Get Shaking with LFH! Three Festive Cocktail & Mocktail Recipes

As the festive season is quickly approaching, it’s time to make sure that you have everything you need for a great celebration. From decorations and food to drinks and conversation, nothing completes a festive get-together quite like an array of refreshing cocktails! Whether you're hosting your family or having friends over, these three easy festive cocktail and mocktail recipes are inspiringly delicious and perfect for any gathering. So grab some glasses, mixers, garnishes…and let’s get shaking!

Passion Fruit Martini

Ingredients

1 ripe passion fruit, halved

30ml Vodka

15ml Passoa

½ tbsp of lime juice

½ tbsp of sugar syrup

Dash of Prosecco

Ice

Method

Scoop the seeds from one-half of the passion fruits into the cocktail shaker.

Add the vodka, Passoa, lime juice and sugar syrup.

Add a handful of ice and shake up the mix

Strain the mixture into a martini glasses

Top with Prosecco and then add the other half of the passion fruit

Santa’s Hat

Ingredients

25ml Pinkster raspberry gin

15ml Aperol

15ml Disaronno

15ml Crème de mûres

15ml Rhubarb liqueur

50ml Double cream 

Grated nutmeg

Maraschino cherry

Ice

Method

Add ice to a cocktail shaker and pour over all the ingredients

Stir mixture

Strain mixture into coupe glass

Slowly pour double cream on top so that it floats

Garnish with some nutmeg and maraschino cherry

Cranberry Spritz 

Ingredients

50ml Cranberry Juice

25ml Fresh orange juice

Sprig of thyme

50ml sparkling white grape juice

Handful of ice

Method

Pour cranberry juice into glass of choice 

Add in orange juice and stir

Add thyme and ice cubes and stir

Top with the sparkling grape juice