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5 Holiday Cocktail Recipes to Impress Your Guests this Season | Top Festive Drink Recipes

5 Holiday Cocktail Recipes to Impress Your Guests this Season | Top Festive Drink Recipes - Views Balcony Bar | Turn your Balcony into a Bar!
Entertaining doesn't have to be stressful here our some of our top easy cocktail recipes to make this Christmas for some extra cheer. You can even put your guests to work by having recipe cards out and ingredients. Everyone loves to try and make fun, simple and tasty cocktails. 

#1 - The Chocolate Orange Martini

Controversial flavors orange and chocolate enter the room. This one will change the chocolate orange haters into believers this Holiday.

Chocolate Orange Martini Recipe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Ingredients: 

 - 25 ml Cointreau

 - 1 oz chocolate liqeuer

 - 1/2 orange, juiced

 - grated orange peel

 - 1 oz chocolate milk

Make it: 

Shake all ingredients with ice. Rim glass with melted chocolate & sprinkles or chocolate shaving. Pour and enjoy!

 

#2 - Candy Cane Espresso Martini

We can't get enough variations of the adult redbull, the espresso martini. Especially with the busy holidays, we all need a little more energy. 

candy cane espresso martini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Ingredients: 

 - 1 oz peppermint vodka

 - 1tbsp coffee liqueur

 - 1 tbsp simple syrup

 - 1 oz freshly brewed espresso

 - white chocolate + candy cane for the rim

Make it: 

Shake all ingredients with ice. Rim glass with melted white chocolate & crushed candy cane. Voila!

#3 - The Match-O Grinch Cocktail

For the grinches this season, give them something to smile about. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Ingredients: 

 - 3 oz gin

 - 3/4 oz agave or honey

 - 3/4 oz lime juice

 - 1/4 cup mint leaves

 - 1 tsp matcha

 - 3/4 cup water

Make it: 

Muddle honey, lime juice and mint. Add matcha, water, and gin & shake with ice. Pour over large ice-cubes in a rocks glass.  

 

#4 - Cranberry Jelly Fizz

Move over mimosas, we've got a new brunch cocktail in town this holiday season!

cranberry jelly fizz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 Ingredients: 

 - 1 oz gin

 - 1 tsp cranberry jelly or jam

 - 1/2 oz vanilla syrup

 - 1/2 oz lime juice

 - prosecco

Make it: 

Shake with ice first 4 ingredients. Pour, and top with prosecco. Seriously delicious! 

 

#5 - Tequila Spiked Mexican Hot Chocolate

This hot chocolate will bring the heat 🔥🚒. Warm yourself up with this spiced and spiked hot chocolate. 

mexican hot chocolate recipe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Ingredients: 

 - 1 oz reposado tequila 

 - 1/4 tsp cinnamon 

 - 1/4 tsp salt

  - pinch of cayenne pepper

  - 1 cup steaming hot chocolate

 

 Make it: 

 Stir all ingredients together. Drink and  get warmed up!

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