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5 Trendy Cocktail Recipes for Christmas and the New Year

The holiday season is perfect to try your hand at mixology with refined drinks inspired by the latest trends. Have fun behind the bar as you prepare five festive cocktails.

1. Kir Royal Jelly Shots

Embrace the jelly shot trend and surprise your guests with Kir Royal Jelly Shots. Make this cocktail with sparkling wine and crème de cassis, the two alcohols used in each jelly layer. Gin, lemon and sugar, plus gelatin of course, bring this recipe together. Present the jelly as little bites to savour. Fun!

2. Salty, Smoky and Spicy Mango Margarita

Salt is one of the trendiest ingredients in our cocktails. We use it in this margarita recipe in the form of a saline solution that makes it easier to measure and mix in. It’s the perfect final touch to this blend of mango, tequila and cane syrup. With these smoky, lemony and salty flavours, your taste buds will be titillated at cocktail hour.

3. Sous Vide Limoncello

The sous vide technique is popular in mixology. It’s used to speed up the preparation of the limoncello, an Italian beverage made with water, sugar, lemons and vodka. The traditional recipe requires a lot of patience because the zest needs to macerate in the concoction for several days before you can drink it. With the help of the sous- vide precision cooker, a single day is all it takes! Genius!

4. Orange and Coffee Martini

Reinvented classics are in vogue. Proof? The coffee martini is a staple of drink menus at bars and restaurants. This version sets itself apart with the addition of a hint of orange liqueur. In your shaker, mix coffee liqueur, Triple Sec, vodka and a shot of espresso coffee. Result? A cocktail with a foamy top, on which you lay a few drops of bitters to awaken the flavours. Cheers!

5. Ginger Spritz

Ginger beer-based beverages are all the rage. It’s the ingredient we use in this variation on the spritz, replacing the usual prosecco. This cocktail also includes bitter citrus liqueur, sparkling water and a little lemon juice. No doubt it will please your guests. Take the presentation up a notch by rubbing the rim of the glasses with sugar and decorating them with a half slice of orange and a basil leaf. Simple and festive!

More than 223 drink and cocktail recipes are available on our website. You’re sure to be inspired!