Alcohol has become a norm of almost all parties and gatherings and Christmas is no different, people love to consume their favorite spirits and have a jolly time with their friends and families. The cocktails are consumed by majority of people and during Christmas time they come to have a Christmas twist to them. The cocktail recipes are worked on along with the food menu for days, there are cocktails that are only made for Christmas parties and feasts and few of the Christmas recipes for cocktail are as follows:
Christmas Time: This cocktail Christmas recipe is served in a tall glass and is really refreshing; this Christmas recipe uses the best of winter fruits and gin to create a blend of strong and subtle flavors that leaves you delightful as you sip on it. You need an ounce of Gin (preferably an English Gin), a lemon and Cranberries. Make the cranberry juice in a mixer and refrigerate it, pour the gin in a cocktail glass and add the cranberry juice and stir it well. You can add some sugar syrup as well so to suit your taste. Add little amount of club soda at the end so to have that aerated effect and just top it up with some fresh cranberries.
James Bond Themed Cocktail: This cocktail Christmas recipe is known as the Jones cocktail which is in vogue during Christmas time since the time of release of the movie Casino Royale. This drink is made using strawberries, pineapple, mint, sugar and 7UP and Vodka. Pour some Vodka in a blender and add the strawberries with sugar and some pineapple juice. Blend it well till you get a smooth consistency and then just pour it in a glass and then top it up with 7UP and with some mint leaves, don’t use too much of mint leaves for it has a pungent flavor.
The Christmas Hopper: The Grasshopper is a famous cocktail that is consumed in nightclubs and homes all over the world. The Christmas Hopper is a Grasshopper with a twist; you have to use an ounce of Midori melon liqueur, half ounce of green crème de menthe and half an ounce of crème de cacao. You have to add 2 ounces of half and half to the mixture and then just put it in a shaker which is filled with ice, shake the mixture well but not too much, strain the mixture into a cocktail glass and then just garnish the cocktail with some fresh and colorful raspberries.
The Christmas recipes for cocktail are endless and you can even choose to invent some cocktail of your own if you like.
