Want to impress your guests at your holiday party this year? These 35+ Christmas cocktails will give you inspiration.
35+ Festive Christmas Cocktails to Impress Your Guests
1. Blue Christmas Cocktail
A blue, fruity cocktail made with blue curacao, white rum, pineapple juice and coconut milk. Use shredded coconut for rimming glasses and you have a truly unique, festive cocktail to serve.
2. Snowflake Martini
An indulgent cocktail that mixes vodka with cream and white chocolate liqueur. Rim martini glasses with white sugar to add to the frosty look of this cocktail.
3. Gingerbread Martini
A jolly cocktail that’s adorable and delicious. Blend gingerbread-flavored vodka with half and half, ground ginger, coffee liqueur and Irish cream liqueur. Rim martini glasses with melted white chocolate and crushed gingerbread cookies. Fill each glass and top with whipped cream. Sprinkle ground cinnamon on top and serve.
4. Jack Frost Winter Cocktail
A gorgeous cocktail made with gin, pineapple juice, vanilla ice cream and blueberry simple syrup. Blend everything together for 10-15 seconds and serve in glasses rimmed with buttercream icing and sugar sprinkles.
5. Christmas Cookie Cocktail
It’s a sugar cookie in a cocktail – what’s not to love? Mix sugar cookie coffee creamer with Kahula, vanilla vodka and half and half. Rim glasses with a layer of vanilla frosting and dip in Christmas sprinkles.
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6. White Christmas Sangria
Sangria may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Christmas cocktails, but this one adds a festive, seasonal twist. Mix a dry white wine with orange liqueur, white cranberry juice and lemon-lime soda. Add fresh apples, fresh cranberries, a sprig of lime juice, cinnamon sticks and sprigs of rosemary to take the presentation over the top.
7. Yule Tide Mule
This recipe puts a holiday spin on the classic Moscow Mule. Mix cranberry juice with vodka and pour over ice in Moscow Mule mugs. Top with ginger beer. Add rosemary and cranberries as garnish.
8. The Grinch Cocktail
This cocktail is as festive as it gets with its bright green color and red cherry garnish. It’s a blend of Midori (a melon-flavored liqueur that gives this drink its green color), lemon-lime soda and rum. Pour over ice and top with a maraschino cherry. You can also add red sanding sugar to the rim or a blood orange slice if you’re not a fan of cherries.
9. Peppermint Mocha Martini
Classic holiday flavors with an impressive presentation. This martini is a blend of Kahlua, peppermint vodka, regular vodka and heavy cream. Serve in glasses rimmed with crushed peppermint and chocolate syrup. Add swirls of syrup inside the glass before pouring to give this drink a gorgeous layered look.
10. Peppermint Martini with Baileys
A minty blend of Creme de Menthe, Creme de Cacao and Baileys. Serve in glasses rimmed with crushed candy canes and chocolate chips.
11. Eggnog Martini
Use a cocktail shaker to blend amaretto liqueur, vanilla vodka and eggnog with ice. Serve in a martini glass rimmed with brown sugar. Garnish with a cinnamon stick for a fancy presentation that will impress your guests.
12. Peppermint Bark Shots
These shots look just as great as they taste. Stir together chilled vodka, white chocolate liqueur and peppermint schnapps. Dip the rims of each glass into melted white chocolate and then sprinkle with candy canes. Freeze for one minute, and then pour.
13. Merry Mistletoe Cocktail
A refreshingly festive cocktail. Bled vanilla ice cream with Creme de Menthe, half and half and Irish whiskey. Top with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry.
14. Whoville’s Spiced Up Christmas Margarita
One of the most gorgeous Christmas cocktails, but you’ll need quite a few ingredients for this one, including pomegranate juice, orange liqueur, tequila, orange juice, holiday spices, honey, ginger beer, rosemary and sugar. Garnish with fresh pomegranates, cinnamon sticks, brown sugar and rosemary sprigs.
15. Rudolph’s Tipsy Spritzer
A carbonated cocktail that blends vodka with grenadine, maraschino cherry juice, orange juice and cherry lemon-lime soda. Garnish with maraschino cherries, and you have a festive cocktail everyone will love.
16. Frostbite Cocktail
A creamy white blue cocktail that’s easy to make. Mix Tequila Blanco with heavy cream, blue curaçao and white crème de cacao. Serve over ice and top with a black cherry.
17. Naughty Elf Cocktail
A fruity cocktail featuring spiced rum, pomegranate liqueur, orange liqueur, grapefruit juice, cranberry juice and lemon-lime soda. Rim glasses with sprinkles and pour over ice. Garnish with a candy cane stick.
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18. Fireball Eggnog
You need just three ingredients to make this festive cocktail: eggnog, fireball cinnamon whiskey and vanilla vodka. Rim your glasses with cinnamon sugar, and you will have a delicious cocktail that guests will adore.
19. Rum Punch
One of the brightest Christmas cocktails on this list. Pour a shot of coconut rum over ice. Top with green Hawaiian Punch, and you have a tasty green cocktail. Rim your glasses with Christmas sprinkles to make this drink even more festive.
20. Spiced Christmas Margarita
This Christmas margarita is a labor of love, but it’s so worth it. You’ll make your own ginger cinnamon syrup. Then, you’ll mix lime juice, cranberry juice, tequila and your ginger syrup. Top off with sparkling water. Garnish with sugared rosemary and cranberries.
21. Spiced Cranberry Paloma
A ruby red cocktail shaken with cranberry juice, grapefruit juice, lime juice, tequila and a spiced simple syrup. Pour over ice and top with sparkling water. Garnish with sugared cranberries, a cinnamon stick, a rosemary sprig and a dried grapefruit slice.
22. White Christmas Mojito
I’m not going to lie; this is one of those cocktails that screams “Christmas” the moment you see it. You’ll only need ten minutes, a large pitcher and a strainer to make this mojito. Ingredients include mint leaves, sugar, white and coconut rum, coconut milk, pomegranate arils and a handful of other items for this cocktail.
23. Vanilla Chai Tea White Russian
A white Russian like this includes – can you guess? Vodka. You’ll make a chai tea syrup out of chai tea bags, honey and vanilla extract. For the white Russian, you’ll need vodka, Kahlua and heavy cream.
Add star anise and cinnamon sticks as a nice garnish.
24. Bourbon Eggnog
You’ll need bourbon glasses for this eggnog-inspired cocktail that your guests are sure to love. Perfect on a cold winter night, this cocktail has such a rich flavor thanks to the eggnog, bourbon, ground cinnamon and nutmeg, and cinnamon sticks.
And if you want to add more spice, you can apply cinnamon sugar to the rim of the glasses.
25. Reindeer Margarita
Tequila, Bailey’s salted caramel, almond milk, half and half, vanilla and cinnamon come together for this reindeer margarita, which is all about presentation. You can add cinnamon sticks and a maraschino cherry to create the antlers and red nose.
26. Christmas Sugar Cookie Jello Shots
Jello shots make this list of cocktails because they’re filled with Bailey’s, Butterscotch Schnapps, Triple Sec and water. You’ll top these shots with whipped cream and sprinkles to add to the holiday spirit.
27. Candy Cane Martini
Candy cane martinis like these are so simple to make because all you need is vodka, white creme de cacao and white creme de menthe. And I almost forgot – you’ll also need candy canes.
You will need a martini shaker and strainer for this recipe.
28. Peppermint Mocha Espresso
Christmas cocktails that relax you and wake you up at the same time? You’ll need to break out your martini glasses for this recipe, which calls for:
- Vodka
- Kahla
- Espresso
- Pumpkin puree
- Creamer
29. Amaretto Eggnog Cocktail
Spiced rum, amaretto, hazelnut liquid creamer, eggnog and a pinch of cinnamon are all you need for this cocktail. It’s so good, sweet and easy to drink that you’ll need to control yourself to be sure you don’t get too tipsy at your Christmas party.
30. Drunken Snowman Cocktail
This cocktail almost looks like something you would find at Starbucks. But it’s so much better and probably cheaper, too. You’ll add hot chocolate and Baileys into your cup and top off with vanilla cream.
Add some chocolate shavings and you have a cocktail that looks and tastes amazing.
31. Winter Wonderland Margarita
The Social Sipper teaches you how to make a homemade gingerbread syrup that’s so tasty. You’ll be adding the syrup to your tequila, coconut milk and orange liquor for an unforgettable margarita.
32. Cranberry Lemon Drop Martini
You’ll need granulated sugar, water and chopped cranberries to make the syrup for this martini. For the cranberry lemon drops, you’ll use a simple syrup, lemon juice, ice and a cup of vodka together.
One person leaving a comment on this recipe recommends adding a sprig of rosemary and cranberries to complete the look.
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33. Spicer Cranberry Cocktail
With or without alcohol, these cocktails taste divine. You’ll need a few ingredients to get started:
- Cranberries
- Water
- Maple syrup
- Allspice berries
- Cloves
- Orange zest
- Cinnamon sticks
- Star anise
And if you want to “spike” this drink, you can add rum to it for a touch of alcohol.
34. White Christmas Margaritas
How festive do these margaritas look? You’ll add tequila, cranberry and lime juice together to make a margarita that becomes the focal point of the room whenever it’s served.
35. White Christmas Bourbon Smash
Five minutes are all you need for this bourbon smash cocktail. You’ll add lime juice and fresh mint and rosemary to the bourbon. If you want to start your Christmas party off relaxed, this is a great cocktail recipe to try.
36. White Christmas Sangria
White wine (completely your choice) with ginger beer, pear brandy, sugar, pears, cranberries, anise and rosemary are all you need for this Christmas sangria. But it tastes best if it’s allowed to chill for four hours.
37. Bubbly Gingerbread Gin Cocktail
When you think of elegant, this drink should pop in your mind. You’ll mix gin and gingerbread syrup and top it with Cava. If you want to add a garnish on top for presentation and taste, try the zest of a dried orange.
