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Nothing enhances time spent with family and friends like delicious cocktails, so we curated the perfect drink lineup for Christmas.
Rejoice you’ve made it to Christmas and hopefully the presents are wrapped and dinner is coming together. You can’t forget about the cocktails while you get ready to enjoy your time with family and friends. Placing bottles out and letting everyone serve themselves is boring. That’s where BOSSIP comes in to save the day with our 2024 Holiday Cocktail Guide.
Break out the bar cart, prepare your glassware, and ensure you have plenty of ice.
BOSSIPs 2024 Holiday Drink Guide
Source: Don Julio / Don Julio
Tequila Don Julio Coquito*Serving Size: 6-8 People*Ingredients:3 cups Carnation Evaporated Milk3 cups Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut3 Cinnamon Sticks1 Green Cardamom Pods2 Star Anise3 Cloves1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
Method: Bring all ingredients to a simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Add 40oz DJ reposado and 10oz amontillado sherry. Store in the fridge before serving.
Source: Pantalones / Pantalones
Pantalones Organic Tequila Santa’s Pants
Ingredients:2 oz Pantalones Organic Reposado Tequila,4 oz Hot Water,1 oz Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice,0.5 oz Agave Syrup (add more for taste),0.5 oz Cointreau,Cinnamon Stick and Lemon Wedge for Garnish
Methods: In a heat safe glass pour 4 oz of hot water. Pour in your organic Reposado tequila, lemon juice, Cointreau, and agave syrup. Give it a really good stir to melt the honey into the drink. Add a cinnamon stick that Santa’s elves would approve, a couple whole cloves, and a lemon wedge to top off your drink. Let everything mingle for a few minutes and then you’re ready to drink like Santa!
Source: Espolòn Tequila / Espolòn
El Ponche del Fuego Invierno
Ingredients:6 parts Espolòn Tequila Reposado1 part Wild Turkey® 101 Rye2 parts Ancho Reyes Original Chile Liqueur12 parts pineapple juice5 parts spiced simple syrup*4 parts fresh lime juice
Method: Add all liquid ingredients into a large pitcher, stir in garnishes of fried or fresh cranberries, and top with ice.Serve in a pitcher.
*Spiced Simple SyrupIngredients:2 Mexican cinnamon sticks4 star anise pods10 cloves16 oz hot water2 cups white sugarMethod: Toast the cinnamon, cloves, and star anise in a pan for about 1 minute. Transfer the toasted spices to a container, add hot water, and let steep for 20 minutes. Strain out the solids, mix in the sugar, and stir until dissolved.
Source: Tequila Cazadores Reposado / Tequila CAZADORES
Santa’s HelperIngredients:1 ½ oz Tequila Cazadores Reposado Ranked Best Reposado by 2023 LA Spirits Awards and made from 100% Blue Weber Agave)¾ oz. Agave Syrup¾ oz. Fresh Lemon Juice6 Blueberries, muddledTop with Ginger BeerDash of Nutmeg
Method: In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients except ginger beer. Add ice and shake vigorously. Serve in a wine glass over ice, top with ginger beer, and garnish with a lemon twist.
Source: Teeling / Teeling
Candy Cane CoffeeIngredients:1 ½ oz Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey4 oz Local Coffee Roast½ oz Demerara SyrupBar spoon of Heavy Cream
Method: In a warmed glass, mix Teeling Whiskey, brewed coffee, syrup and stir to combine. Top with cream from the back of a bar spoon. Garnish with grated nutmeg and crushed Peppermint.
Source: Nearest Green Whiskey / Nearest Green Whiskey
All of The LightsIngredients:1.5 oz Nearest Green Whiskey.5 tsp Allspice Dram2 dashes Hella Aromatic Bitters.5 oz Honey Syrup.25 oz Fresh Lemon Juice6 oz Hot Water
Method: Add all ingredients to a pre warmed mug. To warm your mug, fill it with hot water and let sit for a few seconds. Pour out the hot water, and then start adding your ingredients. You will still need to add the 6 oz hot water listed in the recipe. Garnish with a clove studded lemon wheel or peel.
Source: Aviation Gin / Aviation Gin
SLEIGH QueenIngredients: 1 oz Aviation Gin.75 oz Aperol.75 oz Spiced Cranberry Syrup.25 oz Dry Vermouth.5 oz Lemon Juice
Method: In a cocktail shaker, add all ingredients. Add ice and shake for 20 seconds. Strain into Martini glass. Garnish with sugar rolled cranberries.
Source: Don Gato / Don Gato
Don Gato’s Big Festive BallsIngredients:1 oz Tequila Don Gato Blanco½ oz pineapple juice½ oz agave syrup1 oz fresh lime juice1 oz melon liquor (Midori)
Method: Combine all ingredients in an empty cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake until frost forms on the outside of the shaker. Strain into a prepared glass. Garnish with two big melon balls.
Source: Cantera / Caantera Negra
Gingerbread CaféIngredients:1 ½ parts Cantera Negra Reposado Tequila½ part Cantera Negra Café1 shot Espresso½ part Frangelico¼ part Gingerbread syrup (equal parts cinnamon syrup to ginger syrup)Barspoon Crème fraiche2 dashes of Pecan bittersGrated cinnamon garnish
Method: Build in tin. Dry shake. Wet shake. Strain into Old Fashioned rocks glass (“served down”). Garnish.
Source: Metaxa / METAXA
METAXA Christmas Spritz
Ingredients:1.4 oz METAXA 7 Stars0.7 oz Reduced Apple Juice0.3 oz Vanilla Syrup2 oz Prosecco
Method: Fill the glass with ice. Pour METAXA 7 Stars, reduced apple juice and vanilla syrup. Top with prosecco and Garnish with orange zest and blueberries.
Source: Remy Martin / Remy Martin
Rémy Martin: The Rémedy
Ingredients:1⅓ oz Rémy Martin 1738 Accord Royal⅔ oz Lime Juice or Verjuice⅓ oz Honey SyrupGinger
Directions: Pour Rémy Martin 1738 Accord Royal, Verjuice, Honey syrup and Ginger syrup into a shaker. Top up with ice and shake vigorously. Strain twice into an Old Fashioned glass filled with ice. Put a slice of ginger on top.
Source: Herradura Silver / Herradura
Tomatillo MargaritaBar Calico, Head Bartender Alex DominguezIngredients: 1.5 oz. Herradura Silver1.5 oz. Tomatillo Salsa*.75 oz. Ancho Verde.75 oz. Lime.25 oz. AgaveSalt and Tajín mix, for rim
Method: Shake, then strain into a rocks glass with half salt, half tajín rim.*Tomatillo Salsa*Ingredients:12 Peeled Tomatillos2 Serrano Peppers4 Cloves GarlicCucumber, halvedCilantro bunchMethod: Roast at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes, then let cool and add to a blender with half a cucumber and a cilantro bunch. Add 4 ounces of lime juice and salt to taste. Blend and let cool before storing.
Source: Jameson / Jameson
Jameson Old Fashioned
Ingredients:6 Ice Cubes2 Parts Jameson Black Barrel2 Dashes Angostura Bitters2 Dashes Orange BittersPart Simple Syrup1 Orange Twist
Method: Fill a glass or cocktail shaker with ice. Add Jameson Black Barrel, Angostura bitters, orange bitters, and simple syrup. Stir until ice cold and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Twist an orange peel over the glass to express some of the oil, then drop it into the glass.
Source: Casamigos Tequila / Casamigos
REPOSADO GINGERBREADIngredients:1.5 oz. Casamigos Reposado Tequila1 oz. Irish Cream Liqueur.5 oz. Ginger Syrup5 – 6 Dashes Bitters1 Pinch Cinnamon½ Rim Equal Parts Salt/Sugar/Pumpkin SpiceGarnish Star Anise
Method: Wet ½ rim of glass with orange wedge or wheel and dip into salt mixture. Combine all ingredients into a tin shaker. Add ice, shake vigorously and strain into a coupe glass. Fill glass with fresh pebble/crushed ice, creating a dome-like top, and garnish.
Source: dewar’s / Dewars
Spiced Pear & Whisky PunchIngredients:1 bottle Dewar’s 12-Year Old Scotch Whisky4 cups Pear juice2 cups Ginger beer1 cup Fresh lemon juice1 cup Simple syrup (or to taste)2 Cinnamon sticks4-5 Star anise podsPear slices, lemon slices, and cinnamon sticks for garnish
Method: In a large punch bowl, combine Dewar’s 12, pear juice, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Stir well. Add cinnamon sticks and star anise to the punch and let it sit for at least 30 minutes to infuse the flavors. Just before serving, add ginger beer. Garnish with pear slices, lemon slices, and additional cinnamon sticks. Serve over ice.
Source: Old Parr / Old Parr
CARIBBEAN POWERIngredients:1.5 oz Old Parr 12YO0.5 oz Passion Fruit Syrup0.5 oz Cinnamon Syrup0.25 oz Lime JuiceGarnish: Fresh mint leaves, Ground cinnamon, An orchid
Method: Add Old Parr 12YO, passion fruit syrup, cinnamon syrup, and lime juice to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 8-10 seconds. Strain into an empty rocks glass. Add crushed ice, then garnish with grated cinnamon, fresh mint, and an orchid.
Source: Lipton Hard Iced Tea / Lipton
Ingredients: A variety pack or single flavor pack of Lemon, Citrus Green Tea, Peach, Half & Half, or Strawberry.
Method: If you want to avoid getting into your bartender bag just chill and serve.
