Christmas time means party season and no party is complete without that perfect cocktail. Are you in need of some mixology inspiration to dazzle your family and friends in your kitchen or at your home bar? Or simply want to get into the Christmas spirit with some festival cocktails.
Cocktails are great way to get into the festive mood for several reasons:
- Flavour Variety: Cocktails offer a wide range of flavours and ingredients, allowing you to create drinks that are tailored to the theme or season. The flavours can evoke the spirit of the celebration.
- Visual Appeal: The colours, garnishes, and glassware used for cocktails can be visually striking. When you’re sipping on a beautifully presented cocktail, it can instantly make you feel like you’re part of a special occasion, which enhances the festive mood.
- Creating Social Connections: Cocktails are often shared and enjoyed in a social setting. Gathering with friends and family to enjoy cocktails can create a sense of togetherness and celebration, making it easier to get into the festive spirit.
- Creativity: Making cocktails allows you to get creative in the kitchen. Experimenting with different ingredients, garnishes, and presentation styles can be a fun and engaging way to express yourself and set the mood for a festive occasion.
- Versatility: You can adapt cocktails to various themes and seasons.
- Memories: Cocktails can become a part of the memories associated with a celebration. When you have a signature cocktail at a special event, it becomes a symbol of that occasion and can trigger fond recollections in the future.
Cocktails offer a combination of flavours, aesthetics, and social engagement that can enhance the festive mood. They allow you to be creative, set the tone for your event, and provide a sense of celebration and indulgence that can make any occasion feel more special.
Five festive cocktails to get you started
We are lucky to have some very talented friends of Welsh Witch Craft Spirits with a flair for creating that perfect tipple. They have created some memorable holiday drinks recipes from our range of potions and elixirs.
A BIG thank you to @thejuniperpixie for creating some memorable holiday drinks recipes from our range of potions and elixirs to get us into the festive spirit.
The Holly Jolly Christmas cocktail
✨60ml Original Gin
✨30ml Elderflower Liqueur
✨100ml Clementine Juice
✨Topped up with ginger beer
Pour over ice. Garnish with pomegranate and a sprig of thyme or mint.
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Chocolate Rumtini
✨50ml Yuletide Rum
✨50ml Bailey’s Irish Cream
✨15ml Chocolate Syrup
Pour into a shaker and shake together. Shake over Ice and serve in a Coupe and garnish with a Sprig of Mint
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Chocolate Orange Espresso Martini
✨50ml Welsh Witch Yuletide Rum
✨50ml Espresso
✨25ml Cointreau
✨10ml Creme de Cacao
✨5ml Simple Syrup
Pour into a shaker and shake together. Serve in a chilled martini glass and enjoy.
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Witched Brew
✨60ml Pomegranate Juice
✨30ml Cranberry Juice
✨15ml Maple Syrup
✨60ml @welshwitch_craftspirits Vodka
Pour into a shaker and shake together Garnish with orange.
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Wrexham Mule
✨50ml Welsh Witch Lammas Vodka
✨Crushed ice
✨150-200ml ginger ale
✨Few dashes of ginger bitters
To garnish
✨Lime
✨Splash of grenadine
Pour the vodka into a metal mug, julep tin or tumbler. Load up ¾ full of crushed ice, then fill to the top with the ginger ale and stir gently to combine. Add a few dashes of ginger bitters.
Serve with splash of grenadine to add the Wrexham fiery red colour and finish with a squeeze of lime and the wedges on top.
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Winter Spiced Pear Cocktail
✨60ml Samhain rum
✨30ml pumpkin syrup
✨Juice of half a lemon
✨One egg white
Shake together with no ice first, then add ice and shake again into a martini glass.
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The Chocolate Orange Rumgroni
✨50ml Yuletide Rum
✨50ml Campari
✨25ml Cointreau
✨25ml sweet vermouth
Pour into a shaker and shake together. Serve in a heavy glass with a clementine slice
You can shop our whole range of Welsh Witch Craft Spirits here.
What’s more with our multi buy offer you can get any three of our craft spirits for £95. Which means it’s even easier to try the full range of Welsh Witch festive cocktails.
If you decide to try out any of these cocktails, don’t forget to tag us on Instagram @welshwitch_craftspirits
Love and light,
Welsh Witch HQ x