Top Christmas Cocktails: Here are the UK's 13 favourite festive tipples - and how to make them
Party season is almost with us, so here are the drinks most Brits will be enjoying at bars and at home.
According to research from online drinks retailer NIO Cocktails, Brits are choosing more and more to toast celebratory occasions with cocktails, instead of Champagne, wine and prosecco.
And that’s certainly the case during the festive season, with internet searches for ‘cocktails’ peaking during December and TikTok cocktail videos clocking up more than 4.2billion views.
The surbey found that New Year is the occasion when most people will opt for a cocktail over other drinks – around 5.8 million of us – closely followed by Christmas Day itself.
Here are the 13 most popular Christmas tipples and how to make them at home. Remember to drink responsibly.
The surbey found that New Year is the occasion when most people will opt for a cocktail over other drinks – around 5.8 million of us – closely followed by Christmas Day itself.
5. Porn Star Martini
Yet another martini completes the top 5 (although in reality it has very little in common with a classic martini). To make the Porn Star variant, shake up 60ml vanilla vodka, 30ml passoa, 1 tbsp lime juice, 1 tbsp sugar syrup and passionfruit seeds scooped from one fresh fruit. Pour into a martini glass, top up with Prosecco and garnish with a cut passionfruit. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
6. Cosmopolitan
For the perfect sweet and sour Cosmopolitan used a cocktail shaker to mix 45ml lemon vodka, 15ml triple sec, 30ml cranberry juice and 10ml lime juice. Then pour into a martini glass and garnish with either orange zest or a slice of lime. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
7. Mulled Wine
It wouldn't be Christmas without a glass of warm mulled wine. There are plenty of different recipes, along with supermarket pre-mixes, but for an easy version warm up a bottle of red wine, 1 sliced clementine, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 star anise, 3 dried figs, 4 cloves and 3 black peppercorns in a pan. Once heated, remove the spices, ladle into a glass, add a little brandy and garnish with a slice of orange and a cinnamon stick. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
8. Old Fashioned
Taking minutes to make, to create an Old Fashioned simply mix 1 tsp of sugar, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, a splash of water and 60ml Scotch whisky or bourbon into a tumbler. Garnish with ice and an orange slice. Some also like the addition of a maraschino cherry and a dash of soda water. Photo: Canva/Getty Images