5 Traditional Cocktails for Your Next Vacation

So you are planning a holiday vacation or gathering with your friends and family to take off your mind from your daily routine. We know that holidays can be stress-busters, but holidays along with some of the great cocktails can make your days end well. Here are five traditional cocktails for your next holiday. 

The Other Side Of The Cocktails

Yes, we know that almost all cocktails are lip-smacking, and everyone enjoys their favorite ones. But there are more than the culinary benefits of these drinks. Here is a couple of them:

• As per research, moderate and occasional consumption of alcohol reduces the risk of diabetes and osteoporosis.

• Apart from the medical benefits, cocktails bring people closer over the brunch or dinner table. This holiday season, you should enjoy the following cocktails with your friends and family.

Signature Slow Cooker Sangria

Forgive us for being cliche; we couldn’t resist starting with a signature holiday cocktail drink. Sangria is perfect for anyone who loves the freshness of fruits and the mild hit of alcohol. 

Ingredients

• Red wine (1 or 2 bottles depending on the number of servings that you’ll make.)
• 200 ml pomegranate juice.
• Brandy (half cup)
• A quarter cup full of sweetener.
• Cinnamon sticks (two to three)
• Triple sec (¼ cup).
• Diced apples
• Sliced oranges

Procedure

1. Pour all the liquids – brandy, wine, triple sec, and sweetener into a good quality slow cooker tumbler and mix them well.
2. Break cinnamon sticks in two and add them to the liquid.
3. Add apples and pears to the liquid, and let the pot simmer for a good couple of hours.
4. Top the drink with orange slices and enjoy a lip-smacking cocktail.

Pisco Sour

If you are fed up with the usual flavors of the vacation season, like – chocolate, cinnamon, and spices, the sour flavor is a great way to break the monotony.

Ingredients

• A couple of ounces Pisco.
• Sweetener, as per choice.
• Lime juice
• Two egg whites
• Bitters of Angostura

Procedure

1. Get a cocktail shaker and add Pisco, egg whites, sweetener, and lime juice to it.
2. Add ice to the shaker and start shaking to make a fizzy cocktail.
3. Now strain the cocktail in a glass.
4. Garnish it with Angostura bitters.

Enjoy this incredible cocktail with the people you love.

Peppermint Martini with White Chocolate

This is an exciting holiday cocktail with a twist of two different flavors. Enjoy it this holiday season.

Ingredients

• One and a half ounces of white chocolate liquor.
• Vanilla vodka (1.5 ounces)
• A half-ounce of peppermint.
• White chocolate syrup or melted chocolate chips (for the rim of the glass).
• Peppermint crushed to garnish the drink.
• Chocolate flavored liquid

Procedure

1. Prepare your glass first. Dip the glass’s rim in melted white chocolate or chocolate syrup and sprinkle the crushed peppermint onto it.
2. Add vanilla vodka, chocolate flavored liquor, and peppermint into a cocktail shaker and shake it vigorously.

The cocktail is perfect for people who love sweet and creamy drinks. Strain the drink and enjoy a relaxed evening with your loved ones.

Enjoy this drink with authentic spaghetti made in the goodness of olive oil and enriched with quality cheese.

The Holiday Cocktail

This holiday cocktail is a classic one. Here’s what you’ll need.

You’ll need some chopped cucumber, rose flavor, Aperol, and lime juice.

Ingredients

• Fresh rose petals.
• Diced/cubed cucumbers.
• Aperol
• Lime juice
• Rose extract

Procedure

1. Add cucumber cubes, rose flavor extract, Aperol, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker along with some ice cubes.
2. A good five to ten minutes of shaking would make a great cocktail for you.
3. After shaking the cocktail mix, pour the drink into a champagne glass and top it with a generous layer of whipped cream.
4. Top the whipped cream with fresh rose petals and enjoy your evening cocktail.

As this cocktail is already topped with sweet whipped cream and rose flavor, you can combine it with your favorite dessert.

Apple Pie Cocktail

Here’s what you will need to make this fantastic holiday cocktail to lift the holiday spirit:

Ingredients

• Apple juice
• Spiced apple cider vinegar for added tanginess.
• A bottle of cinnamon whisky.
• Flavored vodka or vanilla essence to add to the liquor.
• Brown sugar to cover the glass’ rim.

Procedure

1. Add apple juice, cinnamon whisky, flavored vodka, and spiced apple cider vinegar to a cocktail shaker. If you don’t have a cocktail shaker available at hand, you can also use a hand blender.
2. The drink will be ready in a few minutes.
3. Pour the mix into a cocktail glass with its rim covered in brown sugar.

A great fruity cocktail is perfect for lunch with your family or friends.

Conclusion

Those were the top five of our traditional Christmas cocktails for the holidays. These recipes combine the holiday season’s actual and authentic flavors to make cocktails more fun for everyone. Tell us about your favorite cocktail recipes in the comment section below.