We don't call December that happy. The whirlwind of countless parties in the company of our favorites is what especially makes us happy in the last month of the year. We can now further enchant our guests with the help of a set of simple recipes for preparing delicious holiday cocktails. Let's toast to all those smiling bits of happiness!
01 Angelic joy
Ingredients for 1 cocktail:
– 1 scoop of sweet cream
– ¾ scoop of Triple sec liqueur
– ¾ scoop of gin
– 2-3 drops of Grenadine syrup
Preparation:
1. Mix all ingredients together with ice cubes in a shaker.
2. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass.
02 Festive James Bond
Ingridients:
– 4 strawberries (can also be frozen)
– 1 ½ scoops of vodka
– 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar
– 5 scoops of pineapple juice
– lemon soda
– mint leaves
Preparation:
1. Mix strawberries, vodka, sugar and pineapple juice with a stick mixer.
2. Pour the mixture through a strainer into two whiskey glasses, pour soda and garnish with mint leaves.
03 The Grinch
Ingredients for 1 cocktail:
– 2 scoops of Midori melon liqueur
– ½ scoop of lemon juice
– 1 tablespoon of sugar syrup
– candied cherry
– a sugar stick
Preparation:
1. Mix all ingredients together with ice cubes in a shaker.
2. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a candied cherry and a sugar stick.
04 Santa Martini
Ingredients for 8 cocktails:
– 350 ml Martini Rosso
– 150 ml of gin
– 4 tablespoons of powdered sugar
– 24 frozen raspberries
– 2 bottles of chilled sparkling wine
Preparation:
1. Place Martini Rossa and gin mixture and cocktail glasses in the cold.
2. Sprinkle each glass with ½ tablespoon of powdered sugar.
3. Pour over cooled Martini mixture, stir and add frozen raspberries.
4. Add sparkling wine before serving.
05 Fruit punch
Ingredients for 1 bowl of punch:
– 750 ml bottle of dark rum
– 750 ml bottle of dry red wine
– 3 cups of brewed fruit tea
– 2 cups of sugar
– seasonal fruit
Preparation:
1. Pour all the ingredients into a pot and heat slowly (do not boil). Stir well so that the sugar dissolves completely.
2. Pour the warm mixture into a heatproof punch bowl.
3. At the end, add seasonal fruits such as orange slices and cranberries.
06 Green Dwarf
Ingredients for 1 cocktail:
– ¾ scoop of sweet cream
– ¾ scoop of chocolate liqueur
– ¾ scoop of mint liqueur
Preparation:
1. Mix all ingredients together with ice cubes in a shaker.
2. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass.
07 Mischievous Cranberry
Ingredients for 12 cocktails:
– 200 ml of vodka
– 200 ml of Cointreau liqueur
– 600 ml of cranberry juice
– 400 ml of orange juice
– lime peels
Preparation:
1. Mix vodka and Cointreau in a jug, then add cranberry and orange juice.
2. Fill the glasses with ice cubes, pour the mixture over them and decorate them with lime peels.
08 Seductive egg liqueur
Ingredients for 1 cocktail:
– 1 egg
– 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar
– 1 scoop of full-fat sweet cream
– ½ tablespoon of almond extract
– ½ tablespoon of vanilla extract
– 1 ½ scoops of rum
– cinnamon and nutmeg powder
Preparation:
1. Separate the yolk and egg white into two bowls. Mix the egg yolk until foamy. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the egg whites and beat until stiff peaks form. Carefully combine the two mixtures.
2. In another bowl, mix cream, 1 tablespoon of sugar and almond and vanilla extract.
3. Slowly add the cream mixture to the egg mixture, pour in the rum and mix gently.
4. Place in the refrigerator overnight. Serve in chilled glasses with a few ice cubes. Finally, sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.
09 Christmas Mojito (non-alcoholic)
Ingredients for 1 1.5 l:
– 3 tablespoons of pomegranate seeds
– 2 limes
– 1 bunch of mint
– 1 liter of pomegranate juice
– 500 ml of lemonade
Preparation:
1. Spread the pomegranate seeds evenly in an ice cube tray, cover with water and place in the freezer overnight.
2. Crush half of the bunch of mint and lime wedges in a jug. Add pomegranate juice and lemonade.
3. Place ice cubes with pomegranate seeds in each glass and pour over the juice mixture. At the end, garnish with lime slices and mint leaves.
10 Dancing Mint
Ingredients for 1 cocktail:
– 1 scoop of peppermint brandy
– 1 scoop of Kahlua coffee liqueur
– 1 scoop of chocolate liqueur
Preparation:
1. Mix all ingredients together with ice cubes in a shaker.
2. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass and serve.
11 Fruit stew
Ingredients for 12 glasses:
– 2 bottles (0.75 ml) of red wine (e.g. Merlot)
– 1 liter of 100% apple juice
– 115 g of powdered sugar
– 1 cinnamon stick
– 2 star anise
– 3 tablespoons of Curaçao or Cointreau orange liqueur
– a handful of frozen forest fruits
– 3 small red apples
Preparation:
1. Mix wine and apple juice in a saucepan and add sugar, cinnamon and anise. Heat slowly for 15-20 minutes and stir several times in between until the sugar dissolves completely.
2. Before serving, stir in orange liqueur and add frozen fruit and apple slices.
12 The Snow Queen
Ingridients:
– 60 ml of vodka
– 2 tablespoons of Kahlua coffee liqueur
– 1 tablespoon of sweet cream
Preparation:
1. Mix all the ingredients with a shaker.
2. Pour the creamy mixture over the ice cubes.
