30 Festive Christmas Vodka Cocktails to Spice Up Your Holiday Season

The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and, of course, festive drinks. Vodka, with its versatile and neutral flavor, serves as the perfect base for a wide array of holiday cocktails.

Whether you’re hosting a grand Christmas party or enjoying a cozy night by the fire, these 30 Christmas vodka cocktails are sure to add a touch of magic to your festivities.

Holly Jolly Christmas Citrus Cocktail Pitcher

It’s so simple, refreshing, cheerful, and beyond good. Serve this festive cocktail pitcher style for friends and family this Christmas.

• Prep: 10 mins
• Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 cup vodka
• 1/2 cup St. Germain (elderflower liquor)
• 1 1/2 cups fresh squeezed clementine or blood orange juice
• 2 12 ounce ginger beers
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs or mint leaves
• 1 arils from 1 pomegranate

Instructions

1. In a large pitcher, combine the vodka, elderflower liquor (if using), and clementine juice. Chill until ready to serve. 
2. Just before serving, add ice, ginger beer, and pomegranate arils. Serve garnished with thyme or mint.

Rudolph’s Tipsy Spritzer

If you’re looking for a festive holiday cocktail or a change of pace from the usual Cosmo look no further! RUDOLPH’S TIPSY SPRITZER features the perfect balance of flavors that goes beyond a simple mix of vodka and cran. This easy spritzer makes a party-perfect punch that can easily be made kid-friendly. 

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 10 cups

Ingredients

•  2 ½ cups orange juice, chilled
•  2 ½ cups cranberry juice, chilled
•  2 cups Ginger ale, 7UP or Sprite, chilled
•  2 cups vodka (chilled)
•  1/2 cup maraschino cherry juice, chilled
•  juice of one large lemon (about 1/4 cup)
•  cranberries or maraschino cherries and rosemary sprigs (optional garnish)

Instructions

1. In a larger pitcher or punch bowl combine all of the ingredients (leave out vodka if you want non-alcoholic version)
2. Stir well.
3. Serve over ice and garnish with cranberries or maraschino cherries and a rosemary sprig.

Christmas Martini

This Christmas martini is easy to make and perfect for holiday festivities! It’s a cranberry cocktail that’s sweet tart and drinkable. 

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 1 drink

Ingredients

• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) vodka**
• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) 100% cranberry juice (not sweetened*)
• ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) Cointreau
• ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons simple syrup or maple syrup*
• For the garnish: cranberries, rosemary sprig

Instructions

1. Place the vodka, cranberry juice, Cointreau, lemon juice, and syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake 15 seconds until cold.
2. Strain the drink into a cocktail or martini glass. Garnish with cranberries and rosemary and serve. 

Notes

*If all you can find is sweetened cranberry juice, use half the simple syrup quantity (or add it to taste).

**How to make 8 drinks for a crowd: In a pitcher, mix together 1 cup vodka, 1 cup 100% cranberry juice, ½ cup Cointreau, ½ cup fresh lemon juice, and 5 tablespoons simple syrup. Add 3 handfuls of ice and stir until cold. Pour into glasses and serve. 

Cranberry Lime Vodka Christmas Spritzer

This refreshing and festive drink is perfect for any Christmas gathering. The combination of cranberry and lime gives the cocktail a sweet and tangy flavor, while the vodka adds a nice kick.

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 12 oz bag fresh cranberries
• 2 limes slices and squeezed
• 1 liter tonic water
• 1-2 cups vodka (to taste)
• cream soda
• sugared rosemary sprigs for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS 

1. Start by adding your water, sugar, and cranberries to a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
2. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Strain off cranberries into a separate bowl and pour remaining syrup into small bowl and let cool.
4. While the syrup is cooling, add your sliced and squeezed limes and tonic water to a large pitcher and mix.
5. Add 1-2 cups of Vodka to the mix and stir (more or less depending on how strong you want it).
6. Once the cranberry syrup has cooled, add it to the mixture and stir well. You can add a few of the cooked cranberries if desired to the pitcher.
7. Pour into cup over ice, top with a little bit of cream soda from the can. Garnish with rosemary sprigs wet down with water and dipped in sugar.

Cranberry Orange Vodka Cocktail

It is a gluten-free holiday cocktail made with Dixie Vodka, which is distilled six times from non-GMO American corn.

• Prep: 2 mins
• Yield: 1 drink

Ingredients

• 2 ounces Dixie Vodka, or Vodka of your choice
• 1 tablespoon simple syrup
• 1 ounce unsweetened cranberry juice
• 1/2 ounce orange liqueur, prefer Grand Marnier
• Orange Peel
• ice
• Cinnamon stick for garnish
• Cranberries for garnish

Instructions

1. Add vodka, simple syrup, cranberry juice, orange liqueur in shaker. Mix well.
2. Pour into glass.
3. Warm an orange peel with a lighter and put into the drink.
4. Add cinnamon stick and cranberries for garnish.

Red Rooster Frozen Vodka Cocktail

Although the Red Rooster is a frozen cocktail, it came into my life as a Christmas tipple many years ago when my aunt served it to a large crowd in tiny antique glasses. It worked oddly well in that context, and I still like to kick off a winter holiday that way from time to time.

Ingredients 

• 6 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 2 cups vodka
• 6 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate, defrosted
• 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

Instructions 

1. Pour all ingredients into a 9×13-inch glass baking dish and stir.
2. Cover well and freeze overnight.
3. Use a fork to scrape into a slush. This will be easy since vodka doesn’t completely freeze.
4. Scoop into glasses and serve. It’s great frozen but also as it melts.

Rosemary Cranberry Vodka Spritzer

If you’ve been on the hunt for a festive Christmas cocktail, look no further than this refreshing Rosemary Cranberry Vodka Spritzer. Lightly sweet and delectably effervescent, this refreshing adult beverage pairs beautifully with all your festive fare.

• Prep: 20 mins
• Yield: 1 drink

Ingredients

Rosemary Simple Syrup

• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup water
• 2 sprigs rosemary

Cranberry Vodka Spritzer

• ice
• 1.5 oz vodka
• 3 oz cranberry juice
• ½ oz rosemary simple syrup
• sparkling/soda water
• fresh cranberries and rosemary to garnish

Instructions

Rosemary Simple Syrup

1. Pour your measured water and sugar into a saucepan and heat on medium.
2. Cook, stirring the mixture, until your sugar has completely dissolved.
3. Add rosemary and continue heating for 30 seconds before removing from heat.
4. Allow syrup to infuse for half an hour as the simple syrup cools completely
5. Strain syrup into an airtight container and cool in the fridge

Cranberry Vodka Spritzer

1. Fill a highball glass ⅔ full with ice.
2. Add vodka, cranberry juice, rosemary simple syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake.
3. Strain into your highball glass and top with sparkling water and garnish with fresh cranberries and a sprig of rosemary

Spicy Sweet Grinch Punch

It’s a touch of sweet and a little bit spicy…perfectly fitting for “the Grinch”. Finish this cocktail off with minted sugar-rimmed glass for the perfect Christmas punch. It’s both festive and warming, ideal for cold December nights.

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, finely chopped, plus more for serving
• 2 cups vodka
• 1 cup lime juice (about 4-6 limes)
• 1 1/2 cups grapefruit (about 3 grapefruits)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1-2 jalapeño, sliced, to your taste
• 4 (12 ounce) ginger beers, for topping
• pomegranate arils, for serving

Instructions

1. Combine the vodka, lime juice, grapefruit juice, honey, and jalapeños in a large pitcher. Stir to combine and chill for 2 hours. The longer the jalapeños sit, the spicier the drink. Strain out the jalapeños and discard. Return the drink to the pitcher and chill until ready to serve.
2. To make the sugar, combine the sugar and mint in a shallow bowl. Rim each glass with sugar before serving
3. When ready to serve, fill the pitcher with ice and top off with ginger beer. Or fill glasses with the spicy mix and top each glass off with ginger beer. 

Cranberry St. Germain Cocktail

A St. Germain cocktail that’s party perfect for the holidays! St. Germain Elderflower liqueur, lime, and cranberry combine for a light and floral cocktail that sparkles. Make a single serving or prepare in a larger pitcher to serve a crowd.

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 1

Ingredients

• 1 lime (zest and 1/2 ounce juice)
• 1 tablespoon sugar for rimming glass
• Ice cubes
• 2 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce elderflower liqueur such as St. Germain
• 1 ounce cranberry juice
• Frozen cranberries for serving

Instructions 

1. Zest 1/2 of the lime into a small bowl and combine with rimming sugar, rubbing the sugar and zest together with your fingers until fragrant. Sprinkle onto a small plate. Cut the lime into wedges, then use one to wet the edge of the serving glass. Gently tap the edge of the glass into the sugar, coating well. Set aside.
2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Add vodka, elderflower liqueur, cranberry juice, and 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice. Shake vigorously to combine and strain into the prepared glass. Garnish with a lime wedge and frozen cranberries and serve.

Notes

• If you’re making this recipe for a large crowd, increase recipe yield as needed to accommodate your guests. Then, pour your prepared drink into a pitcher for easy serving, and chill in the refrigerator until your guests arrive.
• You can mix all the drink ingredients together except the lime juice up to 8 hours before the party and refrigerate until time to serve. Then, cut the limes wedges, add the lime juice, and prepare the sugar mixture about 2 hours before.
• TO SERVE: Prepare each cocktail glass by dipping it into the sugar mixture or allow guests to dip their own. Set out the lime wedges and frozen cranberries so guests can garnish their drinks as they please. 

Jack Frost Cocktail

Vodka, pineapple juice, blue curacao and cream of coconut create the most delicious, beautiful and festive holiday cocktail!

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 6 cups

Ingredients

• Light corn syrup or honey for rimming glasses
• Flaked coconut for rimming glasses
• 8 cups ice (more or less depending on desired consistency)
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• ½ cup blue curacao
• ½ cup vodka or light rum (I used vodka)
• ½ cup cream of coconut

Instructions

1. Rim the glasses: Pour a thin layer of corn syrup onto a plate and dip the rims into the corn syrup, then dip in coconut flakes.
2. In a blender, blend ice, pineapple juice, blue curacao, vodka and cream of coconut until desired consistency is reached. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.

Chai Spiced White Russians

Cheers to the holidays! Today I’m serving up these Chai Spiced White Russians. This is a classic cocktail recipe with a seasonal flavor twist you’re going to love!

• Prep: 10 mins
• Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 8 ounces Hangar 1 Straight Vodka
• 4 chai tea bags
• 4 ounces coffee-flavored liqueur
• 4 ounces half-and-half
• Cinnamon
• Ice
• Cinnamon sticks and star anise for garnish

Instructions

1. Add the vodka and tea to a large pitcher and allow it to sit for at least 2 hours. Remove the tea bags and add the coffee-flavored liqueur and half-and-half. Stir to combine. Keep the mixture chilled until ready to serve.
2. To serve, fill four rocks glass with ice. Divide the Chai Spice White Russian mixture evenly among the glasses. Garnish with cinnamon sticks, and star anise.

Eggnog White Russian

This Eggnog White Russian is a fun holiday twist on the classic vodka cocktail! Made with eggnog, coffee liqueur, vodka, and a dash of nutmeg!

• Prep: 3 mins
• Yield: 1

Ingredients

• ice
• 2 ounces coffee liqueur
• 2 ounces vodka
• 2 ounces eggnog
• ground nutmeg, for garnish

Instructions

1. Stir the coffee liqueur and vodka together in a glass with ice. Pour in the eggnog over the back of a spoon, if layering is desired, or stir it up and garnish with nutmeg.

Year Round Jack Frost Cocktail

This Jack Frost cocktail recipe is so delicious that you will want it year round, not just in the winter. It’s tasty and pretty!

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

• 2 ounces coconut rum or vodka, live a little, use the rum
• 2 ounces blue Curacao
• 2 ounces cream of coconut (not coconut cream)
• 4 ounces pineapple juice
• 2 – 3 cups ice

Garnish

• coconut (shredded – for glass rim)
• simple syrup (for glass rim)

Instructions

1. Take your finger and put some simple syrup on it.  Rub your finger around the rims of the glasses.  Place some coconut flakes on a plate and dip your glasses in the coconut
2. Get your blender container
3. Add rum, blue Curacao, cream of coconut and pineapple juice
4. Add 2 – 3 cups of ice, cap blender and blend until thick and smooth
5. Pour into glasses, making sure you don’t pour over the rim

Notes

• Cream of coconut is not coconut cream. You can buy this in the cocktail section of a grocery store or in a liquor store.

Cranberry Vodka Spritzer

This festive Cranberry Vodka Spritzer is lightly sweetened with a touch of honey and full of tart berry flavor from a fresh cranberry puree. It’s perfect for all of your holiday entertaining. 

• Prep: 15 mins
• Yield: 6

Ingredients

• 1½ cups fresh cranberries
• ¼ cup water
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1½ oz vodka, per drink
• fresh lime, cut into wedges, optional
• sparkling water
• ice

Instructions

1. Put fresh cranberries in a blender. Add 2 tbsp honey and ¼ cup water.
2. Blend until a puree forms, adding more water if necessary. Pour into a bowl.
3. For each cocktail, add ice to a cocktail glass, then add 1½ oz vodka and two tbsp cranberry puree. Top off with sparkling water and squeeze a lime wedge into glass. Stir gently to combine.

The Lit Reindeer

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 2

Ingredients

• 8 ounces Homemade Cranberry Sauce
• 2 ounces Lime Juice
• 4 ounces Vodka or Cranberry Vodka
• 1 ounces Simple Syrup optional if your cranberry sauce is not sweet to your liking
• Rosemary Sprig

Instructions

1. Into a shaker add cranberry sauce, lime juice, vodka, and simple syrup*. Fill with ice to the liquid line. Give it a hard shake for 1 minute.
2. Strain into a rocks glass or martini glass without ice.Garnish with a rosemary sprig.

Notes

If you have a an already sweet cranberry sauce skip the simple syrup. You may also sub out cranberry sauce for cranberry juice. Use no simple syrup in that case.

Cranberry Vodka Christmas Punch

Bright, bubbly and a little bit boozy, this easy Cranberry Vodka Christmas Punch recipe is a delicious way to toast the holiday season! 

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 15 servings

INGREDIENTS

• 6 cups citrus vodka
• 18 ounces unsweetened cranberry juice
• 18 ounces fresh lime juice
• 12 ounces simple syrup
• 24 ounces lemon lime soda

INSTRUCTIONS 

1. Stir together all ingredients in a pitcher or punch bowl. Serve over ice in low ball glasses and garnish with lime wedges and fresh cranberries, if desired.

NOTES

1. Make sure you use UNSWEETENED cranberry juice. A sweetened variety will make the punch much too sweet.
2. If making and serving immediately, make sure all ingredients are well-chilled before combining. If making punch in advance, stir in the lemon lime soda just before serving.
3. I prefer to serve this punch over ice in the glasses rather than add ice to the pitcher/punch bowl to avoid diluting the drink prematurely.

Very Merry Ornamentini

If you’re looking for the merriest of martinis you need this Very Merry Ornamentini. It’s the ultimate Christmas cocktail served in an ornament. It’s as beautiful as it is delicious!

• Prep: 10 mins
• Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup vodka
• 1/2 cup orange liqueur
• 1/2 cup cherry juice
• 1/4 cup cranberry juice
• 1/4 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed with pulp removed
• Sugared cranberries (recipe in notes) and fresh rosemary sprigs to garnish

Instructions

1. Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously.
2. Using a funnel, pour the mixture into four 3-inch clear glass ornaments that have been rinsed. Replace the topper on each ornament.
3. Add sugared cranberries and a rosemary sprig to four martini glasses. Set the ornament in the glass to serve.
4. Before drinking, slowly pour the contents of the ornament onto the cranberries.

Notes – Sugared cranberries recipe (4 servings)

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar divided
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 bag (12-ounces) fresh cranberries

Instructions

1. In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, combine 1/2 cup of sugar with 1/2 cup water. Stir until the sugar is dissolved (2-3 minutes). Remove from heat and stir in the cranberries until they are well coated. Using a colander, drain the liquid from the cranberries. Transfer the cranberries to a wire rack and let dry for at least an hour.
2. Working in small batches, roll the cranberries in the remaining sugar until they are well coated. Let them dry for at least one hour on a wire rack.
3. Store the cranberries in a bowl without a lid. Enjoy as a snack within two days or use as decor for up to two weeks.

Blood Orange Champagne Mule

This cocktail is a twist on the classic Moscow Mule, with the addition of champagne and the substitution of blood oranges for a pop of color and flavor.

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 1

Ingredients

• juice of 1/2 a medium blood orange
• juice of 1/2 a lime
• 1 ounce vodka
• 8 leaves mint
• 2 ounces chilled ginger beer
• chilled champagne for topping

Instructions

1. In a glass, combine the blood orange juice, lime juice and vodka. Add the ginger beer and top with the champagne.
2. Garnish with blood orange slices and fresh mint. Drink!

Winter Wassail Cocktail

A quick 3 ingredient wassail cocktail recipe featuring vodka, peach schnapps, and wassail. Takes five minutes and yields a fruity and spiced cocktail.

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 1

Ingredients

• 3 ounces Trader Joe’s Winter Wassail, Or leftover wassail
• 1 ounce Vodka
• 1 ounce Peach Schapps. You can also substitute Triple Sec for a slightly different flavor.
• Ice

Instructions

1. Add wassail, vodka, peach schnapps, ice to a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously.
2. Pour into a martini glass or other glassware and enjoy.

Vanilla Cranberry Mimosa

This vanilla cranberry mimosa recipe is perfect for winter brunches, Christmas, and holiday and New Year’s Eve parties! This cocktail recipe only requires 3 ingredients and is very easy to make.

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 1

Ingredients

• 1 ½ ounces vanilla flavored vodka
• 1 ½ ounces cranberry juice
• sparkling wine (champagne, prosecco, cava)

Optional Garnishes

• fresh cranberries
• whole vanilla beans

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the vanilla vodka, cranberry juice and ice. Shake vigorously, then strain into a champagne flute. Fill the glass to the top with sparkling wine. Garnish if desired.

Pear Noël

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 1

Ingredients

• 2 oz Georgian Bay Vodka
• 1 oz pear juice
• ½ oz lemon juice
• ¾ oz cinnamon syrup
• 5 dashes Mister Bitters Fig & Cinnamon bitters
• Garnish: pear fan

Cinnamon Syrup

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 cinnamon sticks

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake over ice until well-chilled.
2. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
3. Garnish with pear fan skewered on a cocktail pick.

Cinnamon Syrup

1. Combine sugar, water, and cinnamon sticks in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let sit at room temperature overnight.
2. Remove cinnamon sticks and store syrup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three weeks.

Sugar Cookie Martini

Made with vanilla vodka, Bailey’s, and amaretto this Sugar Cookie Martini is a sweet and creamy Christmas cocktail with the delicate flavor of freshly baked sugar cookies.

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 1

Ingredients

• vanilla frosting and sprinkles, for rimming the glass
• 1 1/2 ounces vanilla vodka
• 1 1/2 ounces Bailey’s Irish cream
• 2 ounces whole milk (or half n half)
• 1 ounce amaretto liqueur
• 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup ice

Instructions

1. Using an offset spatula (or your fingers), spread a thin layer of frosting onto the rim of a martini glass.
2. Pour some sprinkles onto a shallow plate, and dip the frosting-covered glass into the sprinkles to coat. Set glass aside.
3. Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Close lid and shake until mixed and chilled.
4. Strain into the prepared glass. Serve immediately.

Another Sugar Cookie Martini Cocktail

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 2

INGREDIENTS 

• 4 ounces Vanilla Vodka
• 4 ounces Irish Cream Liqueur (substitute: Bailey’s Irish Cream)
• 4 ounces Half and Half (substitute: Whole Milk)
• 2 ounces Amaretto
• 2 tsp Agave – plus more for rim
• ¼ tsp Almond Extract (substitute: Natural Butter Extract)
• As Needed Ice Cubes
• Optional Garnishes: sprinkles, whipped cream, miniature sugar cookies (agave or icing for rimming the glassware)

INSTRUCTIONS

• Rim Martini Glasses: Coat the rim of 2 martini or cocktail glasses with a thin layer of agave or vanilla frosting. Next, dip the coated rim in either colorful sprinkles or cinnamon-sugar and then set the glasses aside, right side up.
• Shake Martini Cocktail: In a cocktail shaker or mason jar, combine the vodka, Irish Cream, half and half, amaretto, agave and extract. Add the ice and then add the lid to seal the shaker closed. Pick it up and shake vigorously until the shaker is very cool to the touch, at least 20 seconds.
• Pour, Garnish, and Serve: Strain the sugar cookie cocktails into the rimmed glasses. Then garnish the top of the martinis with whipped cream, colorful sprinkles, and a mini sugar cookie.
• Serve: Enjoy sugar cookie martinis immediately and enjoy!

Creamy Eggnog Martini

Celebrate the holidays with this creamy, decadently rich Eggnog Martini. Just 3 ingredients & a few pinches of spice will create the perfect cocktail for the Christmas season. 

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 1

Ingredients

• 4 ½ oz eggnog
• 1 ½ oz vanilla vodka
• ¾ oz Amaretto
• Pinch each of nutmeg & cinnamon
• Garnish: silver sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon stick

Instructions

1. Dip rim of glass in a little vanilla vodka then into silver sugar.
2. In a cocktail shaker, combine eggnog, vanilla vodka, Amaretto, and a pinch of nutmeg and cinnamon.
3. Add a little crushed ice and shake.
4. Strain into prepared glass and enjoy!

Notes

Chill the martini glasses in the freezer for about 30 minutes before serving. This will help keep the cocktail cold.

Winter Wonderland Cocktail

The dazzling and decadent winter wonderland cocktail is creamy, flavorful, and surprisingly easy to make. Whether you’re curled up by the fire or hosting a festive party, this delicious martini variation will have you falling in love with winter!

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 2

Ingredients

• 4 ounces vanilla vodka
• 2 ounces white chocolate liqueur (I use the Godiva brand)
• 2 ounces creme de cacao (white or clear)
• 2 ounces light cream (or milk or half & half)

Garnish – optional

• 1/4 teaspoon simple syrup
• colorful cupcake balls

Instructions

1. If you are going to garnish the glasses, do so now, see notes below on how.
2. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice.
3. Add vanilla vodka, white chocolate liqueur, creme de cacao and light cream.
4. Cap cocktail shaker and shake for 15 seconds. Divide and strain the liquid between the two glasses.

Eggnog Holiday Cocktail

Perfect for the holidays, the eggnog cocktail consists of chilled eggnog, Irish cream, and vanilla vodka.

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 1

Ingredients

• 2 ounces golden eggnog
• 2 ounces Baileys
• 1 ounce vanilla vodka
• cinnamon stick/ground cinnamon garnish

Instructions 

1. Combine all ingredients except for the cinnamon in a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake or stir vigorously and strain into an old-fashioned glass with a large ice cube (or straight up).
3. Sprinkle with cinnamon and optionally garnish with a cinnamon stick and serve.

Notes

Chill your cocktail glass in the freezer to keep your drink cooler for longer.

Vanilla Chai Tea White Russian

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 1

Ingredients

CHAI TEA SIMPLE SYRUP

• 4 chai tea bags
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

CHAI WHITE RUSSIAN

• 2 ounces (1/4 cup) vodka
• 1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) Kahlua
• 1-2 ounces (2-4 tablespoons) chai tea syrup
• 1-2 ounces (2-4 tablespoons) heavy cream
• cinnamon sticks and star anise, for garnish

Instructions

CHAI TEA SIMPLE SYRUP

• 1. In a medium pot, bring 1 cup water to a boil. Remove from the heat, add the chai tea bags, cover and steep 10-15 minutes. Remove the tea bags and add the honey. Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil 3-5 minutes, then remove from the heat. Stir in the vanilla. Let cool. Keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

CHAI WHITE RUSSIAN

• Fill a glass with ice. Add the vodka, Kahlua, and chai tea syrup. Stir gently.
• Add the heavy cream and stir to combine. Garnish with cinnamon and star anise, if desired.

Peppermint Cream Martini

This Peppermint Cream Martini is pretty simple mix of peppermint schnapps, white cream liqueur and vanilla flavored vodka. Perfect for the holiday season!

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 2

INGREDIENTS

• 8 oz. Vanilla Vodka
• 4 oz. Peppermint Schnapps
• 5 oz. Rum Cream Liqueur
• 2 oz. Simple Syrup
• Peppermint Candy

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Begin by crushing or blending the peppermint candy. Place on a small plate to use to rim the glass in a later step.
2. Add 1 cup of ice in a shaker. Add all ingredients into the shaker and shake well for 30 seconds or more.
3. Slightly add water to a bowl, dip the rim of the martini glass into the water, and place rim of glass into the crushed peppermint for the candy crusted rim.
4. Pour shaken cocktail into the martini glasses and enjoy.

Vanilla Champagne Cocktail

A sweet spin on a classic glass of champagne! Perfect for any celebration with several easy garnish options!

• Prep: 5 mins
• Yield: 5 glasses

INGREDIENTS

• 1 bottle champagne
• 5 ounces Vanilla flavored vodka
• 5 each Rock Candy Sticks, optional
• 5 each Vanilla Bean, optional

INSTRUCTIONS 

1. Pour champagne into glasses.
2. Add 1 ounce of vanilla vodka to each glass
3. Garnish with Rocky Candy Stick or Vanilla Bean
4. Serve and enjoy!

NOTES

For a weaker cocktail, you may substitute the vanilla vodka for 1/4 tsp vanilla extract or 1-2 teaspoons vanilla syrup.

Snickers Cocktail

It is a liquid candy bar in a glass with chocolate syrup, vanilla vodka, Irish cream liqueur, white chocolate liqueur, amaretto, and heavy cream.

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon chocolate syrup, or enough to drizzle in glass
• 1½ ounces vanilla vodka
• ½ ounce Irish cream liqueur, like Baileys
• ½ ounce white chocolate liqueur
• ½ ounce amaretto
• 1 splash heavy cream
• caramel sauce OPTIONAL – makes the drink very sweet

Instructions

1. Drizzle chocolate syrup inside a lowball glass. Transfer the glass to the freezer while you prepare the drink.
2. To a cocktail shaker filled with crushed ice, add vanilla vodka, Irish cream, white chocolate liqueur, amaretto, and heavy cream. Shake well.
3. Remove the glass from the freezer and fill it with crushed ice. Pour the contents of the shaker into the chilled glass and serve.