Signature Christmas Drink

[Tinijocaro]

So...does anyone here have a special drink they serve on Christmas. We usually have wine but I'd love to serve something special.

 

[DisneyBamaFan]

Besides egg nog?

 

[mamacatnv]

Hot buttered rums are a staple. This is a universal drink, we make them for the kids without the rum and top with whipped cream.

1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
2 cups vanilla ice cream
rum
water
nutmeg

1. Combine sugar, brown sugar and butter in a 2-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted (6-8 min).

2. Combine cooked mixture with ice-cream in a large mixing bowl, and beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often until smooth (1-2 min). Store refrigerated up to 2 weeks or frozen up to one month.

3. For each serving, fill one-quarter of a mug with mixture, add one ounce rum and three-quarters of a cup of boiling water. Sprinkle with nutmeg.

 

[Manhattan Princess]

I love egg nog and we usually serve mulled wine at parties, but my favorite Christmas drink is one I discovered at a bar near my house:

A Partridge in a Pear Tree
* 1½ oz pear vodka
* ½ oz lemon juice
* ½ oz simple syrup
* Champagne
* Rosemary, cut into 1½ inch sprigs


Rim martini glass with powdered sugar. Put a rosemary sprig in each glass. Combine vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake well, and strain over rosemary. Top with very cold champagne for a bit of fizz.

This is unbelievably good and incredibly refreshing. YUM!

 

[Acklander]

Cocoa with Baileys and whip cream

 

[plutotek]

I make Gin Marys w/my own special tomato juice mix. Never really liked original Bloody Marys

 

[Tinkermommy]

We have been making Pomegranate Martinis. They are very popular!

I can't remember the recipe exactly but:

- Vodka
- Pomegranate juice
- Lime juice
- Simple syrup

I sugar the rim and drop pomegranate seeds at the bottom of the martini glass. It looks very pretty too!

 

[denisem]

Cocoa with Baileys and whip cream

Or cocoa with Butterschnapps...

I hesitate to suggest Expresso Martini's - did them a few yrs. back for a small NY's gathering & I couldn't keep up with the demand.

Equal parts cold strong coffee, vodka, kahlua shaken with ice; strain into martini glasses; top with 1/4" heavy cream (pour it over the back of a spoon) and garnish with really good dark chocolate shavings.

ETA: Wish I could give credit to whomever posted this recipe on the DIS way back when.

 

[monkeyboy]

egg nog

 

[rie'smom]

Milk punch

2 oz bourbon whiskey
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup vanilla ice cream
1 pinch nutmeg

Combine ice cream, bourbon and vanilla in a blender and process until smooth. Pour into two glasses and sprinkle with freshly grated nutmeg. Serve.

Except that I change the proportions a bit for my punch bowl.

1 gallon ice cream
3 cups Bourbon - not enough to knock you flat

 

[LargoLori]

My mom always made whiskey sours for every holiday. One can frozen lemonade,one can whiskey and one can water. Very yummy!!!

 

[quasar4legs]

We do Italian bellini's at christmas although I live in Australia so we are often having a hot day when a cool drink is so lovely.

Bellini's are made from sparkling wine (traditionally prosecco) although we have been known to use champagne mixed with peach puree. YUM

 

[LargoLori]

I forgot to mention Mimosas in the am.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Brandy Alexanders!

 

[Mickeyluver37]

Mistletoe Martini's!!!

You mix vodka and Midori (which is green) in a shaker, and then pour in the martini glass. Then, slowly pour in a little bit of grenadine directly in the glass. It is a heavier liquid and will sink to the the bottom, creating a layer of red under the green. Garnish with a mini candy cane. The mint/melon combination is actually very good!

 

[cabanafrau]

Almost every year I make a frozen punch that has whiskey, orange juice & lemonade, tea & sugar.

 

[SetzKitten]

godiva chocolate liquor and peppermint creme. serve over crushed ice and garnish with a peppermint stick. So yummy.

 

[SpecialK]

Ruby Nails - 1 part Drambuie to 4 parts cranberry juice

 

[RUDisney]

I forgot to mention Mimosas in the am.

Of course, this, served with baked french toast.

 

[KimR]

Raspberry cosmos. I make them the same way I do regular cosmos except I use Raspberry vodka and eliminate the lime juice.