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Christmas is approaching and you want to substitute an aperitif for the usual champagne with the best Christmas cocktails? 

Mixing the flavors and colors of your drinks is the best and the easiest way to add a little something more festive to your aperitif.

Start the evening by inventing, creating, mixing, and shaking drinks that will delight your visitors' taste senses.


Are you hesitating between fantasy and convention? There are several cocktail recipes for various preferences. Here is our limited selection.

Do you have the choice between a hot cocktail and a cold cocktail?

The end-of-year festivities are an opportunity to spend quality time with your family by the fire. The drink complements any basic dish, from starter to dessert.

Let's start with the aperitif. This opportunity gives you the opportunity to show off your barista skills. You can offer fresh and colorful champagne as well as fruit drinks. On the other hand, traditional mulled wine is often offered towards the end of dinner. If you choose to be a little more creative, offer your visitors eggnog to warm up.

Successful appetizers are champagne drinks.

At Christmas, champagne cannot be stored in the cupboard. Unleash your creativity and amaze your visitors with tasty sparkling drinks.

Champagne infusion

This cocktail made with champagne, Cointreau, lime, and cane sugar can be enjoyed cold. You can also replace champagne cider and choose yellow lemon to change the flavor.

The champagne, ginger, and lychee drink

Everyone knows that the lychee is the star of Christmas. So pairing lychee with champagne is a delicious and bold decision. In a tall glass, combine a small amount of lychee liquor with lychee juice and ginger. Add champagne and voila. The cocktail is perfect, delicious, and thrills your taste buds.

Christmas champagne

Did you know the Spritz, the star of café terraces in summer?

It is the inspiration for the Christmas Spritzer, which adds acidity to your end-of-year festivities. It is composed of champagne that replaces prosecco, orange pieces, Campari, and sparkling water. We also suggest adding pomegranate and lemon for a more distinctive blend.


The unmissable mulled wineThe custom of serving mulled wine at Christmas dates back to ancient times. The spicy variant of this winter cocktail is ideal for warming up and digesting a hearty meal.

The red wine is heated in a saucepan with Madagascar cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and orange peel. Serve the mixture in a coffee cup when it is really hot. Want a little more alcohol? Add a little old rum and you will be satisfied. Check out our article on the difference between rum and cachaça.

If you like hot drinks, you should try the wonderful American version of eggnog, which contains eggs, cinnamon, rum, vanilla, and cream. This Christmas, shake as much as you want!

eggnog

Boisson alcoolisée préparée et consommée pendant la période de Noël surtout en Amérique du nord, mais aussi en Angleterre et au Canada. Envie de vous sentir américain pour un jour : du lait, un œuf, du rhum ou du whisky, de la noix de muscade et du caramel.

atole

Mexican drink is sometimes prepared with chocolate (in this case we speak of champurrado). The Atole is prepared during the Christmas holidays with masa (a kind of corn flour), panela (raw cane sugar), cinnamon, fruit, or chocolate.

3 HOT DRINK RECIPES TO TRY 

SLOW COOKER CIDER

INGREDIENTS

2 dozen apples (pitted and cut into cubes)
3 cinnamon sticks
1 piece of ginger the size of a thumb (peeled)
2 tsp whole cloves
1 pinch of salt
8 cups water
1 cup brown sugar

PREPARATION

Put the apples, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt in an 8-liter slow cooker. Cover with water. Cover and cook at high temperature for eight hours or overnight.
Strain the cider to remove solids and squeeze the pulp to remove as much liquid as possible. Stir in brown sugar, whisking. Can be served hot, with caramel sauce or a shooter of your favorite alcohol.

SPICY PUMPKIN COFFEE

INGREDIENTS

1 cup brewed coffee
1 cup of milk of your choice
2 tbsp pumpkin puree
2 tbsp maple syrup or brown sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spices
Whipped filling (optional)

PREPARATION

Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and heat without boiling. Mix occasionally, until all ingredients are incorporated.
Serve hot or on ice and top with whipped cream.

HOT CHOCOLATE WITH ROASTED MARSHMALLOW

INGREDIENTS

2 cups of milk of your choice
1/8 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 cup sugar
Marshmallows
Toasted marshmallow syrup

PREPARATION

Combine milk, cocoa powder, and sugar in a small saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat, whisking, until the liquid is hot. Do not allow the mixture to boil.
Pour into a cup and whisk in the marshmallow syrup to taste.
Toast marshmallows in the oven or air fryer until golden brown. Top the hot chocolate with the marshmallows.