Holiday-Themed Cocktail Recipes for Christmas Parties

Peppermint Stick
The Peppermint Stick is one of the most popular cocktails during the holiday season. If you love the taste of peppermint, especially candy canes, you will enjoy drinking this. This is festive drink to serve at Christmas parties.

Ingredients:
1 oz of cream
1 oz of peppermint schnapps
1 - 2 oz of white crème de cacao

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake well. Next, strain the mixture into a champagne glass and serve. Going along with the holiday theme the drink can be garnished with a candy cane; thus making the drink even more festive.

Kandy Kane
This cocktail is similar to the Peppermint Stick, but it is still distinctive in its taste. Any peppermint flavored cocktail makes an excellent drink to serve at any Christmas party. Guests will love the taste and will ask for more.

Ingredients:
¾ - 1 oz of white crème de cacao
¼ oz of grenadine
1 oz of cream
¾ oz of peppermint schnapps

Pour all of the ingredients into a cocktail glass with ice (except for the cream). Stir the mixture, and then fill with the cream. The drink can be garnished with a small candy cane making it more festive and fun to serve at holiday parties.

Snow Job
This drink not only has a great name, but it also has a great taste. The pear schnapps sets this drink apart from other holiday-themed cocktails. The Snow Job is fun to make at home, as well as make for guests at a Christmas Party.

Ingredients:
2 oz of pear schnapps
1 sprinkle of cinnamon
1 oz of cream

The schnapps and cream should be poured into a shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain the mixture into a cocktail glass and then sprinkle the drink with cinnamon.

Candy Cane Martini
Some of the holiday-themed drinks can be served with other holiday-themed foods. This drink is especially very good to serve at Christmas parties because people will be amused at how the drink tastes very much like a candy cane.

Ingredients:
1 -2 oz of vodka
1- 1 ½ tsp of peppermint schnapps

Pour both of the ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake well. Next, strain the mixture into a cocktail glass. Crushed candy canes put along the rim can make an excellent garnish to this drink and makes this drink even more festive.

Snowball
The snowball is somewhat more of a classy holiday themed drink. It would make a perfect drink to have with a significant other during dinner.

Ingredients:
¼ oz of crème de menthe
¼ oz of cream
¼ oz of Pernod
¼ oz of crème de violette
1 oz of Gin

Put all of the ingredients into a shaker or blender with ice. Shake well. Then, strain the mixture into a champagne glass. The drink is best served chilled.

Peppermint Patty Shooter
This drink is holiday themed and is very festive. A Peppermint Patty Shooter will definitely fill your guests with the holiday spirit. It is a very modern drink and you will enjoy it.

Ingredients:
1 oz of cream
½ oz- ¾ oz of peppermint schnapps
½ oz of crème de cacao

The ingredients should be put into a shaker with ice and shaken well. Next, strain the mixture into shot glasses and serve to guests. This is a very fun drink and guests sure will enjoy it.

Christmas Sour
This drink tastes great and can be made quick and fast. The drink will definitely make your party guests happy and have them asking for more. Even though the name of the drink contains the word sour, the drink is not very sour at all.

Ingredients:
1 egg white
1 oz of lemon juice
2 oz of cherry brandy
1 - 1 ½ oz of sweet vermouth
2-3 oz of scotch

All you need is a shaker and some ice to make this awesome cocktail. Pour all of the ingredients into the shaker with the ice and shake well. Pour and strain mixture into cocktail glasses. This drink can be garnished with a lemon or orange slice.

White Christmas
This is a very festive drink. It has a fun name and can easily be found at many Christmas parties, and holiday functions. It tastes great and is fun to make.

Ingredients:
4 oz of eggnog
1-2 oz of bourbon whiskey
1-2 oz of white chocolate liqueur

Pour all of the ingredients into a bowl and gradually mix together. Put mixture into a cocktail glass and serve. To make the drink even more festive the drink can be garnished with cinnamon.

Christmas Cranberry
A Christmas Cranberry can make any holiday party fun. It is easy to make and very good to drink.

Ingredients:
2 oz of orange juice
1 oz of hazelnut liqueur
1 oz of vodka
2-3 oz of cranberry juice

All you need is a shaker and some ice to make this fabulous cocktail. Pour all of the ingredients into the shaker with the ice and shake well. Then, strain the mixture into cocktail glasses filled with crushed ice. The cocktail glass should be garnished with a slice of orange or lemon.

Candyland
This drink would be perfect for any Christmas related function that acquires food and beverages. It contains quite a bit of alcohol, but has a great taste. It is simple and quick to make. It does have a taste similar to cinnamon candies.

Ingredients:
1 oz of bourbon
1 oz of melon liqueur
1 oz of cinnamon schnapps

Pour all of the ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake well. Next, strain the mixture into shot glasses and serve to your guests.

When making these cocktails I recommend not buying the cheapest bottles of alcohol that you can get your hands on. It is definitely worth it to spend a little bit of extra money to get the better quality alcohol. You will be able to taste the difference in the cocktails between the cheap liquor and the more quality liquor. There is not that big of a price difference. But, if you cannot afford the better liquor it would be fine to use the cheapest. It will not make your drink taste bad, but it will definitely hurt the taste.