Holiday Cocktails
We have found a few cocktails, mocktails, and punches for you to try this holiday season. For a fun and festive twist on the classic martini, try an eggnog martini. Even small additions of fruit or an herb can make your typical cocktail a bit more festive. Some of our favorite examples of this is a kumquat-champagne cocktail, grapefruit-white wine sparkler or a rosemary vodka tonic. For a simple three ingredient drink, try campari, gin, and orange. Or, for a more typically festive cocktail try a candy cane cocktail. Between these 21 holiday cocktails we have chosen, you are bound to find a few cocktails that will be the perfect additions to your holiday season.
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Make your spirits brighter with any of our festive cocktail recipes, including the Candy Cane Cocktail, the Eggnog Martini, the Kumquat-Champagne Cocktail, and the Cranberry Cosmopolitan.
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Eggnog Martini
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice, plus more for garnish
- 8 cups whole milk
- 6 large egg yolks
- 3 cups brandy
DIRECTIONS
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Set a large fine-mesh sieve over a large bowl. Place bottom of bowl in an ice bath; set aside. Off heat, in a medium saucepan, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg, and pumpkin-pie spice. Gradually whisk in 4 cups milk, taking care to incorporate the cornstarch. Whisk in egg yolks.
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Whisking constantly, cook over medium heat until the first large bubble sputters, 10 to 12 minutes. Reduce heat to low; cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute more. Remove from heat; immediately pour through sieve into bowl. Stir in remaining 4 cups milk. Let cool completely in bowl still set in ice bath.
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Just before serving, stir in brandy, and ladle into glasses; garnish with pumpkin-pie spice.
Kumquat-Champagne Cocktail
INGREDIENTS
- 2 pints kumquats, pricked a few times with a pin
- Cold water
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 bottles chilled Champagne
- Tangerine wedges, for garnish
DIRECTIONS
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Place kumquats in a large saucepan. Cover with cold water. Bring to a boil. Drain immediately. Repeat twice.
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Add sugar and 2 cups water to drained kumquats in saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat immediately, and let kumquats and syrup cool completely.
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Spoon 3 kumquats and 1 tablespoon syrup into each of 12 Champagne glasses. Top off with Champagne, and garnish with tangerine wedges.
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