12 Days of Christmas cocktails 2012

The days leading up to Christmas are exciting, but they're stressful too! Between planning and attending holiday parties, buying and wrapping gifts, traveling and decorating, we have plenty of reasons to sip a cocktail or 12.

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On the first day of Christmas...

Yields 1 martini

Ingredients:

• 3 ounces pear vodka
• 1-1/2 ounces cranberry juice
• 1-1/2 ounces blackberry brandy
• Juice of half a lemon
• Few drops simple syrup
• 1 pear

Directions:

1. Put all of your ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a martini glass.
2. Garnish drink with a pear slice.

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On the second day of Christmas...

Yields 2 shots

Ingredients:

• 1 ounce amaretto liqueur
• 1 ounce Irish cream
• 1 ounce vanilla vodka
• Fresh nutmeg

Directions:

1. Layer in two shot glasses each, half an ounce of amaretto liqueur, then top with half an ounce of Irish cream and end with half an ounce each of vanilla vodka.
2. Sprinkle with a few grates of fresh nutmeg.

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On the third day of Christmas...

Yields 1 drink

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces dry gin
• 2 teaspoons superfine sugar
• 1/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
• Champagne

Directions:

1. Combine the dry gin with the superfine sugar and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with crushed ice. Shake well and strain into a Champagne flute.
2. Top with Champagne and garnish with a twist of lemon.

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On the fourth day of Christmas...

Yields 1 drink

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup apple cider
• 3 ounces Wild Turkey bourbon
• Juice of half an orange
• Apple slices

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake cocktail well and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
2. Garnish with 4 thin apple slices.

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On the fifth day of Christmas...

Yields 1 drink

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup Goldschlager
• 1/4 cup butterscotch schnapps
• 1-1/5 ounces Irish cream

Directions:

1. Pour equal parts each of Goldschlager and butterscotch schnapps into a shaker with ice.
2. Shake mixture and strain into a highball glass filled with ice.
3. Pour Irish cream over the top.

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On the sixth day of Christmas...

Yields 1 cocktail

Ingredients:

• 3 ounces Grey Goose La Poire
• 2 ounces elderflower liqueur
• Tonic water

Directions:

1. Combine Grey Goose with elderflower liqueur in a shaker with ice.
2. Shake well and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice, then top with a few splashes of tonic water.
3. Garnish with a pear slice.

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On the seventh day of Christmas...

Yields 1 martini

Ingredients:

• 3 ounces Swans Neck vodka
• 1-1/2 ounces vanilla vodka
• 1-1/2 ounces white chocolate liqueur
• Whipped cream

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
2. Shake well and pour into a martini glass.
3. Top with a dollop of whipped cream.

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On the eighth day of Christmas...

Yields 1 cocktail

Ingredients:

• 1/2 ounce creme de menthe
• 1/2 ounce white creme de cacao
• 2 ounces heavy cream
• Mint sprig

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
2. Gently shake and strain into a highball glass and top with a mint sprig.

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On the ninth day of Christmas...

Yields 1 cocktail

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 ounces gin
• 1/2 ounce apple brandy
• 1/2 ounce grenadine
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1 egg white

Directions:

1. Combine gin, apple brandy, grenadine, the juice of 1/2 of a lemon and 1 egg white in a shaker with ice.
2. Shake well, especially if you use the egg white.
3. Strain drink into a rocks glass filled with ice and garnish with a cherry.

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On the tenth day of Christmas...

Yields 1 cocktail

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces cognac
• 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
• 2 ounces cranberry juice
• Splash of pineapple juice
• Orange slice

Directions:

1. Combine cognac, Grand Marnier and cranberry juice in a shaker with ice.
2. Shake cocktail well and strain into a highball glass filled with ice.
3. Top with a splash of pineapple juice and garnish with an orange slice.

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On the eleventh day of Christmas...

Yields 1 cocktail

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup pomegranate juice
• 1/2 cup Champagne
• Fresh ginger

Directions:

1. Fill a champagne glass 1/4 of the way full with pomegranate juice.
2. Fill the remaining way with Champagne.
3. Garnish with freshly grated ginger.

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On the twelfth day of Christmas...

Yields 6 to 8 cocktails

Ingredients:

• 6 cups white rum
• 3 cups dark rum
• 1-1/2 cups coconut rum
• 64 ounces pineapple juice
• 64 ounces orange juice
• Juice of 2 small limes
• 1/2 cup grenadine

Directions:

1. Combine white rum, dark rum, coconut rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, juice of 2 limes and 1/2 cup grenadine in a large punch bowl.
2. Add ice and stir well. Ladle punch into cups to serve.

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