With Christmas just one day away, we wanted to give our party planners a few more holiday drink ideas. Here are some festive cocktail recipes that will set off your holiday bash without a hitch.
Cafè 56, part of Elliott’s Oyster Bar in Seattle is an outdoor oyster bar that knows holiday cocktails and shares their recipe for Holiday Rum Punch. You can mix up a single cocktail or throw together a party size pitcher of this spiked holiday punch.
Holiday Rum Punch
| Single Serving | Party Size Pitcher |
| 1 ½ ounces Appleton V/X Jamaican Rum | 3 cups Appleton V/X Jamaican Rum |
| ½ ounce Clear Creek Cranberry Liqueur | 1 cup Clear Creek Cranberry Liqueur |
| ½ ounce Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao | 1 cup Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao |
| ⅔ ounce fresh lemon juice | 1 ¼ cups fresh lemon juice |
| ¼ ounce simple syrup | 1 cup superfine sugar |
| 3-4 ounces soda water | the peels from seven oranges |
| 2 dashes Angostura Bitters | 7 cups soda water |
| 2 orange peels |
For the single serving, muddle orange peels and simple syrup in a double rocks glass or mug. Add ice and remaining ingredients, stir and enjoy!
For a party size pitcher, muddle the sugar and orange peels for about 3-4 minutes in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and leave at room temperature overnight. Pour contents into a large punch bowl and proceed by adding: rum, cranberry liqueur, Curacao, lemon juice and soda water. Stir to combine and add a large block of ice and the fresh orange slices. Let chill for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with Angostura bitters.
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Tableau Bar Bistro in Vancouver, BC, shares their recipe again for us named after a classic holiday song. But, this one’s not for kids. GIN-gle all the way! combines cranberry and gin to festive cocktail full of flavors reminiscent of the season.
GIN-gle all the way!
1 ½ ounces Bombay Sapphire
½ ounce Martini Bianco
½ ounce peppermint liqueur
1 ½ ounces white cranberry juice
Combine all the ingredients in a shaker, add ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass leaving the ice chips in the glass. Garnish with frozen cranberries.
