Countdown to Christmas with Cocktails

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Countdown to Christmas with Cocktails
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h, friends!

What better way to celebrate the Christmas season than with my favorite thing- a good cocktail?! I thought that this would be such a fun way to ring in the season while we are stuck at home!

Every day, on Instagram, I will be sharing a different holiday cocktail with the instructions on how to make it! If you would rather follow along here, here are the recipes for each one. I truly hope you enjoy this!

Christmas Cab Ride Cocktail

Christmas Cab Ride Cocktail

Ice

6 oz. Lemonade

1 oz. Vodka

3 oz. Cabarnet Sauvignon

  • Place ice In cocktail glass.
  • Pour in vodka, lemonade, and wine.
  • Stir and enjoy!

Peppermint Midori Kiss

1 oz Midori Melon Liqueur

1 oz SKYY Vodka

3 oz Pineapple juice

¼ oz fresh lemon juice

¼ oz Peppermint Schnapps

  • Combine all ingredients in a shaker glass with ice.
  • Shake to mix, pour into glass and enjoy!

Happy New Year Mimosa

4 tbs raspberries

2 small scoops of vanilla Ice cream

Champagne or Prosecco

  • Place 2 tablespoons of raspberries at the bottom of a champagne glass.
  • Layer a small scoop of vanilla Ice cream over the raspberries.
  • Repeat with 2 more tbp of raspberries and one more small scoop of Ice cream.
  • Pour champagne over the top!

Peppermint Bark Mimosa

Peppermint Bark Mimosa Christmas Cocktail

1/4 cup melted chocolate chips

3 candy canes, crushed

6 oz. peppermint schnapps, divided

1 bottle champgagne or Prosecco

Candy canes for garnish

  • Pour melted chocolate onto a small plate and crushed candy canes on another small plate.
  • Dip rims of champagne glasses In chocolate, then In crushed candy canes to coat.
  • Add 1 oz. peppermint schnapps to each glass and top with champagne.
  • Garnish with candy canes.

Cranberry Lemon Drop Martini

2 cups chopped cranberries

1 1/2 cup water

1 cup sugar

1 cup cranberry simple syrup

1 cup lemon juice

1 cup vodka

Ice for shaking

  • Simmer the chopped cranberries and water for 20 minutes.
  • Gently mash cranberries and strain through fine strainer until you have 1 cup of juice.
  • Place juice and sugar In saucepan and bring to a boil. Immediately remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  • Fill shaker halfway with Ice, add In 1/4 cup of simple syrup, lemon juice, and vodka. 
  • Shake and pour Into glass.

Grinch Cocktail

1/2 oz. vodka

1/2 oz. coconut rum

1/2 oz. Midori

5 oz. Pineapple Juice

  • Rim glasses with sugar.
  • In a shaker, combine all liquors and pineapple juice.
  • Shake and pour Into a glass with Ice.

Santa Claws – Mopolitan

1/2 cup cranberry juice 

1/2 cup White Claw (I used Mango)

1 ounce triple sec

1/2 oz. vodka

  • Rim glasses with sugar and coconut flakes, if desired.
  • Shake all juice and liquors together.
  • Pour Into glass
xo, Sydnee