Winter Cocktails – 15 Easy Alcoholic Drink Recipes

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Stay warm and get toasted this season with 15 easy winter drink recipes. Choose from blended drinks, Sangria, martinis and dessert cocktails. Throw the perfect holiday party with simple alcoholic drink recipes for winter.

Santa’s Little Ho Ho

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Santa can’t wait to get back to the North Pole for some of this mixed winter drink. Remember to add Vodka for that extra “Ho”.

You’ll Need:

• 1 Bottle of Chilled Champagne
• 1 Bottle of Chilled Ginger Ale
• 2 (10oz) packages of Frozen Strawberries (let them thaw partially about 10-15 minutes first)

Combine all of the ingredients in a large Punch bowl, stir gently and Serve immediately. The strawberries keep the punch well chilled without watering it down unnecessarily, be sure to test it out BEFORE the guests arrive!

White Chocolate Snowflake Martini

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This elegant dessert cocktail will give you the feeling you’re in a winter wonderland. Godiva White Chocolate liqueur and Vanilla Vodka make it a smooth, luxurious treat.

Ingredients (makes one drink)

• 2 oz. vanilla vodka
• 2 oz. Godiva white chocolate liqueur
• 1 oz. white creme de cacao
• 1 oz. half and half
• Lemon wedge
• Sanding sugar

Directions

Cut a half-inch slit into the lemon wedge and rub it around the rim of the glass. Pour sanding sugar into a shallow dish then dip the rim in the sugar to coat evenly. Gently shake off excess sugar. Add the vodka, chocolate liqueur, creme de cacao, and half and half into a shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain mixture into glass.

Serve immediately, and enjoy with your favorite seasonal tunes next to a toasty fireplace!

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

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If you’re a fan of Cinnamon you’ll enjoy this sweet and spicy winter cocktail. Fireball Whisky mixed with RumChata and a hint of Vanilla Vodka will warm you up on those cold nights.

Ingredients

3 ounces rumchata
1 ounce vanilla vodka
1/2 ounce fireball whiskey
cinnamon sugar, for rimming the glass

Directions

Wet the rim of a low-ball glass and dip it in the cinnamon sugar. Shake all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and strain into glass.

Tiramisu Martini

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A delicious dessert cocktail with Rum, coffee, chocolate and cream. The recipe includes Godiva chocolate for an added touch of luxury. Try this creamy winter cocktail for your next holiday party.

Ingredients

1 ½ ounces Kahlua (half of a shot glass).
1 ½ ounces Rum Chata
1 ½ ounces Godiva Chocolate Liquor
1 ½ ounces heavy cream
whipped cream, chocolate shavings, ground coffee or cocoa, and lady fingers for garnish (optional)

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to combine. Pour into 2 martini glasses. Top with freshly whipped cream, chocolate shavings, ground coffee or cocoa, and lady fingers. All are optional, but all are fun! Enjoy.

Jack Frost

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A blended winter cocktail that will be nipping at your taste buds. Blue Curacao gives this drink its frosty look.

INGREDIENTS

Light corn syrup for rimming glasses
Flaked coconut for rimming glasses
8 cups ice (more or less depending on desired consistency)
1 cup pineapple juice
½ cup blue curacao
½ cup vodka or light rum (I used vodka)
½ cup cream of coconut

INSTRUCTIONS

Rim the glasses: Pour a thin layer of corn syrup onto a plate and dip the rims into the corn syrup, then dip in coconut flakes. In a blender, blend ice, pineapple juice, blue curacao, vodka and cream of coconut until desired consistency is reached. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.

Holiday Champagne Punch

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Be the star of your next holiday event with this 10 minute winter drink recipe. You may want to double or triple the recipe because it will surely be a huge hit with guests.

Ingredients:

1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
3 cinnamon sticks
4 whole cloves
2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 bottle champagne (Korbel Brut works great)
Small amount of Grand Marnier (or any orange liqueur you prefer)
Red sugar
Green sugar

Directions

In a saucepan, bring water, sugar, cinnamon sticks and cloves to boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
Discard cinnamon and cloves.
Cool to room temperature and pour into a large pitcher.
Add cranberry juice and pineapple juice.
Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.
At serving time, add 1 bottle of chilled champagne.

Peppermint Mocha White Russian

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Here’s another twist on a popular favorite. The sweetness of peppermint makes this the perfect after dinner drink.

Ingredients

Drink:
1.5 ounce Vodka
1.5 ounce Peppermint Kahula
2 ounces Milk of choice

Garnishes:
Whipped Cream
Crushed Candy Canes

Instructions

In a cocktail glass, filled half way with ice, add a 1:1 ratio of vodka and Kahula.
Top with milk. Stir to combine.
Garnish with whipped cream and crushed candy canes.

Santa Claus-Mopolitan

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The holiday makeover for this trendy cocktail is simple to create and will add some extra Christmas cheer to your next party.

1 serving:
1/2 cup cranberry juice
1/2 cup white peach cranberry juice
1 ounce triple sec
1/2 ounce vodka
Shake with ice, pour into rimmed glass.
Garnish with fresh cranberries

For a crowd, easily serves 16 guests:
1 -64 ounce bottle cranberry juice (Ocean Spray)
1 -64 ounce bottle white cranberry-peach juice (Ocean Spray)
16 ounces triple sec
8 ounces vodka
Chill well for at least 3 hours before guests arrive.

Cranberry Apple Cider Sangria

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The perfect seasonal drink with fresh fruit and cinnamon. A crisp, refreshing cocktail that’s simple to create.

Ingredients
Servings: 8 cups

1 750 ml bottle red wine
3 cups soft apple cider (non-alcoholic)
1 cup unsweetened cranberry juice
1/2 cup Triple Sec or other orange liqueur
1/2 cup honey* (or 1/2 cup simple syrup made by heating equal parts of sugar and water over medium heat until dissolved)
1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
sparkling water to top off
1 cup freshly diced red and/or green apple cubes
cinnamon sticks for garnish

Instructions

Combine red wine, apple cider (or pure apple juice) cranberry juice, orange liqueur and honey (or simple syrup) in a large pitcher.
Add cranberries and diced unpeeled apples.
Serve over ice, if desired, filling glasses 3/4 full and topping off with some sparkling water.
Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a straw.

Recipe Notes
*If you use honey, it might sink to the bottom of the pitcher if it is left to sit for awhile, so just give it a stir before serving it.

Sugar Cookie Martini

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Indulge your sweet tooth with this fun dessert cocktail. With only 3 ingredients you could be on your way to a delicious end to a holiday meal.

INGREDIENTS:

1 ounce vanilla vodka
1 ounce amaretto
2 ounces Frosted Sugar Cookie or Vanilla International Delight Coffee Creamer

DIRECTIONS:

If desired, coat the rim of your glass with light corn syrup and then dip the rim in sugar.
Place ice in a martini shaker, along with all ingredients. Shake and strain into prepared glass. Serve immediately.

If you can’t find the Frosted Sugar Cookie creamer, you can substitute Vanilla. Or, substitute 2 ounces of half and half or whole milk for the creamer, and add a few drops of vanilla extract.

Saint Nickarita

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Enjoy this holiday spin on the classic margarita. Cranberry and lime mixed with Tequila will give you that warm tingling feeling, great for those cold winter nights.

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounces tequila
1/2 ounce cranberry juice
1 ounce lime juice
1 ounce orange liqueur
1 ounce club soda
fresh cranberries and lime wedges (for garnish)

Instructions

Combine the tequila, cranberry juice, lime juice, orange liqueur and ice in a cocktail shaker.
Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Top with club soda.
Garnish with skewered cranberries and lime wedges. Rim margarita glasses with salt, if desired.
Cuisine: Mexican American | Recipe Type: Drinks

Notes
If making a large batch to serve out of a pitcher, simply multiply the recipe by the number of guests attending. Keep the pitcher on ice to ensure the drinks are poured cold. If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, simply use a mason jar with a tight-fitting lid.

Pumpkin Spice Punch

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In just 3 steps you can have a deliciously sweet winter cocktail, great for parties. Baileys Pumpkin Liqueur plus Bourbon gives this drink the right amount of sugar and spice.

Recipe (serves 10):

Mix 15oz new Baileys Pumpkin spice, 15oz milk, 7.5oz Bulleit bourbon and vanilla extract to taste in a bowl.
Make sugar rim with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Serve over ice.

Chocolate Peppermint Martini

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Another tasty dessert cocktail for the holidays. Super easy to make with only three ingredients.

Ingredients

1 cup chocolate milk (non-dairy preferred – I like almond)
1 shot chocolate liqueur
1/2 shot peppermint liqueur
crushed peppermint/candy canes, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

Pour the chocolate milk into a martini shaker. Add the liqueurs and shake to combine. (Stirring also works.)
Pour into a glass and serve!

Sex On A Snowbank

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The name says it all… A blended winter drink that’s sure to make you come back for more. If you like coconut and Malibu Rum, this delicious cocktail will leave you satisfied.

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounces Malibu rum
3 tablespoons coconut cream
6 large ice cubes

Instructions

Place ingredients together in a blender.
Blend until smooth.
Pour into a chilled martini glass.

Notes
If you want a thicker consistency, use less ice and more coconut cream. For a really fancy drink, coat the rim of the glass with finely shredded coconut!

Baileys Peppermint Martini

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Try this simple 3 step recipe to create a sweet, festive holiday cocktail. You can’t go wrong with Baileys Irish Cream as a base, mixed with hints of peppermint and Vodka.

Tried one the recipes above? Comment and let us know how your favorite winter cocktails turned out!

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