10 simple Christmas cocktails

It’s the time of year when your festive drinks offer might be in need of some inspiration. Here are 10 easy Christmas cocktails to master.

Flat White Martini

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Ingredients:

50ml Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur

25ml Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka

25ml Espresso

3 piece(s) Coffee Beans

Method:

Add cubes of ice to a cocktail shaker. Using a jigger, measure 50ml Baileys Original Irish Cream and 25ml espresso and 25ml Smirnoff No.21 into the cocktail shaker. Shake the mixture vigorously until the surface of the cocktail shaker feels chilled. Use a cocktail strainer to strain the mixture into a cocktail glass. Add three coffee beans on top of the drink to garnish.

Mistletoe’s Calling

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Ingredients:

25ml white rum

25ml Archers

100ml Finest Call Margarita mix

50ml Finest Call Raspberry puree

Method:

Shake, strain and serve in a tall glass over ice, garnish with lime wedge

Marshmallow Punch

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Ingredients:

1400ml Hendricks Gin

900ml marshmallow syrup*

15ml vanilla extract

200ml lemon juice

100ml orange juice

700ml boiling full fat milk

Method:

Combine all ingredients except milk. Bring milk to the boil, once it has scalded, gradually add it to the mixture. You will see the milk curdle and split. Do not stir. Once it has cooled, strain off the milk curd and bottle for 48hrs. After 48hrs the mixture will have clarified, with the solids at the bottom. Strain off the clear liquid and stir 75ml over ice and garnish with toasted marshmallow.

Berry Merry Christmas

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Ingredients:

25ml gin

25ml vodka

50ml Finest Call Mojito mix

50ml Wild Berry puree

50ml apple juice

Method:

1 Stir and serve in a tall glass over ice, garnish with a sugar dusted orange wheel.

Festive Fruity Tang

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Ingredients:

25ml Midori

25ml Triple Sec

25ml apple juice

50ml Finest Call Sweet & Sour mix

Method:

Shake, strain and serve in a chilled Martini glass.

Yuletide Eye-opener

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Ingredients:

25ml Hendrick’s Gin

Juice of 1 clementine

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp of mulled sugar*

1 tsp cointreau

Top with sparking wine

Method:

Shake all ingredients except the sparkling wine.  Pour into Champagne flute or coupette and top with with sparkling wine. *Mix 1 sachet of mulled wine spice thoroughly with 500g of sugar. 

Christmas Colada

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Ingredients:

50ml Rum

75ml Finest Call Pina Colada mix

25ml pineapple juice

Method:

Shake, strain and serve in a tall glass over crushed ice. Garnish with a cinnamon dusted orange wheel.

Mr Macawber’s Gin Punch

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Ingredients:

400ml Hendrick’s Gin

400ml madeira wine

2 teaspoons brown sugar

6 large lemon and orange twists small slice orange

1 fresh pineapple

4 teaspoons honey

Juice of two lemons

3 cloves

Pinch nutmeg

Teaspoon of cinnamon powder

Method:

Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and place on the heat. Let the concoction simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Taste, adding lemon or honey depending on whether you like sweet or sour. When it’s ready, pour into a teapot and serve in teacups. Alternatively serve in a traditional punch bowl. Can be reheated so you can make it ahead.

 

Christmas in the Big Apple

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Ingredients:

50ml vodka

50ml Finest Call Cosmopolitan mix

50ml apple juice

Method:

Stir and serve in a tall glass over ice, garnish with two squeezed orange wedges.

The Bells of St Clements

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Ingredients:

25ml Midori

25ml tequila

50ml mango puree

25ml Finest Call Sweet & Sour mix

50ml orange juice

Method:

Stir and serve in a tall glass over ice. Garnish with one squeezed lemon wedge and one squeezed orange wedge.