Spread Holiday Cheer with These Festive Cocktails

Celebrate the most wonderful time of year with cocktails that bring the holiday cheer. Whether you are hosting a festive gathering or looking for a new seasonal favorite to enjoy, these drinks will make your season sparkle.

Fireside Eggnog

4 oz. chilled eggnog

1.5 oz. Fireball whiskey

½ oz. triple sec

3-4 dashes orange bitters

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well until frosty. Strain into a rocks glass.

Cranberry Mistletoe Martini

1.5 oz. vodka

1 oz. cranberry juice

½ oz. triple sec

¾ oz. lemon juice

Rosemary sprig

Add vodka, cranberry juice, triple sec and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until well chilled. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with rosemary.

Peppermint White Russian

1 oz. peppermint schnapps

1 oz. Kahlua

1 oz. vodka

3 oz. milk or half and half

1 tbsp. granulated sugar

Finely crushed candy canes

Combine crushed candy canes and granulated sugar in a small bowl and mix well. Rim each glass with the sugar candy cane mixture and fill with ice. Fill a cocktail shaker with peppermint schnapps, kahlua, vodka and ice. Shake well. Pour into prepared glass and top with half and half or milk. Garnish with a small candy cane.

Christmas Sangria

2 bottles of pinot grigio or chardonnay

¾ cup sparkling apple cider

3 oz. simple syrup

¼ cup cranberries, halved

¾ cup whole cranberries

1 Granny Smith apple, chopped

3 rosemary sprigs

Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher. Stir together to dissolve sugar. Refrigerate 4 hours prior to serving. Garnish with rosemary.

Turn your bar into a wonderland with these festive cocktails!