December is here, the holidays are near, and everyone I know is attending Christmas parties on a weekly basis.
If you wanna knock the Santa socks off all your friends, Kevin Emmanuel has just the right amount of buzz to tell us all his secrets. Kevin is the developer, writer, and mixologist in charge of mostlyco*cktails.com, an awesome website about (obviously) mostly co*cktails.
Photo by Kevin Del Orbe
Kevin has taken the afternoon to help us spread the Christmas cheer by giving us these 4 simple holiday co*cktails to make in our own kitchens while we finally turn on the heat in our homes.
Photo by Kevin Del Orbe
Make them for yourself or make them and be merry with all your friends. You’ll look like a pro bartender if you show up at a Christmas party with these mouthwatering concoctions.
I’m no mixologist, but I easily made these alongside Kevin, getting a pretty nice buzz from all the tastings.
When you’re tired of cranberry and vodka and you want to impress your friends with your killer bartending skills, these holiday co*cktails are sure to do the trick.
The St. Nick
Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:3 minutes
Total Time:8 minutes
Servings:1
Easy
Ingredients
1/3 pear
2 dashes bitters
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz St. Germain
1 1/2 oz vodka
1 cinnamon stick
1 pear wedge
Step 1
Make your simple syrup which is equal parts sugar and water. Bring the water to a boil and stir in sugar.
Step 2
Use at least 1 cup of water and sugar to make sure you have enough simple syrup for more than one drink. Let it cool before using.
Step 3
Chop up about 1/3 of a pear, and muddle the pieces in the bottom of your chosen glass or shaker (if you have one). Keep one wedge of pear whole for later.
Step 4
Add in the 2 dashes of bitters.
#SpoonTip: Unless specified, a recipe that calls for bitters is always talking about aromatic bitters.
Step 5
Addin your simple syrup, the St. Germain, and the vodka. Add in ice if you have a shaker.
Step 6
SHAKE or STIR a lot. If you don’t have a shaker, you can make the drink in a glass with no ice. Stir and stir and stir some more, separate the co*cktail from the muddled pears, and then top with ice.
Step 7
Garnish with a cinnamon stick and wedge of pear.
The Seminole Head
Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:2 minutes
Total Time:7 minutes
Servings:1
Easy
Ingredients
1/4 apple
2 dashes bitters
2 1/2 oz brandy
1/2 oz simple syrup
1 pinch sugar
1 apple wheel
Step 1
Chop up the quarter of an apple and muddle it in the bottom of glass or shaker.
Step 2
Add in the 2 dashes of bitters, the brandy, and the simple syrup.
Step 3
Add in a little sugar.Shake it like you mean it (or stir a whole bunch).
Step 4
Separate co*cktail from muddled apples (no ice for this one).
Step 5
Garnish with apple wheel.
#SpoonTip:If this one comes out a little too strong for you, you can add ice and top with a splash of soda water.
California Christmas
Prep Time:7 minutes
Cook Time:3 minutes
Total Time:10 minutes
Servings:1
Easy
Ingredients
1 oz fresh grapefruit jucie
3 dashes orange bitters
2 oz vodka
1 cinnamon stick
1 slice grapefruit peel
Step 1
Slice up a whole grapefruit to get your 1 oz of juice. Keep the grapefruit handy for when you want your peel as a garnish.
Step 2
Add in the 3 dashes of orange bitters and the vodka.
Step 3
Shake it or stir it until your arm is tired. No ice in this one.
Step 4
Garnish with cinnamon stick and grapefruit peel.
#SpoonTip:The white underside of the peel is called the ‘pith’. You want to get rid of as much of this as you can before adding the peel to the drink because it is extremely bitter.
Easy Egg Nog
Prep Time:3 minutes
Cook Time:2 minutes
Total Time:5 minutes
Servings:1
Easy
Ingredients
3/4 oz whiskey
3/4 oz brandy
2 oz half & half
1 whole egg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cinnamon stick
Step 1
Add in your whiskey, brandy, and half & half.
Step 2
Add in your egg, the whole thing.
#SpoonTip: The inside of an egg is sterile, therefore okay to eat raw. In other words, if it was full of bacteria like raw chicken, no baby chick would ever be able to hatch. It’s safe.Promise.
Step 3
Stir this one. Don’t shake it.
Step 4
Garnish with a little ground cinnamon and a cinnamon stick.
Screwdrivers are super easy recipes already — just vodka and orange juice. This recipe gives the classic screwdriver a bit more of a punch by adding pineapple juice in the mix. Then you can choose to garnish with things like fresh mint, orange peel, maraschino cherries, or pineapple chunks... or not!
Scroll through this list for timeless holiday classics like Eggnog and Hot Buttered Rum; boozy versions of hot chocolate; and new riffs on classics like our Cranberry Ginger Mimosa and a Negroni that tastes like a Christmas tree.
From eggnog and wassail to the Tom and Jerry and poinsettia, these classic Christmas drinks are as inherent to holiday celebrations as decorating the tree and yummy baked treats. The recipes have stood the test of time and are sure to keep your season bright.
To make a hot toddy, you'll need bourbon (which is a type of whiskey), honey, lemons, cinnamon sticks, star anise pods, and whole cloves. Simply combine the bourbon, lemon juice, and honey in a mug and add boiling water (use more or less water depending on how strong you'd like your hot toddy to be).
There are a few ways to measure the United States' favorite holiday drink —and by all of them, hot chocolate dominates all other contenders. If you care which beverage is the most loved around the holidays, then hot cocoa wins, with 55% of percent of people saying that they love it.
Classic Bucks Fizz/Mimosa. The classic morning drink for Christmas is orange juice with a little fizz in it. There are plenty of options for adding fizz to orange juice, from Cava, prosecco or Crémant to decadent Champagnes and even a little spirit should one need the extra pick me up.
Go for crowd-pleasing styles that won't fight with the food – a good rule of thumb is to go for whites with some richness but not too much oak, and medium-bodied reds that aren't too tannic. Rhône wines are hard to resist at Christmas as their peppery spice is great with wintery food.
Eggnog (/ˈɛɡˌnɒɡ/), historically also known as a milk punch or an egg milk punch when alcoholic beverages are added, is a rich, chilled, sweetened, dairy-based beverage.
Wine and champagne are also the most popular type of liquor to give during the holidays. 31% of respondents say they gift bottles to other people, followed by bottles of hard alcohol (19%) and alcohol gift sets (17%). 14% of respondents also said they don't give alcohol as a gift during the holidays.
Classic Bucks Fizz/Mimosa. The classic morning drink for Christmas is orange juice with a little fizz in it. There are plenty of options for adding fizz to orange juice, from Cava, prosecco or Crémant to decadent Champagnes and even a little spirit should one need the extra pick me up.
Glühwein is THE Christmas market drink. At this point, it is basically synonymous with the holiday itself. In case you don't know, Glühwein is a hot mulled wine served in ceramic mugs.
Go for crowd-pleasing styles that won't fight with the food – a good rule of thumb is to go for whites with some richness but not too much oak, and medium-bodied reds that aren't too tannic. Rhône wines are hard to resist at Christmas as their peppery spice is great with wintery food.
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