Cheers to Christmas! With cocktail options inspired by Santa, Rudolph, and The Grinch, and flavors of the season like gingerbread, eggnog, mint, and chocolate covered cherries, these 12 Cozy Christmas Cocktails are just perfect for any holiday get-together.
There's no shortage of celebrations during the Christmas season, which means there are plenty of opportunities here and there to enjoy a holiday cocktail or two. Whether it be with family or friends, Christmas eve, Christmas day, or before, this collection of 12 Cozy Christmas Cocktails has options perfect for any holiday get-together.
Looking for a cocktail inspired by Santa, The Grinch, or Rudolph? Or how about with the flavors of classic holiday candy favorites like chocolate covered cherries, buttered toffee, or Turtles? Then this collection's got some tasty options for you.
And hey, we certainly won't judge if you enjoy these delicious Christmas cocktail recipes all year long.
Cheers to Christmas with cocktails inspired by Santa, Rudolph, The Grinch, and flavors of the season!
Nothing's more cozy than gingerbread! Jazz up the classic White Russian combination of Kahlua, vodka, and cream with traditional gingerbread spices to create one totally tasty cocktail just perfect for the holidays. Garnish each glass with adorable mini gingerbread cookies for extra holiday fun.
The White Russian combo of coffee liqueur and vodka is sure a fun and festive way to spike your holiday eggnog! Made with Kahlua and vanilla vodka, Eggnog White Russians are a super tasty cocktail just perfect for Christmastime sipping. Quickly and easily whip them as individual cocktails, or in a larger batch for sharing.
What better way to bring on the good cheer than with a Christmas cocktail named after the jolly old elf himself? With it's coconut rim and bright red color, a Santa's Hat Christmas Cocktail will most certainly bring on the holiday cheer! (And you can let the kids in on the Christmas drink fun, too, with a festive Santa's Hat Shirley Temple mocktail version.)
Or how about a cocktail made in honor of another beloved Christmas character? -- Grinch lovers, this Grinch Grasshopper Cocktail is for you! Not only does the look of the cocktail fit with the Grinch Christmas theme, the characteristic peppermint flavor from its green creme de menthe base fits right in with the holiday season, too.
What's more fun than a cocktail inspired by everyone's favorite reindeer, right? With its tasty bright red combination of vanilla vodka, Triple Sec, cranberry, maraschino cherry, and sparkling wine -- all adorned with an adorable little Rudolph's nose in the bottom of the glass of course, -- this Sparkling Rudolph's Nose is the perfect little Christmas sipper.
It sure isn't the Christmas season without hot chocolate. Well, how about enjoying that Christmas hot chocolate in fun cocktail form? Made with packaged hot chocolate mix, Creme de Cacao, vanilla vodka, and Kahlua, a Hot Chocolate Martini is one tasty way for enjoying a grown-up version of this classic winter treat.
A snow-white cocktail is just perfect for the holiday season! And with its tasty combination of coconut rum, cream of coconut, vanilla vodka, and a coconut-rimmed glass, a Coconut Snowball cocktail is full of fabulous coconut flavor. Not to mention, it's a great way to enjoy a snowball -- without having to endure that actual white fluffy stuff itself.
Nothing is more cozy for the holidays than Hot Buttered Rum. -- It's rum-spiked comfort-in-a-mug! Fortunately, this delicious favorite is super simple to make and sure to be enjoyed by all.
Chocolate covered cherries are a beloved and classic Christmas candy treat. So why not enjoy their classic flavors in a scrumptious chocolate cocktail? Chocolate Covered Cherry Martinis are a perfectly fun and delicious way to get your holiday chocolate covered cherry fix. (But hey, a plain chocolate martini is always a holiday hit, too.)
Continuing on with the candy-inspired cocktails, buttered toffee is another classic Christmas candy treat. With its tasty combination of Bailey's Irish Cream, Kahlua, and amaretto, this Buttered Toffee Cocktail is truly a delicious candy-inspired drink just perfect for Christmastime after-dinner sipping.
If you love the wonderful combination of raspberry and chocolate like in raspberry chocolate truffles, a Raspberry Truffle Cocktail is for you! Served warm with its delicious mix of chocolate milk, vanilla vodka, and raspberry liqueur, this is one cocktail that's just perfect for winter and holiday sipping. (But hey, it's sure tasty served chilled for summer-month sipping, too.)
All the deliciousness of everyone's favorite chocolate, caramel, and pecan Turtle candy in fabulously fun cocktail form! Pecan whiskey, Bailey's Irish Cream, and Kahlua combine with chocolate and caramel syrups to deliver up this delicious Turtle Cocktail treat. Truly, what could be more cozy than that?
Merry Christmas & enjoy!!
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