6 Jolly Delicious Holiday Cocktails

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These Festive Christmas Holiday Cocktails are sure to bring a smile to even the Grinchiest guest!

Also, check out this gorgeous and elegant and highly photogenic Chocolate Creamsicle Martini, (see a pic of it at the bottom). Also, the beautiful and tasty Yule Mule Ginger Beer Cocktail, or the dramatic Dead Man’s Last Request Bourbon Cocktail.

Peppermintini

"The Dude's" favorite Christmas cocktail! The peppermint schnapps makes this decadent cocktail refreshing as well as festive!

• 2 ounces Vodka
• 1 ounce Peppermint Schnapps
• 1 ½ ounce Kahlua (or other coffee liqueur)
• 1 ½ ounce cream

To Create the festive glass: dip the rim of a martini glass, (like this chrome one), in a little chocolate syrup or this Mint Simple Syrup and then in crushed candy canes.

For the Cocktail: Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake, shake, shake until the shaker is frosty. Strain into the martini glass. Enjoy!

Yule Mule

For this cocktail, you can use a traditional ginger beer, or you can make your own with 2 ounces of this Ginger Simple Syrup and 1 cup of club soda. The festive and tasty "garland garnish" is made by skewering sugared cranberries, Candied Ginger, and popcorn onto something like this cute reindeer cocktail pick.

• 2 Ounces Whiskey
• 2 ounces Pomegranate Juice
• Top with Ginger Beer
• Squeeze of Lime

Fill copper cup with crushed ice and pour ingredients over ice. Stir gently, top with garland garnish and enjoy!

Check out this vodka Yule Mule with pomegranate cranberry rosemary ice!

Tipsy Elf Nog

I imagine this is what Clark Griswold was drinking on Christmas eve. He couldn't get enough, and now I understand why! This is one of those recipes that's even better if you make it a day (or 2!) ahead of time. That means one less thing you have to worry about on the day of your holiday party! Cheers!

• 4 Large Eggs
• ½ Cup Sugar
• 2 Cups Whole Milk
• 1 Cup Heavy Cream
• 4 ounces Bourbon
• 2 ounces Brandy or Cognac
• 2 Ounces Amaretto
• 1 teaspoon Freshly Grated Nutmeg

Blend the eggs in Vitamix or blender for 1 minute. Add sugar and nutmeg and blend for another minute. Slowly add bourbon, brandy and amaretto and continue to blend. Add milk and cream and blend for one more minute. Pour mixture into a pitcher, seal and refrigerate. To serve, pour into glasses (Clark Griswold moose glasses, perhaps?) and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and star anise.

Juniper Martini

This is a classic Gin Martini. What makes this one special is the sugared juniper sprig garnish. Juniper berries are what gives gin its piney flavor. If you live in an area that has juniper trees, it is so much fun to take some clippings to use in your cocktails, or holiday decor. Otherwise, you can order juniper berries online to either skewer onto a cocktail pick, or float in the cocktail. This adds a beautiful fragrance and creates another amazing layer to your gin martini... And it is beautifully festive to boot!

• 3 ounces Gin- Use a blue gin such as Empress 1908 Indigo gin for a blue color
• 1 ounce Dry Vermouth

Fill Shaker with ice and add gin and vermouth. Shake until the shaker is frosty. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with juniper sprig, or cocktail pick with Juniper Berries. Cheers!

Snow Day

This cocktail was made using a snowball from the (white!) snow in our yard. If you don't have this option, then an ice sphere will work just as well! But whether snowball or ice ball, this cocktail is decadent and delicious. You'll want a snow day every day!

• 2 ounces Bulleit Bourbon (or similar quality Bourbon)
• 1 ounce Baileys (Or other Irish Creme)
• 1 ounce Amaretto Liqueur

Pour ingredients into glass, or pitcher and stir together. Add to glass and top with snowball or Ice sphere.

Mele Kalikimaka

Trav said I should call this the, "Mollie Kalikimaka"! Ha! But no matter what you call it, this holiday riff on a Mai Tai is tropical and fruity and exactly how you'd imagine the holidays in the Hawaiian islands would taste.

• 1 ounce Dark Rum
• 1 ounce Light Rum
• ½ ounce Amaretto Liqueur
• 1 ounce Orange Juice
• 1 ½ ounce Pineapple Juice
• 1 ounce Pomegranate Juice
• ½ ounce Orange Liqueur
• Dash of Tiki Bitters

Also, be sure to check out this beautiful vodka Yule Mule with the cranberry rosemary ice.

More Festive Cocktails

• Fireball Martini- Fuel the flames of your love (sorry for the cringey line) with this red hot Fireball Martini. Serve it on a date night, or keep it in your back pocket for a Valentines Day Cocktail surprise!
• Snow Globe Cocktail- A viral Classic!
• Easy Infused Cocktail Ice- Check out these fun ice cubes to add some sass to your cocktail or mocktail!
• Chocolate Creamsicle Martini- Finally, my personal, cocktail aesthetic favorite...this gorgeous, highly insta-worthy Chocolate Creamsicle Martini with the sparkly orange rose ice.

I hope you have enjoyed checking out these festive holiday cocktails! I would love to hear from you in the comments at the very bottom of the page! Did you make any of them? Which ones? Merry Christmas and thank you for visiting Mollie in Montana~*!