4 Christmas Cocktails Santa Would Totes Pause His Sleigh For

By Lara Kramer  •  21 Dec 2023 in Sponsored

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‘Tis the season to embrace the finer things in life, and what better way to elevate your holiday experience than indulging in cocktails with a touch of mixological sophistication?

With JUICE On The Rocks, you can bid farewell to the predictable mulled wine and join us on a journey of refined revelry…

Just picture yourself, the maestro of your own home bar, crafting cocktails that walk the fine line between sophistication and playfulness. Serving them to your guests, who sip semi-gracefully, bombarding you with compliments, revering your skills… While you hold a humble palm to your mouth, stifling a shy giggle.

What say you? Up for a rendezvous with four festive concoctions that will leave your taste buds doing a holiday jig?

Ready or not, here we go!

1. Irish Coffee – The Smooth Operator Of Cocktails

Behold, the drink with a personality as complex as navigating family dynamics during the holidays… Meet the chameleon of cocktails – a versatile, dual-personality concoction that’s practically the James Bond of beverages.

I mean, a clandestine meeting between Irish whiskey’s kick and the aromatic warmth and allure of freshly brewed coffee? Cheers to festive covert affairs in a glass – Because nothing says yuletide joy like a beverage with more layers than your aunt’s fruitcake, right?

Here’s how you make it:

 

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• Ingredients: 35ml Jameson Irish Whiskey, 1 tsp brown sugar, 90ml fresh espresso, fresh cream. Garnish with grated nutmeg, chocolate shavings.
• Preheat your glass with boiling water for that cozy warmth, then empty.
• Pour piping hot espresso into the warmed glass, filling it about 3/4 full.
• Add brown sugar and stir until completely dissolved in the aromatic brew.
• Blend in 35ml of Jameson Irish whiskey.
• Whip the cream to perfection and let it gracefully cascade over the side of the glass. Serve hot!
• Voila! You’ve got a Jameson Irish Coffee – your ticket to cozy vibes with friends and a festive flick.

2. Hot Toddy – The Liquid Scarf 

Fun Fact: Did you know the Hot Toddy has been the timeless remedy for winter chills since who-knows-when? If those chunky sweaters, scarves, and sleeves are putting a damper on your Christmas style, fear not.

It’s time to ditch the knitwear and don that short corduroy skirt or breezy linen shirt – Because we’ve got the perfect cocktail to keep you warm, toasty, and perhaps, just a smidge tipsy this festive season:

 

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• Ingredients: 40ml Chivas XV, 10ml lemon juice, 10ml honey, 2 ginger slices, a cinnamon stick, a star anise, and boiling water.
• Drop ginger, cinnamon, and a touch of star anise into your go-to teacup.
• Pour in 40ml Chivas XV.
• Add 10 ml zesty lemon juice, a drizzle of 10ml honey.
• Top it off with boiling water, give it a good stir.
• Finish with a lemon slice because, hey, your drinks deserve to look good this Christmas too.

3. Fine à l’Orange: The Zestful Zenith

Here’s to the cocktail that’ll put you on both Santa’s watchlist and your guests’ to-watch list this holiday season!

With its citrusy charm pretending to be all healthy and virtuous, the Fine à l’Orange gives you the best of both worlds. It’s like telling Santa, “Hey, I’m on the ‘Neutral’ list this year,” while winking mischievously because, let’s be real, this drink is pretty far from Nice.

Psst – Rumor has it that every time you mix up a Fine à l’Orange, an elf somewhere gets a promotion. That’s probably not true but in the spirit of Christmas, it’s worth a shot:

 

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• Ingredients: 35ml Martell Noblige, 30ml fresh orange juice, 15ml simple syrup, a splash of soda water, 2 dashes of orange bitters, a pinch of grated nutmeg or cinnamon, and a twist of orange peel.
• In a highball glass, work your magic: pour in 35ml of Martell Noblige, followed by the zing of 30ml of freshly squeezed orange juice.
• Keep the balance with 15ml of simple syrup and add 2 dashes of orange bitters for that extra oomph.
• Top it all off with soda water. Now, for the grand finale…
• Sprinkle a bit of grated nutmeg or cinnamon and give it a twist with orange peel for that swanky finish.
• Here’s to a festive Fine à l’Orange!

4. Maple Gin Flip – The Casanova Of Cocktails

Move over, Romeo and Juliet – there’s a new romance in town!

The velvety smoothness of maple syrup locking arms with the bold botanical embrace of gin… The sweetness dancing cheek to cheek with the gin’s bold charisma, the flavour symphony that’ll have you wondering if your glass just whispered sweet nothings in your ear…

This is the Shakespearean romance of cocktails – minus the poison, deaths, and hopefully the disapproving stares from your folks.

Whether you’re smitten with a special someone, navigating the mingling waters, or the only touch you’re sensing is the curious paw of your cat on the Christmas tree, let the Maple Gin Flip be your liquid wingman this time around:

 

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• Ingredients: Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin, whipping cream, maple syrup, whole egg, and to spice it up, a nutmeg.
• Drop that egg yolk into your shaker with some ice cubes. Seal it tight and shake away. Open up, add ice, then pour in the Monkey 47 gin, cream, egg white, and maple syrup.
• Strain into a chilled coupe or sour glass, sprinkle grated cinnamon on top.
• You’ve just crafted The Maple Gin Flip, holiday magic in a glass!

And that’s a wrap!

Whether you’re recovering from the Hot Toddy’s warm embrace, contemplating the fictional career advancements of North Pole elves, or gearing up for the ultimate ‘snowstorm’ romance, we hope these libations add a dash of flair and a sprinkle of cheeky mischief to your celebrations this year.

Cheers to a season well savoured!

Illustrations by Lara Lee/ JUICE

Cover image by John PSD / JUICE