Nothing says Christmas like watching The Grinch and drinking a cocktail inspired by it.
If you were a part of the “Negroni sbagliato, with prosecco in it” viral trend on TikTok , then this article is for you. If you’ve no idea what that trend was and are just looking for some nice cocktail recipes to keep your festive spirit going, this is also for you.
We’ve made a list featuring five of the most viral Christmas cocktails on TikTok for our over-18s readers. Have fun concocting them and sampling them them, but keep in mind that having too many might make your Christmas experience worse .
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1. Grinch Punch
Ingredients: 1.5 oz coconut rum; 1.5 oz pineapple juice; 0.5 oz blue curacao; coconut cream; sprinkles; ice; sprite; one strawberry
Shake with ice, the rim glass with coconut cream and then sprinkles. Pour over ice, add a splash of sprite and garnish with strawberry heart.
Watch the TikTok here .
2. Cranberry Margarita
Ingredients: 1.5 oz tequila; almost a full oz cointreau, ¾ oz lime juice; 2 oz cranberry juice; sugar or salt; ice
This one is fairly straightforward, shake and pour over ice in a glass rimmed with sugar or salt.
Watch the TikTok here .
3. Baileys Tiramisu Espresso Martini
Ingredients: espresso; vodka; Baileys Tiramisu (you can find it in your local SuperValu for €17.00); cocoa powder; ladyfingers
Pour liquid ingredients over ice. Shake well and pour in a glass. Sprinkle with a generous amount of cocoa powder. Add a ladyfinger biscuit for decoration. We know we’ll try and dip it in the cocktail though.
Watch the TikTok here .
4. Winter Aperol Spritz
Ingredients: ice cube; 2 oz aperol; 1 oz spiced cranberry syrup; prosecco; sparkling water; rosemary
Pour the aperol and the spiced cranberry syrup over ice. Bonus points if the ice has rosemary, cranberries or orange peels inside for an extra special Christmas mood. Top with prosecco and sparkling water and garnish with a rosemary sprig.
Watch the TikTok here .
5. Sugar Cookie Martini
Ingredients: 1 oz vanilla vodka; 1 oz amaretto liqueur; 2 oz rumchata; 0.5 oz cream; vanilla frosting and sprinkles
Pour vanilla vodka, amaretto liqueur, rumchata and cream, and shake with ice. Pour the mixture in a glass rimmed with vanilla frosting and sprinkles.
Watch the TikTok here .
Which cocktail would you like to try? Let us know by commenting below.
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