How to make Christmas cocktails - 3 recipes for snowballs, espresso martinis and gin fizz
Cocktails are perfect for a festive tipple and with these three classic recipes, there's something for everyone to enjoy.
Cocktails are a great way to mark a special occasion but finding the perfect recipe is hard to do with so many flavour combinations out there.
That said, experts at The Bottle Club have an array of drinks that are ideal for a Christmas Eve tipple or to impress on Christmas Day.
Espresso martinis are for the coffee-lovers while pink gin fizz is perfect for those seeking a refreshing drink.
But the most "quintessential Christmas cocktail" of all is the snowball, which is easy to create using a blend of Advocaat, lemonade, and a couple of fruity extras.
All made with just a few ingredients, the drinks are easy to master in a few attempts and are hard to forget for years to come.
Snowball cocktail recipe
Ingredients (per serving)
- 50ml of Advocaat
- 50ml of lemonade
- 15ml of lime juice or cordial
- One maraschino cherry (garnish)
Method
- In a shaker or bottle, shake the Advocaat and freshly squeezed lime juice or cordial together with ice.
- Strain into a coupe or martini glass and top up with lemonade, then garnish with a maraschino cherry.
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Espresso martini recipe
Ingredients
- 100ml vodka
- 50ml freshly brewed espresso coffee
- 50ml coffee liqueur
- Four coffee beans (optional)
- One tablespoon of sugar syrup
- Ice
Method
- Pour the sugar syrup into a cocktail shaker along with ice, vodka, espresso and coffee liqueur. Shake until the outside of the cocktail shaker feels ice-cold.
- Strain into the chilled glasses then garnish each one with coffee beans.
Pink gin fizz recipe
Ingredients
- Small Ice cubes for mixing and large for in the glass
- 50ml pink or dry gin
- 25ml grenadine
- 25ml lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- Soda water or lemonade to taste
- One sliced lemon or grapefruit for in the glass and to garnish
Method
- Add the correct measures of gin, grenadine, lemon juice and soda water to a glass then stir briefly and add ice.
- Serve with a sliced lemon or grapefruit garnish.