Christmas cocktails can put a flourish on any festive celebration whether you’re hosting a dinner party, gathering together friends and neighbours for a few drinks and nibbles, or you just fancy treating yourself to a festive tipple.
Here’s our traditional Christmas drinks guide complete with the glamourous glassware to serve them in. We’ve even added a few modern cocktail recipes and mouth watering mocktails, so that you can cater for everyone’s tastes!
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Kir royale A deliciously simple cocktail originating from Dijon, this timeless classic should be served in our Sharon Champagne flute. The striking design of this Champagne flute will really add to the sense of occasion and is great for champagne cocktails. Originally designed by Frank Thrower in 1971, each stem contains a mouth-blown teardrop bubble. Ingredients 1 tbsp-25ml cassis Chilled Champagne or cremant to top up the glass 1 blackberry garnish |
Method Pop your Champagne flute or flutes into the fridge to cool them. Pour the cassis into the chilled flute, then top it up with Champagne or cremant and garnish with a blackberry – et voilà. |
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Sloe gin fizz A festive take on a sloe gin cocktail, this wintery delight is the perfect combination of tart and sweet. This modern cocktail could soon make its way to the top of your family’s traditional Christmas drinks list! Ingredients 50ml sloe gin 25ml lemon juice 1 tbsp sugar syrup Champagne or sparkling wine to top up the glass lemon or lime garnish |
Method Put the sloe gin, sugar syrup and lemon juice and ice into a cocktail shaker. Shake well until the outside of the shaker feels cold. Strain into stemless copa party glasses and garnish with a lemon or lime twist. |
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Alcohol-free passion fruit martini A fizzy, fruity mocktail with a hint of spice. This alcohol-free drink will leave you feeling festive.
Ingredients 2 passion fruits cut into halves The juice of one lemon 1 egg white 100ml alcohol-free spirit 2 tsp sugar syrup ice sparkling grape juice |
Method Remove the flesh from the four passion fruit halves into a cocktail shaker. Add the lemon juice, egg white, spirit and syrup and shake well, until frothy. Add the ice, then shake again until the outside of the shaker feels cold. Strain the mocktail into two martini glasses and top up the mixture with grape juice. Our Bar Excellence Martini glass set is an extremely stylish way to serve your mocktails and cocktails. Supplied in pairs, each glass has been carefully crafted by hand using the finest lead crystal. |
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Baileys cocktail Fans of this creamy tipple will love this epic evening cocktail. A traditional Christmas drink, this indulgent cocktail is bound to impress your guests this festive season.
Ingredients 25ml Baileys 25ml coffee liqueur 25ml vodka 25ml double cream A coffee bean or chocolate shavings to garnish |
Method Mix the Baileys, coffee liqueur, vodka and double cream in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake it until the outside of the shaker is cold. Strain the cocktail and serve our Limelight Mitre Champagne Saucer or our Gatsby Cocktail Saucer. |
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Christmas spiced negroni This spiced negroni sums up Christmas in a cocktail with warming spices and festive garnishes. Ingredients 25ml spiced gin (think cinnamon, cardamon, cloves) 25ml Campari 25ml vermouth (sweet) Garnish with a cinnamon stick and an orange wedge or twist |
Method Mix 25ml each of spiced gin, Campari and vermouth into an all rounder, heavy bottomed glass and garnish with a cinnamon stick and orange wedge or twist. Serve in a tumbler for a no fuss approach or in our Elevate Cocktail Saucer to add a touch of sophistication.
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