With Christmas fast approaching, it has reached the time of year to start practicing the perfect drink for Christmas Day. Take a look at these six festive recipes and get inspired!
Buck’s Fizz
Day-drinking is acceptable at Christmas, so start the day off right with a glass of Buck’s Fizz at breakfast. All you’ll need it:
- 1/3rd fresh orange juice
- 2/3rd champagne (or prosecco for a cheaper option)
Fill a champagne flute one-third full of orange juice and top with the champagne.
Irish Coffee
If you’d rather start with a hot drink, an Irish Coffee will be perfect:
- 60ml Irish Whiskey
- 2 barspoons demerara sugar
- Coffee
- Fresh cream
Stir the sugar and whiskey into an 8-oz glass containing hot coffee. Float the cream on top by pouring over the back of a warmed spoon. Do not stir.
Boozy Hot Chocolate
Alternatively, there is a Baileys Hot Chocolate:
- 50ml Baileys Original Irish Cream
- 1tsp hot chocolate powder
- 100ml milk
- Cream
Make a hot chocolate, add the Baileys and top with cream.
Eggnog
Eggnog is a Christmas classic, why not give it a go:
- 50g caster sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1tsp vanilla essence
- 397g can of condensed milk
- 100ml brandy
Simmer the sugar in a saucepan with 75ml water until the sugar dissolves, then cool and chill.
Beat the yolks with the vanilla until smooth. Add the condensed milk, brandy and sugar syrup.
Mix well and chill for at least two hours.
Mulled Wine
Mulled wine is the perfect drink to warm you up on a cold winter day. Here is a Christmas Cheer Mulled Wine recipe for 30 people:
- 4 bottles red wine
- 1 pint of water
- ¼ bottle dark rum
- 1 lemon
- 12 cloves
- ½ ground cinnamon
- Nutmeg
Heat the wine, water and rum together
Stick the lemon with the cloves and bake in the oven for 15 minutes at 175C degrees. Add the cinnamon and a little grated nutmeg to the wine mixture. Float the hot lemon on it.
Hot Buttered Rum
A Hot Buttered Rum will have the same warming effect, with less steps:
- 60ml dark rum
- 1 cube of sugar
- 1 small slice of butter
- 4 cloves
Place all in a glass and fill with boiling water. Stir.
Any of these drinks will go down perfectly at a Christmas party or a cozy night in watching festive films, so give them a try!
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