5 Holiday Cocktail Recipes

You don’t need to be an skilled barman, but a well-stocked home bar will offer a variety of cocktails to every taste during the Holidays, so here are 5 holiday cocktail recipes to share the spirit of the season with family and friends.

 Merry Christmas

 The blue color provides a relaxing feeling and symbolizes peace and fidelity. Say cheers with a blue shade Christmas drink!

• 2 oz. vodka
• 2 oz. raspberry liquor
• 1 oz. blue Curacao
• Fresh raspberries
• Mint sprigs 

1. Shake all the ingredients in an ice filled cocktail shaker.
2. Strain into a small sugar-rimmed glass.
3. Garnish with fresh raspberries and mint sprigs.

Happy New Year

It’s said that green attracts money and good luck. Start the new year with a green cocktail!

• 2/3 oz brandy
• 1 oz cream of mint
• Mint sprigs

1. Combine the two ingredients in a shaker with ice.
2. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled glass.
3. Garnish with mint sprigs.

Ho, ho, ho!

Santa’s red suit shines wonderfully in this reddish drink. Red is passionate and energetic color. This drink looks elegant, but tastes even better. 

• 1/2 cup vodka
• 1/2 cup pomegranate juice
• A splash of grenadine
• Cherries

1. Pour the vodka and pomegranate juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously.
2. Strain into a chilled and sugar-rimmed small glass.
3. Add a splash of grenadine.
4. Garnish with a cherry

 Snowman

• 1/2 oz. tequila
• 1/2 oz. rum
• 1/2 o. vodka
• 1/2 cup piña colada mix
• A dash of grenadine

1. Mix ingredients in a blender with a cup of ice.
2. Blend at high speed
3. Pour into a tall glass

 Christmas on the Beach

• 1/2 oz. whisky
• 3/4 oz. amaretto
• One cold beer  

1. Pour the ingredients in the same order into a chilled glass.
2. Add ice, if desired.