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12 Festive Holiday Cocktails

These delicious holiday cocktails are perfect for all of your parties throughout the holiday season, from Christmas to New Year’s Eve and beyond!

Mixing festive holiday cocktails is one of my favorite ways to welcome our friends and family during the holiday season. Something about measuring, shaking and pouring just feels like love this time of year.

Over the years I’ve developed a playbook of bright, flavorful holiday cocktails that I make year after year. From bubbly drinks to boozy hot chocolate,  I love them all!

Here I’m sharing 12 of our most festive holiday cocktails. They’re perfect for serving at holiday parties and brunches from Christmas through the New Year and beyond.

1
Cranberry Gimlet Photo
Cyd Converse
Cranberry Gimlet Recipe
This festive cranberry gimlet lends seasonal sweetness to the classic cocktail. It’s a perfect addition to your next holiday party!
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2
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cocktail Photo
Cyd Converse
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cocktail Recipe
Our Cinnamon Toast Crunch cocktail recipe is a delicious RumChata drink that tastes like your favorite cereal in an adult drink. Cheers!
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3
Cranberry Mule Photo
Alaina Doyle
Cranberry Mule Recipe
This festive take on a classic Moscow Mule will become a new favorite holiday cocktail for years to come.
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4
Rosemary Yuzu Gin Fizz Photo
Heather Schmitt-Gonzalez
Rosemary Yuzu Gin Fizz Recipe
This wintery Rosemary Yuzu Gin Fizz is full of rosemary and citrus flavors. It smells woodsy and fresh and it tastes incredible.
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5
Pomegranate Old Fashioned Photo
Dan George
Pomegranate Old Fashioned Recipe
This fruity Pomegranate Old Fashioned looks as pretty as it is delicious! We love it for Christmas and toasting the New Year.
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6
White Christmas Cocktail Photo
Shanna Schad
White Christmas Cocktail Recipe
Served in a fancy martini glass, this white Christmas cocktail looks as festive as it tastes!
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7
Horchata Margaritas Photo
Kristan Roland
Horchata Margaritas Recipe
Horchata margaritas are the perfect drink for celebrating the holidays! Cozy and creamy, you’ll love sipping them fireside.
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8
Winter Tequila Sunrise Photo
Susan Palmer
Winter Tequila Sunrise Recipe
Bursting with blood oranges, this show-stopping tequila sunrise is perfect all winter long.
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9
Raspberry Mango Bellini Photo
Lisa Grant
Raspberry Mango Bellini Recipe
We love this celebratory bellini recipe for toasting at dinner or serving at a holiday brunch. It’s bright and bubbly and delicious.
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10
Christmas Sangria Photo
Stacey Mebs
Christmas Sangria Recipe
This easy Christmas sangria is a delightful cocktail everyone will love this holiday season – it’s bursting with Christmas flavors!
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11
Raspberry Russian Holiday Cocktail Photo
Lindsay Landis
Raspberry Russian Holiday Cocktail Recipe
A fruity, colorful take on the classic, this variation of a White Russian will become a new holiday season favorite.
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12
Cranberry Orange Bourbon Smash Photo
Jennie Phaneuf
Cranberry Orange Bourbon Smash Recipe
Cranberry, orange, rosemary and bourbon are muddled together in this festive, vibrant drink. You’ll want to serve it all winter long!
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