4 Simple holiday cocktail recipes

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It’s time to start toasting this holiday season! These 4 simple holiday cocktail recipes will no doubt leave your guests mouths watering.

If you know me, you know I’m obsessed with the holiday season. I love getting together with my family and friends and sipping on a cocktail… or two. Whether you are the one drinking the drinks, making the drinks, or both, you will surely be having a good time.

If you’re looking for some easy and delicious cocktails to make for your next holiday get together then you stopped at the right place. These cocktails are not only very simple and easy to make, but also very delicious and will leave your guests begging for more!

I absolutely love making holiday drinks. It’s such a fun and festive way to kick of the holidays. Especially when spending time with your family and loved ones.

I thought it would be a great idea to share these 4 simple holiday cocktails with you so you can also enjoy some fun and festive drinks this holiday season.

#1 Apple cider mimosa

Since Thanksgiving is right around the corner, I thought this apple cider mimosa would be great to start with. I’ve always loved pumpkin spice but I’m definitely more of an apple spice/cider girly when it comes to fall time. I’ve always loved mimosas but when I tell you that this mimosa hits different, I mean it. It’s just something about the apple cider that makes it all the better and adds the perfect fall touch!

Why I think you will absolutely love this recipe

• The aesthetic: This festive mimosa is rimmed with cinnamon and sugar and topped with apple slices, making it not just taste like Thanksgiving morning but also look like it.
• Super simple: Since this cocktail is super easy to make you, also get to enjoy your Thanksgiving morning while sipping on a yummy drink.
• The festive fall flavors: The mixture of cinnamon and sugar, coming together with the apple cider and champagne makes for a very enjoyable fall get together with your family and friends.

Here is what you will need for this recipe.

Ingredients:

Cinnamon and sugar: A sweet and simple way to rim your Thanksgiving mimosa.

Apple cider: Apple cider is a staple for fall and thanksgiving time. This adds the perfect little spice to your mimosa.

Champagne: Now for the obvious, champagne. Your favorite kind will do!

Apple slices: To top it off, apple slices. My favorite and what I recommend are honey crisp apples.

I normally like to serve my mimosas in champagne flutes, as it always makes them look so much better.

• 1 bottle of Champagne
• 3 cups apple cider
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 honey crisp apple to garnish

How to make

This recipe is super simple and won’t leave your guests waiting. You can easily whip it up in just a few minutes.

• combine your cinnamon and sugar together. Wet you rim with an apple or fruit wedge and dip your rim.
• Add your Champagne filling each glass about halfway and pour the apple cider to fill the glass.
• Top your mimosa with apple slices and enjoy!

This recipe is that easy. Now go sip on your mimosa and enjoy Thanksgiving morning with your loved ones!

#2 Christmas Cosmopolitan

I’m always a sucker for Christmas time and am never one to turn down a festive Christmas cocktail. When it comes to Christmas time, I’m always looking for festive holiday drinks to make. Something about drinking a Christmas themed drink makes it taste so much better.

Why I think you will absolutely love this drink

The festive flavors: This drink combines the perfect amount of cranberry juice and alcohol making the flavors explode in your mouth for a mouth watering experience!

Aroma: Even just the smell of this Christmas cocktail will get you ready to relax and unwind with your family.

Here is what you will need for this recipe.

Ingredients:

• Sugar: A sweet, simple, and easy way to rim your glass
• Cranberry juice: cranberry juice adds the perfect amount of tanginess to this cocktail
• Vodka and triple sec: These two liquors mixed together add the perfect orange flavor, making this cocktail extra delicious.
• Fresh lemon juice: Some sour touch helps finish off this cocktail.
• Rosmary: Rosmary is the perfect garnish for this Christmas Cosmo.

I like to serve my Christmas cosmos in martini glasses.

• 3 oz cranberry juice
• 1 oz vodka
• 1 oz triple sec
• 1/2 oz fresh squeezed lemon
• Rosmary and sugar to garnish

How to make

• Wet your rim with a lime or lemon and dip your rim in the sugar
• In a cocktail shaker add in 1/2 cup of ice. Pour in your cranberry juice, vodka, triple sec, and lemon, and shake well.
• Pour the mixture into your glass and garnish with Rosmary.

If your feeling fancy go and buy some edible glitter to put in your Cosmo and thank me later. It adds a perfect touch of holiday magic to your drink.

If you can’t find any edible glitter in the store. This edible glitter will work perfect!

#3 Frosty the snowman cocktail

This next cocktail tastes just as good as it looks, and it’s super fun to make for a holiday drink theme party. The mixture of peppermint, malibu, and blue curacao make this the perfect Christmas cocktail recipe. This drink is perfect to make for a party or even just a cozy night in with your family.

Why I think you will love this drink

• The festive flavors: The combination of peppermint, malibu, blue curacao, pineapple juice, and 7up bring the perfect twist to your family gathering.
• Perfect for holiday gatherings: It’s really easy to make this recipe for a party, allowing you to make it for your family parties or special events.
• Presentation: From the name of this fancy cocktail to the way the cocktail looks makes the whole presentation of the drink so much more fun!

Here is what you will need for this recipe.

Ingredients:

• Sugar: Adding the sugar to the rim adds the perfect amount of sweetness to this drink
• 7up: 7up adds just the right amount of fizz.
• Pineapple juice: Pineapple juice adds just the right amount of tartness to this festive drink
• Peppermint vodka, malibu, & Blue curacao: These flavors go together so well!

I like to serve my frosty the snowman cocktails in a rock glass.

• 1 oz Malibu
• 1 oz blue curacao
• 1 oz peppermint vodka
• 2 oz pineapple juice
• 1-2 oz of 7up
• A handful of Ice

How to make

• Wet your rim with a lime or lemon and dip your rim in the sugar.
• In a cocktail shaker with ice combine your malibu, blue curacao, peppermint vodka, and pineapple juice, and shake until well blended.
• Pour your mixture into your glass with your ice and top off with your 7up.

This super simple and delicious Christmas cocktail will most definitely leave your guests wanting more.

#4 Grinchy cocktail

Now don’t let the name of this cocktail fool you. This grinchy cocktail will bring anyone’s Christmas spirit up, so if you’re looking to sneak in some extra holiday cheer you definitely should make this holiday cocktail at your next family gathering.

Why I think you will love this drink

• The aesthetic: Wonderfully garnished with cranberries, this grinchy drink not only tastes like Christmas, but it also looks like Christmas.
• Simple to make: This cocktail has a few simple steps allowing you to enjoy your time either alone or with your family and friends.

Here is what your will need for this recipe.

Ingredients:

• Pineapple juice: Pineapple juice adds the perfect amount of tartness to your drink.
• Tequila, Cointreau, and blue Curacao: Adding just the right amount of citrus flavor and sweetness.
• 7up: 7up gives this drink the perfect amount of fizz
• Cranberries: Cranberries are the perfect way to garnish this grinchy cocktail.

I like to serve this cocktail in a rock glass.

• 2 oz pineapple juice
• 1 oz Tequila
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz blue Curacao
• 1-2 oz 7 up
• A small handful of cranberries to garnish
• A handful of ice

How to make

• In a cocktail shaker with ice add in your pineapple juice, tequila, Cointreau, and blue Curacao. Shake well.
• Pour your mixture into a glass with ice and top off with your 7up.
• Garnish with a small handful of cranberries.

Now I don’t think this recipe could be any easier or taste any better!

The holidays are a super fun time. Getting to be able to get together with family and friends makes it all the better. And it’s always exciting being able to make and try new drinks with your family.

These 4 simple holiday cocktails are definitely a must try for the festive season and all of them are super simple to make. They all contain things you can easily find at your local grocery store, which is a huge plus when making these festive drinks.

Make sure to try out these4 simple holiday cocktail recipes when you’re looking for something new to sip on this holiday season & enjoy!