Have you started planning your holiday parties and holiday cocktails menu? Whether to just unwind on a lazy day, celebrate a festive occasion, spend time with your special one, or hang out with your best buddies, a holiday cocktails drinks are the best option to set off the proper mood. Yes, the theme of our recipe roundup this week is cocktail drinks. We’ve scoured the Stagetecture archive to present you with recipes that you’ll surely love!

26 Holiday Cocktails Recipes for Entertaining

1. Rum Hibiscus Cocktail Recipe

The drink is so splendid that you can easily make it the drink of any big event – like the Memorial Day or the Fourth of July. The mixture of rum and hibiscus tea is thirst-quenching but light in alcohol – perfect for making an occasion just a little more festive and colorful. The flavors from mint sprigs and lemon juice have made the drink even better.

2. Citrus Mulled Wine Recipe

It is tagged as a winter cocktail but no one prevents you to take a sip on a comfortably cool fall night! The preparation is done by mixing together red wine, honey, aromatic spices, and tart citrus fruits including lemon and orange. What’s even better? You can preserve it for two weeks and the spices’ flavors deepen over time!

3. Mojito with Extra Lime Recipe

A classic Mojito cocktail is welcome in any time of the year and for any occasion! The drink is punchy enough to rock any barbecue, party, or outdoor cookout. It is quite strong because of the white rum as the base but the effect has been softened a bit by using club soda and fragrant mint leaves and fresh lime juice.

4. Strawberry Basil Margarita Recipe

A cocktail drinks list would be incomplete without a margarita cocktail drink. And, when it is combined with the refreshing goodness of strawberries and basil leaves? Ah, heaven! The invigorating, uplifting drink is a perfect afternoon cocktail and ideal for awakening your taste buds. The preparation is also easy, as you just need tequila, limeade concentrate, strawberries, basil leaves, and water.

5. Valentine’s Cosmopolitan Cocktail Recipe

How about a love-cocktail drink? Seems enticing, right? Surprise your loved ones with this red-hot cosmopolitan cocktail recipe on the Valentine’s Day or any other special day. The easy-peasy recipe just needs vodka, orange flavor liqueur, and Ocean Spray Cran-Lime juice! It is a vibrant drink that kicks and adds a taste of elegance to a function.

We’ve tried to cover a cocktail drink for every kind of occasion in this recipe roundup list so that you don’t need to look otherwise next time while planning for a cocktail drink. Our selections are so luscious that they will increase the taste of the main and side dishes manifold.

21 Holiday Cocktails Recipes from Blogger Friends

Here is a list of our favorite 21 holiday cocktails that will surely get you in the holiday spirit! These colorful and festive drinks are easy to make and will most definitely impress your friends and family this holiday season. From sparkling apple ciders to peppermint vodka hot chocolate, thereís a cocktail to please everyone. The hardest part will be choosing your favorite!

1. Sparkling Apple Cider Sangria
2. Easy Thanksgiving Drink Recipes
3. Carribbean Eggnog
4. Whiskey Espresso
5. Candy Cane Cooler Cocktail
6. Kentucky Christmas Cocktail with Candied Orange
7. Blood Orange Negroni
8. Pumpkin Apple Cider Shandy
9. The Blitzen
10. Hot Buttered Rum
11. Fireball Cider
12. Hot Holiday Cider
13. Cranberry Mojito
14. Gingerbread Sparkler
15. Cranberry Wine Hibiscus Mint Cocktail
16. Chocolate Orange Cocktail
17. Cranberry Bellinis
18. Pear Chai Toddy
19. Sparkling Candy Cane Mimosa
20. Peppermint Vodka Hot Chocolate
21. Mint Cheer Holiday Cocktail

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This holiday enjoy your friends, family and enjoy entertaining with Stagetcture’s inspiration.