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November 20, 2025

25 Best Boozy Christmas Drinks & Cocktails

Hey there!  Are you looking for some top notch Christmas cocktails and drinks to mix up this year?

Great, you’re in the right place.

I’ve saved you some time from searching all over, and have packaged up the best boozy Christmas cocktails for you below.

You’ll find classic Christmas flavors for both hot and cold Christmas drinks.

These cocktails are full of flavor as well as five star reviewed, so cheers to that! 

For more information and full recipe details, follow the in-text link below the images.

Let’s get to it!

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#1) Whoville’s Spiced Up Christmas Margarita

Christmas Drink Alcohol

Source: Half Baked Harvest

This delicious Christmas margarita is exploding with flavors of pomegranate and tangerine juice.

It’s perfectly spiced for Christmas with cinnamon, vanilla and ginger with the tequila and orange liquor that is classic margarita flavor!

#2) Green Grinch Christmas Cocktail Recipe

Source: Sassy Cocktail

This gorgeous green grinch cocktail is fresh and flavorful!

It’s made with a melon Midori vodka, lemon lime soda and maraschino cherry garnishes ~ yum!

#3) Naughty Elf Christmas Cocktail

Christmas Cocktail Recipe

Source: Slimming Violet

This is a delicious blend of peppermint schnapps and chocolate liqueur.

Creamy and rich that is perfectly garnished with cracked candy cane and chopped chocolate.

#4) White Christmas Mojito Cocktail

Christmas Cocktail

Source: Lulus

This beautiful and refreshing Christmas cocktail has a frosty white color and the perfect green and red Christmas garnishes.

It’s a fizzy mixture of mint, coconut milk, lime juice, rum and sparkling water.

#5) Spicy Sweet Grinch Cocktail

Christmas Drink Alcohol

Source: Half Baked Harvest

If you are a fan of salty dog cocktails, you are going to love this similarly inspired Grinch cocktail.

It has tart grapefruit juice, honey, lime, and jalapeno that has an unexpected and delicious finish!

#6) Christmas Peppermint Espresso Martini Cocktail

christmas cocktail recipe

Source: Molly’s Home Guide

This caffeine boost espresso martini is filled with peppermint vodka, coffee liqueur, and cooled espresso.

This cocktail will give you the energy to party throughout the night! 

#7) Big Batch Christmas Sangria Cocktail

Christmas drink alcohol

Source: Sugar & Soul

This delicious sangria is made with a potent combination of red wine, fruit juices, brandy, and soda.

It is the perfect large batch drink to mix up and serve at your Christmas party!

#8) Classic Spiked Holiday Eggnog

Christmas Cocktail

Source: Craft & Cocktail

If you haven’t tried the traditional spiked holiday egg nog, you really need to!

I usually pass on the rich boozy drinks, but the flavor of this one is worth making an exception especially over the holidays.

Cinnamon, nutmeg, cream and bourbon will warm you up from the inside. 

#9) Christmas Moscow Mule Cocktail

Christmas Cocktail

Source: Homemade Heather

Everyone loves a Moscow mule in a copper mug, especially at Christmas time!

This one is especially delicious with cranberry, lime, and a fresh rosemary garnish.

#10) Sugar Cookie Martini Christmas Cocktail

Christmas drink alcohol

Source: Wholefully

If you look forward to a frosted Christmas sugar cookie, you are going to love this sugar cookie cocktail!

It has festive flavors of Irish cream and Amaretto all with a Christmas sprinkle covered rim!  Yum

#11) Rudolph’s Tipsy Spritzer Holiday Drink

Christmas Holiday Drink Alcohol

Source: Tidy Mom

This tipsy spritzer is one of the most popular Christmas cocktails on pinterest!

It’s a sweet combination of orange, cranberry, and maraschino cherry juice.

#12) Gingerbread White Russian Christmas Cocktail

Christmas Cocktail

Source: Half Baked Harvest

The flavors of gingerbread cookies and a white Russian cocktail are a match made in heaven.

The classic Kahlua and cream flavor is kicked up a notch with fresh ginger, cinnamon, and molasses. 

#13) Jingle All The Way Christmas Jingle Juice

Source: The Cookie Rookie

Yes please to this delicious cranberry apple jingle juice Christmas drink.

It combines rose, vodka, orange liquor and fresh citrus flavors that are perfect for the holidays!

#14) Classic Hot Buttered Rum Christmas Cocktail

Source: Celebrating Sweets

Hot buttered rum is another classic cold weather cocktail that is perfect over Christmas.

Buttery, sweet, and warming this drink is quick favorite to cozy up to.

#15) Lighter Christmas Cranberry Margarita

Source: The Endless Meal

This delicious margarita is light and fresh with muddled cranberries and tequila.

It’s beautiful blush color is festive and the rosemary simple syrup keeps it fresh and light.

#16) White Chocolate Peppermint Martini Christmas Cocktail

Christmas cocktail recipe

Source: Slimming Violet

The perfect Christmas cocktail flavor combination!  

White chocolate liquor, peppermint schnapps, and smooth cream and whipped topping with a peppermint candy finish makes the perfect dessert cocktail!

#17) Bourbon Lovers Christmas Old Fashioned

Christmas Drink Alcohol

Source: Half Baked Harvest

This delicious Christmas flavored old fashioned boasts infused maple syrup with warming bourbon, lemon, orange, and bitters.

Ginger beer supplies a fizzy finish that is perfect for the holidays.

#18) The Best Boozy Pecan Pie Christmas Cocktail

Christmas Cocktail

Source: Kimspierd DIY

This creative drink is LOADED with flavor, and the caramel pecan coated rim just puts it over the top delicious.

It calls for Pecan vodka, almond milk, and Irish cream with an unforgettable flavor!

#19) Holly Jolly Christmas Cocktail Recipe

Source: Food Brand Logo

This delicious cocktail recipe is customizable and filled with classic Christmas flavors.

Built around cranberry orange base flavors, you pick the liquor and fizz to round out this recipe.

#20) Jack Frost Christmas Cocktail

Christmas Cocktail Recipe

Source: Slimming Violet

This delicious blend of vodka, blue curacao, coconut cream, and pineapple is refreshing and frosty!

It’s gorgeous color is unique and tropical, with a toasted coconut topping.

#21) Fireball Hard Apple Cider Christmas Cocktail

Christmas drink alcohol

Source: Entertaining Diva

This drink is popular as a fall cocktail that can lead right into Christmas.

The potent Fireball cinnamon flavor is perfectly paired with apple cider that can be enjoyed both hot or cold!

#22) Snowbank Christmas Cocktail Recipe

Source: Nellie Bellie

This recipe is super simple to make, and incredibly delicious.

Coconut liqueur, ice and cream of coconut comes together in the perfect festive flavor combination.

#23) Winter Wonderland Gin & Tonic Christmas Cocktail

Christmas cocktail recipe

Source: Kapnos Dining Club

This gin and tonic is crisp and refreshing with rosemary and lemon peel.

High quality gin and bubbly tonic water help this come together in a snap.

#24) Last But Not Least – Peppermint Spiked Hot Chocolate

Christmas Alcohol Drinks

Source: The Crumby Kitchen

There is no way we could round out this list without including a recipe for spiked hot chocolate!

Peppermint Schnapps is a hot chocolate lovers best friend with it comes to this sweet and warm Christmas cocktail.

#25) Christmas Cosmo Rosemary Lemon Drop

Source: Dinners Done Quick

Everyone loves a lemon drop cosmo!

Give it a holiday twist with infused rosemary, cranberry and orange.

Happy Holiday Drink Mixing!

I hope you found some Christmas cocktails to cheers to this season.

It’s always a good time to celebrate with friends and family around a well mixed drink!

For even more Christmas inspired content, check out the similar posts below.

  • 15 Five Star Christmas Cookies You Need To Try This Season
  • Fun Ideas For A Legendary Christmas Party Charcuterie Board
  • 20 Hilarious Ugly Christmas Sweater Ideas
  • 20 Christmas Party Food Ideas Your Guests Will Love

Cheers for now!

<3 Ang

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