4 Cool Holiday Drinks
With the challenges that 2020 has sprung upon the world this year, there are plenty of ways to spread holiday cheer. If you are looking for some holiday drinks to warm up your insides, consider these 4 holiday-inspired drinks:
1. Boozy Grinch Punch
The ingredients:
1 (0.13-oz.) packet Kool-Aid Lemon Lime mix
4 c. water
4 c. ice
3 c. lemon-lime soda
2 c. pineapple juice
2 c. vodka
1 c. ginger ale
Lime wedges, for rimming
Red sanding sugar, for rimming
Grab It, Pour It
Grab a large pitcher and mix Kool-Aid with water. In a punch bowl, combine ice, Kool-Aid, soda, pineapple juice, vodka, and ginger ale. Add lime wedge to rim of glasses, then dip in sugar. Pour punch into glasses and serve.
2. Cranberry Mimosas
The ingredients:
1 lime, halved
2 tbsp. sugar
1 c. sweetened cranberry juice
1 bottle champagne
12 fresh cranberries
4 small sprigs fresh rosemary
Rime It, Pour It
Prepare the champagne flutes by rimming with lime and dipping in sugar. Add 1/4 cup cranberry juice to each glass, then pour champagne. Use a toothpick to poke a hole through cranberries and thread them onto a rosemary skewer for garnish. Cheers and enjoy your mimosas!
3. Drunk Jack Frosties
The ingredients:
1 c. vodka
1 c. Prosecco
1/2 c. Blue Curaçao
1/2 c. lemonade
6 c. ice
Blend It, Pour It
Mix vodka, Prosecco, blue curaçao, lemonade, and ice. Blend together.
Rub lemon wedge on glass rims and dip in sanding sugar. Pour frosties into prepared glasses and serve right away.
4. Mistletoe Mules
The ingredients:
Ice
2 oz. vodka
1 oz. fresh lime juice
1 (12-oz.) can ginger beer
1/4 c. pomegranate seeds
2 crushed candy canes, plus two whole, for garnish
Mint sprigs, for garnish
Fill It, Sprinkle It
Fill two copper mugs with ice. Mix 1 oz vodka and 1/2 oz lime juice in each mug with ice. Add ginger beer mostly. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds and crushed candy cane on top. Garnish with a whole candy cane and mint sprig.
Feel free to share which holiday drinks you tried and were inspired to share with family and friends.
