Festive Christmas Cocktails

Need some easy cocktail ideas for this holiday season?

Here are two great suggestions, that I have made and enjoyed in the last few years.

Both drinks need just a few common bar ingredients, that you might already have on hand.

And they look festive and taste delicious.

It’s a win win.

Cheers!

Merry Christmas and Happiest of Holidays to you my readers and friends.

May the festive days ahead be joyful ones, and may the New Year be filled with health, love and peace.

The Clausmopolitan Cocktail

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The Clausmopolitan Cocktail

Servings: 1

Author: Mary

Ingredients

• lime + sugar for rimming glass
• 1 1/2 oz Vodka
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 2 1/2 oz Cranberry Juice
• ice
• a mini candy cane or some frozen cranberries for garnish

Instructions

• Spread out a tablespoon of sugar on a salad plate, run a slice of lemon or lime around the rim of a martini glass, then dip in the sugar.

  Set aside.
• Add Vodka, Cointreau and cranberry juice to a cocktail shaker with some ice cubes.

  Shake until cold, then pour into the prepared glass.
• Garnish with a small candy cane or a few frozen cranberries and enjoy.

Candy Cane-Tini

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Candy Cane-Tini

Servings: 1

Author: Mary

Ingredients

• 1 oz Vanilla Vodka
• 1/2 oz Creme de Menthe Liqueur
• mini candy cane for garnish

Instructions

• Pour vodka and creme de menthe into cocktail shaker with ice and shake until cold.
• Pour into a martini glass, add a big ice cube and hang the mini candy cane on the glass for garnish.

*My original post for these recipes, published Dec 24, 2021, which you can read below, was written during Covid times.

Those were challenging holidays, but we made the best of it. I personally have enjoyed going back and reading these snippets of how we were coping. So I think I will keep them for memories sake.

Read and enjoy if you’re feeling nostalgic about Covid. LOL

It’s Christmas Eve….

And I need a cocktail!

How about u?

I was looking forward to serving these two fun and colourful drinks to the family, tonight and tomorrow.

Unfortunately that’s not gonna happen.

It’s another Covid year and this time the darn dreaded virus has found its way into our home (well it’s not officially confirmed, we are still waiting for results, however my daughter’s rapid test and her symptoms all point to positive, so we are not taking any chances).

But let’s not dwell on that.

After all, we are together and we are ok, that’s what matters most to me.

And, a little cocktail to sip on while listening to some Christmas tunes is just what we all need.

I found both these ideas online last year and saved them. And this year very similar ones have been popping up on TikTok.

Not surprising! LOL

Of course I changed them up just a tad to make them my own, and I must tell you that they are not only very festive looking but also quite delicious.

Definitely worth sharing with you.

They are on the small side as far as serving size, which makes them a great option for a pre lunch or pre dinner drink.

I hope you have the ingredients on hand so you can go make yourself one, or both of these right away.

Merry Christmas and Happiest of Holidays to you my readers and friends.

May your evening be joyful despite the restrictions on gatherings, and may tomorrow be a peaceful, happy day.

Cheers!

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