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22nd Dec 2013

Christmas Tipples: The Best of Festive Cocktails

Una Kavanagh

Fancy a festive tipple this year but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry, we’ve got a great selection of Christmas cocktails for you to try out this December and you don’t need to be a mixologist to put them together.

It’s entertaining made easy!

The Rossini

Fan of strawberries? Fan of Prosecco? This is the perfect cocktail for you!

  • 4 strawberries
  • Prosecco
  • Purée the strawberries and place in a flute topped up with Prosecco

We’re definitely going to be making this, this Christmas.

Santa’s Spiced Crumble

A tasty combination!

  • Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
  • Apple juice
  • Ginger ale.

Spiced Crumble

A mixture of fruity and spicy, this recipe is worth giving a go. Why not add some hot water to make it a wonderful winter warmer?

The Mistletoe Mojito

This delicious cocktail is a festive take on the classic Mojito.

  • A measure of Barcadi Rum
  • Splash of cranberry juice
  • Fresh mint leaves
  • Fresh limes
  • Cranberries
  • Caster sugar
  • Soda water and
  • Lashings of crushed ice.

To garnish, dip the mint leaves in icing sugar for a frosted effect that will set the Christmas mood!

The Bramble Blizzard

  • 35ml Jack Daniels
  • A dash of almond essence
  • 10ml Morello cherry
  • 10ml lemon juice
  • 20ml Montepulciano
  • Shaken and strained in old fashioned glass over ice

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The Toscana

We love the taste of almond coming out of this superb cockatil mix.

  • 35ml Jack Daniels
  • A dash of almond essence
  • 10ml Morello cherry
  • 10ml lemon juice
  • 20ml Montepulciano
  • Shaken and strained in old fashioned glass over ice

We can’t wait to try out this one! Looks like we’ll be cocktail experts in no time.

Cocktail recipes courtesy of Centra and Ristorante

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