There’s nothing quite like the holiday season. So use your next holiday get-together to serve a Christmas whiskey cocktail because they make delicious cocktails for the fall and winter seasons.
The following list of Christmas whiskey cocktails is full of holiday flavors but would make an excellent addition to Thanksgiving or New Year celebrations. Whether your preference is cranberries, eggnog, or gingerbread flavors, there’s something for everyone on this list.
Without further ado, let’s dive into this list of Christmas whiskey cocktails guaranteed to be a fan favorite at your next holiday party.
The Pomegranate Sidecar Cocktail is easy, but it’ll take a lot of time for a party. In addition, you need a cocktail shaker, which means you can only make one drink at a time.
Indulge in the delicious taste of Crown Royal whiskey mixed with triple and sweet and sour mix for a delicious combination. Add pomegranate liqueur to finish off the sweet fruity taste.
If you love the holidays, you’ve indulged in some tasty eggnog. Classic eggnog combines the bitter taste of rum and whiskey with every sip. However, this cocktail is sweet-tasting due to the milk, sugar, and cinnamon included.
You can make multiple servings to make this cocktail the main event at any party or gathering this holiday season.
Irish Coffee is one of the most famous coffee-based cocktails in the world. It’s perfect for sipping late on a cold winter night.
The Irish coffee mixed with Irish whiskey and sweet brown sugar has a lot of flavors. You can use the back of a spoon to pour the cream over the top to create a floating layer. The floating layer allows for the flavors to blend gradually.
Have you been naughty or nice this year? No matter the answer, you can enjoy this fruity cocktail made with Rye Whiskey.
You get the sweet fruity taste from the orange juice, cranberry juice, and ginger syrup. Also, club soda adds a little fizz to balance the juice flavors.
This Cranberry Orange Whiskey Punch is a tart and tangy holiday cocktail, perfect for any sized holiday gathering.
This Christmas whiskey cocktail is sweet because you mix cranberry, orange, lemon juice, and simple syrup. It becomes a delicious cocktail when you add the whiskey and brandy to the beverage.
Nothing is better than sweet, spicy, and tart blended in one cocktail. This Caramel Apple Hot Toddy combines hot apple cider, cinnamon whiskey, and caramel to give you all different flavors and tastes.
You can rim the glass with caramel syrup or honey for a sweet taste when you sip this cocktail.
An Old Fashioned is one of the simplest whiskey cocktails out there. This cocktail is made with Bourbon Whiskey because it’s sweet and has vanilla, oak, and caramel flavors.
All you need to do is add vanilla extract and cinnamon to the old fashioned, and you’re all set. You get the sweet spice taste from the cinnamon and additional sweet flavors from the vanilla extract.
This Honey Winter Bourbon Cocktail with Honey Sage Syrup takes a while because you need to boil water and honey to make the syrup. However, the sweet honey taste is worth it in the end.
Pour Bourbon over the cooled syrup and twist an orange peel over the glass.
This Maple Cranberry Bourbon Cocktail combines tartness and sweetness with every sip. You make this beverage by using maple cranberries and making maple cranberry syrup.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, maple cranberry syrup, bourbon, and cranberry juice. For additional sweetness, add as much syrup as you want.
Pour into a glass and top off this drink with a splash of club soda for fizz. Garnish with rosemary and cranberries for a classic Christmas look.
The Mrs. Claus Cranberry Whiskey Cocktail is made in a cocktail shaker with all the ingredients inside. In the shaker, you’ll include cinnamon, cranberry juice, whiskey, and rosemary simple syrup.
This cocktail is sweet, tart, and spicy due to the unique blend of flavors. It’s also bright red for the holiday season.
This Christmas Old Fashioned is different from the Vanilla Cinnamon Old Fashioned. It’s full of sweetness due to cranberry juice and pine syrup.
However, it’s not old fashioned without whiskey. Also, you can use bourbon for this recipe if you’d like.
All you need for the Jingle Bell Smash is bourbon, cranberry juice, rosemary simple syrup, and lemon juice. Unfortunately, it’s all combined in a cocktail shaker, so making these drinks for a party may take longer.
You can substitute the simple syrup for maple syrup to add an abundance of sweetness.
This Cinnamon Maple Whiskey Sour is sweetened due to maple syrup. With a pinch of ground cinnamon, it’s the perfect spice flavor for cold winter nights.
Aside from the maple syrup and cinnamon, you only need bourbon and fresh lemon juice for a pinch of sour taste.
The Cran-Raspberry Whiskey Cocktail is the perfect drink to serve at a party or any large gathering this holiday season.
Mix whiskey, ginger ale, and cranberry simple syrup into a large punch bowl. Then, add frozen cranberries and raspberries to the bowl as a garnish.
It is a stunning bright red color, perfect for the holiday season.
The Spiced Cranberry Bourbon Sour balances tart notes from orange zest and whiskey with the sweet caramel flavors combined.
This Christmas whiskey cocktail has a frothy topping to set the mood for any party. This drink will take you from the fall through the new year.
The difficulty with this drink comes from the use of egg whites. It would be best to mix it twice to create a frothy top on the drink.
This Aperol Pear Cider Spritz includes these three simple ingredients, aperol, hard pear cider, and apple juice. You may know Aperol as a summertime drink, but it’s great for drinks all year round. Garnish with pear slices to enhance the fruity flavors.
This Christmas Cranberry Bourbon Cocktail is so simple to make you’ll be bringing it to every party this holiday season.
It’s sweet due to the honey-cranberry syrup and grapefruit juice, while the tartness is due to the citrus garnish on top. The bourbon gives you the warm feeling you want during those cold winter nights.
Add ginger beer before serving to prepare the carbonation for all your guests.
The Holiday Whiskey Fizz will get the party started this holiday season. But no matter how much fizz is in this drink, you’ll always taste the sweet-tasting cranberry syrup. Mix your favorite whiskey with fresh lime juice and cranberry-flavored club soda.
Garnish with fresh cranberries and rosemary for a beautiful holiday finish.
Bourbon Milk Punch is the perfect substitute for eggnog due to its additional flavors, like vanilla extract and the sweetener of your choice.
Combine bourbon, milk, vanilla extract, and sweetener in a jug and stir until combined. Also, you can blend these ingredients with ice for a thicker milkshake-like cocktail.
This Winter Old Fashioned adds a cozy vibe to a classic cocktail. It’s smooth with earthy tones that’ll make you enjoy every sip.
Pour bourbon and the maple brown sugar simple syrup into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with an orange twist and bitters for the classic old fashioned taste.
The pine simple syrup in this cocktail pairs well with the caramel flavors found in bourbon.
Made with pine simple syrup, bitters, and bourbon, this cocktail takes only a few minutes to make, and it’ll keep you warm this holiday season.
This Cranberry Orange Whiskey Cocktail is the perfect fall drink to take you through the holiday season. But, of course, it also works as a Christmas whiskey cocktail.
Alongside whiskey, you need cranberry juice, orange juice, lemon juice, and simple syrup for this recipe. Add triple Sec to this recipe for sweetness that pairs well with orange juice.
Top with ginger beer for a slight fizz.
Cheers!
There you have it, the best Christmas cocktails made with whiskey perfect for the holiday season. Of course, there are many whiskey cocktails to try, but the ones on this list have various flavors for the best taste.
If you can, leave a comment below and tell us your favorite whiskey cocktails.
Cheers to the Holidays: 22 Delicious Christmas Whiskey Cocktails
Ingredients
- Pomegranate Sidecar Cocktail
- Eggnog
- Irish Coffee
- Naughty but Nice Christmas Cocktail
- Cranberry Orange Whiskey Punch
- Caramel Apple Hot Toddy
- Vanilla Cinnamon Old Fashioned
- Honey Winter Bourbon Cocktail with Honey Sage Syrup
- Maple Cranberry Bourbon Cocktail
- Mrs. Claus Cranberry Whiskey Cocktail
- Christmas Old Fashioned
- Jingle Bell Smash
- Cinnamon Maple Whiskey Sour
- Cran-Raspberry Whiskey Cocktail
- Spiced Cranberry Bourbon Sour
- Aperol Pear Cider Spritz
- Christmas Cranberry Bourbon Cocktail
- Holiday Whiskey Fizz
- Bourbon Milk Punch
- Winter Old Fashioned
- Pine Old Fashioned Cocktail
- Cranberry Orange Whiskey Cocktail
Instructions
- Pick your favorite recipe
- Gather all the needed ingredients
- Prep a summer cocktail in less than 5 minutes
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