8 festive cocktails to impress your guests this Christmas

Toast to Christmas with a cocktail or mocktail of your choice. Discover a new favourite with these eight delightful recipes. Whether you prefer fruity, spicy, sour or zesty… there’s something for everyone!

Clover Club

• Crushed ice

• 50ml gin

• 25ml lemon juice

• 20ml raspberry syrup

• 1 egg whites

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the gin, lemon juice, raspberry syrup and egg white. Shake well and strain into Hepburn Coupe glass. If you don’t have raspberry syrup, you can muddle 3 or 4 fresh raspberries with 15ml simple sugar syrup.

Espresso Martini

• 50ml vodka

• 35ml coffee liqueur

• 30ml freshly brewed espresso

• Coffee beans, to serve

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the vodka, coffee liqueur and espresso. Shake well and strain into Bar & Table Martini glass. Garnish with coffee beans.

Aperol Spritz

• Ice cubes

• 90ml Prosecco

• 60ml Aperol

• 30ml soda water

• Orange, to serve

Fill Pure Bourgogne glass with ice cubes. Pour in the Prosecco, Aperol and soda water. Stir well and garnish with a slice of orange.

Chilli Lime Margarita

Serves 2

• 1 tsp salt flakes

• 1 tbsp sugar

• ¼ tsp chilli flakes

• 125ml lime juice

• 1 red chilli, sliced

• 4 lime slices

• 125ml silver tequila

• 45ml simple sugar syrup

• Crushed ice, to serve

• Extra chilli, to serve

Combine salt, sugar and chilli flakes. Dip rims of Big Top glasses into some of the lime juice, then into the salt mixture. Muddle together the remaining lime juice, chilli, lime slices, tequila and sugar syrup. Strain into the prepared glasses and serve with ice and extra chilli.

Rosé Cider Cocktail

Serves 2

• 330ml Zeffer Rosé Cider with Berry Infusion

• 25ml gin

• 50ml cranberry juice

• 15ml lime juice

• Strawberries, to serve

• Lime, to serve

Fill Glow Tumbler with ice cubes. Pour in the Zeffer Rosé Cider, gin, cranberry juice and lime. Stir well and garnish with strawberries and a slice of lime.

Pimm’s Cup

• Ice cubes

• 60ml Pimm’s No 1

• 90ml lemonade or ginger ale

• Lemon, to serve

• Strawberries, to serve

• Mint sprigs, to serve

Fill Mirage High Ball glass with ice cubes. Pour in the Pimm’s No 1 and lemonade or ginger ale. Stir well and garnish with lemon wedges, strawberries and mint.

Pomegranate Gin Fizz

• 50ml Prosecco

• 15ml gin

• 25ml pomegranate juice

• Pomegranate seeds, to serve

Mix together Prosecco, gin and pomegranate juice. Pour into Vinifera Champagne glass. Garnish with pomegranate seeds.

Sparkling Berry Mocktail

• Ice

• ⅓ cup mixed berries

• 75ml soda water

• 75ml lemonade

• 30ml cranberry juice

• Lemon, to serve

• Mint sprigs, to serve

Fill Big Top Highball glass with ice cubes and mixed berries. Pour in the soda water, lemonade and cranberry juice. Stir well and garnish with lemon and mint.

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