Chic Holiday Drinks for Stylish Parties
Looking for some tasty chic cocktails to share this holiday season? Here are five drinks that you can indulge in with style — plus the recipes to mix your own!
These drinks not only look fabulous, but I’m sure they taste just as good. All credit goes to the website www.singlemindedwoman.com.
The Spicy Gingerman Cocktail

Every woman needs a spicy man to heat up her holiday season. Try this one:
Ingredients:
1 oz Vodka (preferably vanilla flavored but you can always add vanilla flavoring to regular vodka)
1 oz Hazelnut liqueur
1/2 oz Butterscotch Schnapps
2 oz Ginger Beer
Cinnamon stick
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker and shake over ice. Pour over ice into a rocks glass and garnish with Cinnamon stick.
[Recipe & Image Source is from here]
The Reindeer Tracks Cocktail

Rudolph’s nose won’t the only one shining bright after one of these frosty martinis. Ha!
Ingredients:
2 oz Chocolate Vodka or Plain Vodka with Chocolate Flavoring
1 oz Hazelnut Liqueur
1/2 oz Crème de Cacao
Splash of Cream
2 Chocolate cookie wafers
Directions:
Rim a martini glass with crushed up chocolate cookie crumbs and set aside. Shake Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Vodka, hazelnut liqueur, Crème de Cacao and cream over ice and pour into the martini glass. Dust top with more chocolate cookie crumbs.
[Recipe & Image Source is from here]
The Spiced Caramel Apple Martini

The Appletini created quite a stir when it was first introduced, but Kara Newman, author of Spice & Ice, put her twist on the apple martini with a little holiday cheer:
Ingredients:
2 oz Ginger liqueur
1 oz Caramel Vodka or regular Vodka with Caramel flavoring
2-1/2 oz Apple Cider
1 dash Lemon Juice
Directions:
Rim martini glass with agave syrup and crumbled gingersnap cookies at set aside. Add liquid ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into martini glass.
[Recipe & Image Source is from here]
The Candy Cane Lane Cocktail

Take a stroll candy cane lane with this minty cocktail:
Ingredients:
2 1-2 oz Vodka
1 oz White crème de menthe
1/2 oz Peppermint schnapps
Cream
Splash of Grenadine
Peppermint candy for garnish
Directions:
Add a dash of grenadine into the bottom of a chilled martini glass and set aside. Pour the rest of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into the glass with grenadine to create a “swirl” effect. Garnish with peppermint candy.
[Recipe & Image Source is from here]
The Berry Merry Xmas Cocktail

Embrace your guilty pleasures with this berry-infused cocktail. My favorite kind.
Ingredients:
1-1/2 oz Pomegranate Flavored Vodka
1/2 oz Triple Sec
1/2 oz Peach Schnapps
1 oz Cranberry Juice
1 oz Club Soda
Directions:
Add all ingredients into a shaker and shake over ice. Pour into a martini glass or on the rocks.
[Recipe & Image Source is from here]
Just remember to enjoy these beverages responsibly!

