Nothing says it’s the season quite like a festive cocktail, surrounded by good company and amazing food. If you’re keen to make your holly, jolly holiday season even better, then here are five cocktail recipes to add some extra love to your celebration:
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Moscow Mule

Ingredients:
- Vodka
- Fresh lemon juice
- Ice
- 1 can of ginger beer
- Fresh mint
- Lemon wedges
Directions:
- Fill two copper mugs with ice. Pour vodka and lemon juice over ice in each mug.
- Fill each cup almost to the top with ginger beer and stir.
- Garnish with mint and lemon wedges.
Cranberry Mimosa

Ingredients:
- 1 cup of cranberry juice
- 1 bottle of champagne
- 1 lemon (halved)
- 1-2 tablespoons sugar
- A handful of fresh cranberries
- Sprigs of rosemary
Directions:
- Dip the rim of the champagne flute in sugar after lining it with lemon.
- Pour 1/4 cup of cranberry juice into the glass and add champagne.
- Poke a hole through the cranberries with a toothpick, and thread a rosemary sprig through as a garnish.
Christmosas
Ingredients:
- 2 Granny Smith apples, chopped
- 1 cup of fresh cranberries
- 1 cup of green grapes, halved
- 1 cup of pomegranate seeds
- 1 cup of sparkling grape juice
- 1 bottle of champagne
Directions:
- In a large jug or punch bowl, combine apples, cranberries, grapes, and pomegranate seeds. Pour over sparkling grape juice and Champagne and stir well.
Champagne margaritas

Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- Lemon wedges
- 1/2 orange liqueur
- 1 cup of silver tequila
- 1 bottle of champagne (about 3 cups)
- Salt
Directions:
- Combine ingredients in a large jug and stir.
- Run lemon wedges around the rim of the champagne glass and dip the rim in salt.
- Pour into a flute and garnish with lemon.
Christmas-themed Cosmopolitan

Ingredients:
- 1 lemon
- 1-2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup of vodka
- 1/4 cup of triple sec
- 1 cup of cranberry juice
- A handful of cranberries
Directions:
- Line the rim with lemon and sugar.
- Add some ice to a cocktail shaker, and then vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and lemon juice.
- Shake well.
- Pour into glasses and add cranberries.
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