Fun and festive cocktails are key to any holiday party. There’s nothing like a little liquid courage to get the action going under the mistletoe. Ensure that you will be the hostess-with-the-mostess with these cocktail (and mocktail!) ideas.
Bailey’s Hot Co-Co Bay
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Baileys Original Irish Cream (25 oz per bottle)
- 1 oz. Captain Morgan Parrot Bay Coconut (25 oz per bottle)
- 1 oz. hot chocolate
Preparation
- Combine Baileys, coconut rum, and hot chocolate
- Shake and pour into glass.
Candy Cane Cooler
Ingredients
- 1 tbs. crushed candy cane or peppermint candy
- 1 1/2 oz. mint flavored vodka
- 1/2 oz. B&B (Benedictine and brandy)
- 1/2 oz. half-and-half
- Ice
- Peppermint stick
Preparation
- Place crushed candy bits into a glass and muddle it slightly, breaking up the bigger pieces. *Don’t over-muddle into a power!*
- Add vodka, brandy, and half-and-half and stir together.
- Pour into a shaker with ice. Shake lightly and straign into a glass full of ice.
- Add a peppermint stick and stir.
Jewish Bulldozer
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey
- 4 oz. club soda
- 2 oz. cream of coconut
Preparation
- Pour all ingredients into a glass with ice.
Poinsettia Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup of vodka
- 1/4 cup of Champagne
- 1/2 cup of cranberry juice
- Crushed ice
- 2 strips of orange zest, each about 1/4 inch wide and 2 inches long
Preparation
- Combine vodka, Champagne, and juice in a wine glass.
- Add crushed ice and stir until the mixture is well chilled.
- Twist the orange strips over the glass, drop them in, and serve
Hanukkah Gelt Martini
Ingredients
- 2 parts chilled potato vodka (yes, it exists)
- 1 part Goldschlager
Preparation
- Combine both ingredients in a shaker with ice.
- Mix and strain into a cocktail or martini glass.
- Serve with Gelt!
Sparkling Cider Mimosa
Ingredients
- 1 bottle of sparkling apple cider
- 1/2 cup of orange juice
- 1 cup of cranberry juice
Preparation
- Combine all ingredients in a pitcher and pour into chilled glasses.
Sources:
http://www.thebar.com/en-us/drink-recipe/baileys-hot-co-co-bay.aspx
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/candy-cane-cooler-recipe/index.html
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/poinsettia-cocktail-recipe/index.html
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/sparkling-cider-mimosa-recipe/index.html