 cups grapefruit juice
- 3/4 cups fresh lime juice
- 4 tablespoons honey
- 1–2 whole jalapeños, sliced
- Lime and grapefruit slices, for garnish
- Sugar, for rimming the glasses
8. Strawberry Daiquiri Floats
- 1 1/2 lbs strawberries, sliced (4 cups), plus 1 cup slices for garnish
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup white rum (optional)
- 4 small scoops vanilla ice cream
- 16 ounces club soda
- Grated lime zest, for garnish
9. Raspberry Champagne Cocktail
- 1 cup fresh or frozen mixed raspberries and blackberries
- ¼ cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups Champagne or dry sparkling wine
- Fresh raspberries (for garnish)
10. Mai Tai Cocktail
- Pineapple Juice
- Orange Juice
- Dark Rum
- Amaretto
- Crushed Ice
Make to your taste.
Most of these can be made with or without alcohol.
Measurements are only suggestions. Add and subtract ingredients/amounts to your liking.
Happy Holidays.
