From festive riffs on the classics to the coziest winter warmers, this lineup has a cocktail for every kind of holiday mood.
Whether you’re shaking up a Mistletoe Margarita or pouring a Bananas Foster Espresso Martini, these recipes keep things fun, flavorful, and totally season-ready. Consider your winter gatherings officially upgraded!
Mistletoe Margarita
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Astral Tequila Blanco
- ¾ oz. Lime Juice
- ¾ oz. Pomegranate Juice
- ½ oz. Agave Nectar
- Glassware: Rocks Glass
- Garnish: Toasted Rosemary Sprig
Preparation
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, add ice, shake and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass.
- Garnish with a sprig of toasted rosemary.
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Baileys Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Baileys Original Irish Cream
- 1 tsp Hot Chocolate Powder
- 3 oz. Milk
- Glassware: Mug
- Garnish: Whipped Cream, Cocoa Powder
Preparation
- Combine hot chocolate powder and milk in a mug.
- Add Baileys Original Irish Cream and stir to combine.
- Garnish with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cocoa powder.
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Preparation
- Combine ingredients and stir and strain into a coupe cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a lemon peel and cherry.
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Preparation
- Combine ingredients in a shaker tin with ice.
- Shake and strain into a serving glass with fresh ice.
- Top with banana slices and cane sugar.
- Torch for 10-15 secs until brown and bubbling.
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Preparation
- Gently stir ingredients in a separate glass.
- Strain into rocks glass, add garnish, and serve.
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Preparation
- Add all ingredients into a mixing glass.
- Stir for about 15 to 20 seconds.
- Strain over a coupe glass filled with ice and garnish.
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Coquito Con Ritmo
Ingredients
- 21 oz. Buchanan’s 12-Year DeLuxe Blended Scotch Whisky
- 15 oz. Coconut Cream
- 13.5 oz. Coconut Milk
- 12 oz. Evaporated Milk
- 14 oz. Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 tbsp Cinnamon
- Glassware: Rocks
- Garnish: Shaved Nutmeg
Preparation
- Mix the Buchanan’s DeLuxe 12 YO, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, cream of coconut, vanilla extract and ground cinnamon.
- Stir until combined and chill before serving.
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Cinnamon Fizz
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Old Parr 12
- ¼ oz. Cinnamon Syrup
- Squeeze of Lemon
- Premium Club Soda, to top
- Glassware: Rocks
- Garnish: Cinnamon stick
Preparation
- Combine Old Parr 12, cinnamon syrup and squeeze of a lemon into a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake well and strain into a rocks glass over ice.
- Top with a premium club soda and garnish with a cinnamon stick.
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Hot Toddy
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Johnnie Walker Black Label
- ½ oz. Lemon Juice
- ½ oz. Honey
- Glassware: Brandy Glass or Mug
- Garnish: Sprig of Toasted Rosemary or Star Anise with Cinnamon Stick
Preparation
- Heat up 3.4 oz of water until hot.
- Add water to a brandy glass with Johnnie Walker Black Label, lemon juice, and honey.
- Lightly stir everything together and garnish with a toasted rosemary sprig or a star anise and cinnamon stick.
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Preparation
- Add Tanqueray No. TEN Gin, Dry Vermouth, and 2 Orange Bitters dashes to mixing glass.
- Stir and strain into chilled martini glass.
- Garnish with expressed manicured grapefruit twist.
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