Christmas cocktail recipes
We always push the boat out with Christmas food, but Christmas drinks are equally important! No matter how you’re doing Christmas this year, you can 100% enjoy a festive tipple with these Christmassy cocktail recipes – find fizzes, retro egg nogs, and some great rum punches.
You can’t beat a snowball, but our clementine pisco sour is pretty fantastic too.
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Christmas cocktail recipes
Santa’s spritz punch
A cranberry-spiked spritz makes for a crowdpleasing batch cocktail. This spritz gets a festive glow up thanks to a beautifully...
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Cherry recipes
Cherry bakewell brandy
This infused brandy with cherries, almonds and vanilla has got all the delicious flavours of a cherry bakewell tart –...
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Bottled chocolate orange negroni
Bottle up chocolate-orange negronis to make fabulous homemade gifts. The flavours mingle and mellow in the bottle, making for a...
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Canapés and cocktails
Jerry Thomas Manhattan
From the bar of London’s much-loved brasserie Joe Allen comes this twist on a classic Manhattan, first made in 1884...
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Sherry spritz
Rustle up a fragrant Christmas cocktail with our easy sherry spritz recipe. Combine creamy sherry and ginger syrup, then top...
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Large espresso martini for a crowd
What a way to start an evening! This easy espresso martini recipe makes a batch, meaning you can just whizz...
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Pornstar martini
A pornstar martini is one of the nation’s most popular cocktails and it’s easy to see why: bursting with fruity...
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Canapés and cocktails
Whisky sour
For a classic whisky cocktail that packs a punch, try our whisky sour recipe. The lemon brings a hit of...
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Snowball cocktail
The snowball cocktail is typically enjoyed at Christmas. Advocat, lime, lemonade and ice make for a retro beverage of dreams....
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Christmas cocktail recipes
Negroni sbagliato (negroni spritz)
Start a meal the Italian way with this negroni sbagliato (literally translates as “mistaken” negroni), made with prosecco in place...
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Winter cocktail recipes
Whisky Aperol hot toddy
Cold nights call for warming cocktails. This whisky Aperol hot toddy with Aperol, whisky and sweet spices is an easy...
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Old fashioned cocktail
This is a classic whiskey cocktail of the highest grade, calling for just 5 ingredients (plus ice). It’s a sophisticated...
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Christmas Campari fizz
Charlie Stein (son of Rick), who oversees all the drinks in the Stein empire, says: “This is the perfect pre-dinner...
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Christmas cocktail recipes
Mulled chai cider
Cuddle up on a cosy winter’s evening with a glass of our hot mulled chai cider. Want to make it...
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Christmas cocktail recipes
The delicious. gin party punch
Drinks editor Susy Atkins has created the perfect punch to get the party going; give this palate-rousing gin punch a...
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Christmas gift recipes
Grapefruit and ginger vodka
Who doesn’t love an edible homemade Christmas gift? And what better gift to give than a homemade festive cocktail, flavoured...
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