We love Christmas here at Craft Gin Club, and there's not long to go now! If you thought Christmas was strictly for mulled wine and champagne, think again - we’ve selected fifteen of our favourite Christmas gin cocktail recipes to help you celebrate this festive season in style!
From deliciously warming traditional punch recipes to sparkling gin and prosecco tipples for some fabulous festive fizz, and from indulgent boozy hot chocolate to sophisticated classics, these Christmas cocktails are guaranteed to put a smile on your guests' faces. Cheers everyone, and have a very merry Christmas!
15 delicious and easy gin cocktails for a very merry Christmas:
Cranberry Gin Fizz
Mixing gin with cranberry juice and champagne (or prosecco or cava if you prefer), this fabulous cocktail recipe is right, sweet-tart and bubbly in all of the right places. It’s fantastic for your Christmas party celebrations and is sure to impress any of your guests.
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Hazelnut Russian
This creamy, rich twist on a classic White Russian includes a glug of gin, a hearty helping of Tia Maria and a fragrant touch of Frangelico (an utterly divine hazelnut liqueur!). It’s smooth and luxurious and perfect for cosying up with by the fire while it snows outside.
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Mulled Sloe Gin
Sweet, ruby-red sloe gin makes a delicious alternative to mulled wine when it comes to our favourite hot cocktail to sip during the colder months! This hot sloe gin drink is wonderfully warming, sweet and fruity - guaranteed to warm your cockles and put a smile on your face this Christmas, whatever the weather!
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Orange Russian
Fans of Irish cream and coffee liqueur, listen up! You're going to love to try this absolutely delicious alternative to Bailey's'-style sips. Combining coffee liqueur, cream, triple sec and gin, the Orange Russian - a gin-spiked cocktail cousin of the White Russian - is a smooth, sweet and utterly yummy Christmas tipple!
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Gingerbread Espresso Martini
For this Christmas cocktail, we’ve taken inspiration from the classic Espresso Martini recipe and given it an indulgent, festive twist, with the inclusion of sweet, spicy gingerbread syrup in place of coffee liqueur, real cream (for an Irish coffee-style topping) and an aromatic sprinkle of spice!
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Jockey Club
We are in love with the flavour combination of sweet almond amaretto liqueur, smooth gin, and juicy, fresh orange in this simple (but delicious) classic cocktail recipe!
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Sloe Gin Hot Chocolate
Is it a Christmas cocktail or a spiked winter warmer? Whether it technically counts as a cocktail or not, this boozy, rich, creamy homemade hot chocolate - combining real cream, sweet sloe gin, festive spices and melted chocolate - is probably the most decadently delicious hot drink you’ll try all year!
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Clementine Royale
Whether you use shop-bought or homemade clementine gin, the addition of prosecco and edible gold sparkles to this showstopping gin cocktail will add a touch of glamour to any Christmas or New Year party!
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Cranberry Martini
Cranberry and orange - a festive, fruity flavour combination that makes for a refreshing citrus cocktail in between all those creamy Christmas drinks!
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Mince Pie Martini
Nothing says Christmas like a mince pie, and this boozy twist on our favourite Christmas nibble - a warming combination of rum, gin, sweet vermouth and deliciously sticky, spicy mince pies - is just as tasty!
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Hot Gin Punch
This fruity, boozy hot punch, inspired by Bob Cratchit’s concoction in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and flavoured with cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg, tastes like Christmas in a glass! Perfect for when you need a big batch of Christmas cocktails to please your guests.
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Damson or Sloe Gin Royale
Inspired by the classic French 75, this sweet, sparkling cocktail only needs two ingredients and a beautiful chilled champagne flute to create these stunning cocktails - what better way to see in the New Year?
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Chocolate Hazelnut Martini
You know how, when your family gets a box of chocolates at Christmas and there’s always a mad scramble for the ones with the shiny purple wrappers - the chocolate, hazelnut and caramel ones?! Well, we took inspiration from that classic flavour combination and came up with this delicious cocktail!
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Gin Hot Toddy
For the most soothing, aromatic, warming drink on a cold, dark night, you really can’t go wrong with a hot toddy! We love using a smooth London Dry Gin in our version of the classic winter tipple - all the botanicals in your gin really open and produce a wonderful scent and taste.
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Maple Syrup Gin Flip
Marple syrup takes this simple yet festive take on a Gin Flip to the next level. With a good helping of soft cream and a sprinkling of nutmeg, it will make all of you ginny Christmas cocktail dreams come true. We can’t wait for you to give it a go!
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