Christmas Wedding Idea | 4 Christmas Cocktails For Your Winter Wedding
Fancy trying new festive drinks on your wedding day?
If you’re planning on having your wedding around Christmas time, what better way to celebrate the newlyweds than with a hot alcoholic drink. Here we’ve provided 4 delicious Christmas cocktails that would be a tasteful addition to have at your wedding.
Cocktail | Mulled Wine Cocktail
Mulled wine — A delicious hot drink created by Romans to fight back the cold winter nights and is also believed to prevent illnesses. Classic ingredients include hot red wine, spices and fruit, It is such a delicious drink for you and your guests, you could even choose between having the drink served hot or cold to provide varying experiences.
Ingredients; 4oz light muscovado sugar, 1 star anise, 1 cinnamon stick, 4 cloves, 150ml water, 1 lemon, 2 clementines, 150ml cointreau, 750ml / 1 ¼ bottle light red wine and twist of orange zest. Serves 4–6
Cocktail | Cherry Bomb Fizz
A toast to the newlyweds! If you want to try something more than just the usual champagne, here’s a fantastic fizzy drink that only needs 2 ingredients; sparkling wine and maraschino liqueur. It gives your guests a friendly surprise of bubbly goodness, but don’t forget the cherry at the bottom — that’s the most important piece to add to your drink.
Ingredients; 1 cherry, ½ oz. maraschino liqueur, sparkling wine. Serves 1
Cocktail | Jack Frost Cocktails
You might be a fan of Jack Frost or find the colour of the cocktail too irresistible not to try, so why not include this in your menu? A refreshing pineapple juice base with a choice of vodka or rum, topped with coconut flakes to make the hairs on your neck stand up with delight.
Ingredients; Corn syrup or honey, flaked coconut (rimming the glasses), crushed ice, 1 cup of pineapple juice, ½ cup blue curacao, ½ cup vodka or light rum, ½ cup cream of coconut. Serves 6
Cocktail | Gingerbread Eggnog
Lastly, if you have a sweet tooth and are obsessed with gingerbread men on a Christmas morning, this cocktail will give you the sugar rush of a lifetime! Imagine taking that first sip of gingerbread and nutmeg while your top lip is coated with heavy cream goodness. You have three combinations of either spicy, sweet or boozy, or all three at once — what more could you ask for?
Ingredients; 1 heavy cream, 1 piece ginger (sliced), 2 tsp pure vanilla extract, 8 whole cloves (crushed), 6 allspice berries (crushed), 2 cinnamon sticks, ¼ tsp fresh grated nutmeg, 4cup. Whole milk, 8 large eggs (separated), ¾ c granulated sugar, pinch kosher salt, ¾ to 1c dark rum, cognac, bourbon or combination. Serves 16
Don’t you just want to take a sip of all these cocktails? It’s amazing how few ingredients can create such a tasty drink for your winter wedding. If you’ve tried any of these cocktails or even created your own that you would like to share, just comment down below or even send us a message on our social media!
See you next week.
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