Nothing is merrier than enjoying some great, tasty (and turnt) alcoholic drinks on Christmas. Try one of these recipes and you’ll probably be feeling a little extra jolly this holiday season.
S’MORE MARTINI PLEASE
Ingredients:
1 oz dark (or milk) chocolate Godiva liqueur
0.5 oz fluffed marshmallow vodka
0.5 oz heavy cream
Chocolate syrup
Crushed graham crackers
Marshmallow (optional… but necessary)
Preparation
1. Pour the chocolate syrup on a plate and the crushed graham crackers on another. Press the rim of your glass into chocolate syrup and then into the graham crackers so that the graham crackers stick to the glass.
2. Mix heavy cream and marshmallow vodka in a glass.
3. Pour the chocolate liqueur into a separate glass (Pro-Tip: To create a layered look when using heavy liqueur such as this chocolate Godiva liqueur, take a spoon and hold it over the glass upside down. Then slowly pour the liqueur over the spoon into the glass).
4. Pour the vodka mixture as slowly as possible over an upside down spoon (again) to make the layered look.
5. Lay a roasted marshmallow over the top of the glass to garnish.
HO, HO, HOOOLY HOT CHOCOLATE
Ingredients:
1 oz Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
0.5 OZ. Peppermint Schnapps
0.5 OZ. Vodka
Chocolate Syrup
1 Crushed Candy Cane
Preparation:
1. Add Godiva Chocolate Liqueur, peppermint schnapps, vodka, and ice in a cocktail shaker and shake, shake, shake.
2. Pour the chocolate syrup on a plate, and the crushed candy cane on another. Press the rim of a martini glass into chocolate syrup and then into the peppermint candies so that the peppermint candies stick to the glass.
3. Pour the drink into the martini glass and enjoy!
SNOWBALL COCKTAIL
Ingredients:
3 oz Tequila Cream Liqueur
3 drops of vanilla extract
Crushed ice
1 oz evaporated skim milk
0.5 oz Kahlua
Cinnamon powder
Cinnamon stick (optional)
Preparation:
1. Pour all the ingredients (except the cinnamon powder and stick) into a blender.
2. Blend for ten seconds.
3. Pour the drink into a wine glass.
4. Sprinkle cinnamon powder on top and garnish with a cinnamon stick.
MISTLETOE MOIJITO
Ingredients:
10 Whole cranberries
1 lime wedge
1 tablespoons of sugar
5 mint leaves,
1 shot of rum
Seltzer water
Preparation
1. Combine cranberries, lime wedge, sugar and mint leaves in a glass.
2. Use a muddler to crush the ingredient and extract the juice from the limes and cranberries (Pro Tip: When muddling, make sure you only press lightly; you don’t want the mint leaves to break apart).
3. Add crushed ice into the glass, as well as the shot of rum.
4. Top off with seltzer water and stir well.
FROSTER COCONUT BLITZ
Ingredients:
2 ox Ciroc Coconut Vodka
¾ oz Triple Sec
½ oz lime juice
¼ oz cream
½ oz agave nectar
2 dash of Angostura bitters
Preparation:
1. Combine all ingredients (except the cream) into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake, shake shake!
3. Pour drink into a glass.
4. Add cream, stir, and enjoy.
Enjoy collegiates!