10 Creative Winter Cocktails That Are Guaranteed to Impress

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Get everyone in the holiday spirit with these winter cocktails! These drinks are perfect for get-togethers and incorporate everyone’s favorite holiday flavors. Impress your guests with these creative cocktail recipes that are sure to be conversation starters.

Slow Cooker Cider

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Slow Cooker Cider is the best warm and comforting seasonal drink! The crock pot does all the work and it can be thrown together in 5 minutes, making it perfect for fall and winter holiday gatherings.

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Cranberry Moonshine

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This Cranberry Moonshine beckons you to take a sip and experience the forbidden thrill that comes with each drop. Brace yourself for a taste explosion unlike anything you’ve ever encountered before.

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Apple Boilo (Everclear Recipe)

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Apple Boilo {Everclear Recipe} is a wonderful alcoholic drink that is one of those fabulous recipes that are passed down from generations to generation. A closely guarded secret that your family treasures like all the boilo-makers before them. It is made most often during the Christmas holidays.

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Cranberry Mimosas

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Cranberry Mimosas are a refreshing holiday cocktail, made with champagne and fresh cranberries. Garnished with rosemary, these Christmas mimosas are perfect for your next holiday party.

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Christmas Sangria

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Enjoy this Christmas Sangria recipe after a long day of holiday fun. With notes of pomegranate, cranberries, and cinnamon, this sangria recipe puts a wintery twist on a summer classic.

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Mint Cranberry Mojito

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Rum cocktails are always so refreshing. With Cuban origins, the Mojito is everyone’s favorite go-to rum cocktail because it’s light and sweet. This Mint Cranberry Mojito recipe has a Christmas cocktail twist on the traditional mojito. It’s muddled mint, cranberries, sugar, rum and soda water with lime. It’s beautiful, with green and red coloring – you can’t go wrong with this festive holiday drink.

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White Christmas Cocktail

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Nothing says Christmas more than this fruity, ginger-y and refreshing cocktail. With a hint of St. Germain liqueur, it is floral and fabulous and perfect for fizzy cocktail lovers. White Christmas Cocktail is a great way to add some holiday cheer to your gatherings, and you don’t need more than a cocktail shaker to make it!

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Mulled Wine

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This traditional homemade mulled wine recipe is incredibly easy to make and always SO cozy and delicious.

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Caramel Apple Hot Toddy Cocktail

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This Caramel Apple Hot Toddy Cocktail is the perfect winter drink! The delicious mix of vodka, bourbon, and apple cider will keep you warm and cozy in those freezing cold temperatures. This apple cider hot toddy is so warming, comforting, and tasty. It’s a festive Christmas cocktail that can’t be beat!

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Festive Christmas Margarita Recipe

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Festive Christmas Margarita Recipe is easy to make, tastes delicious, and is the perfect holiday cocktail. This margarita cocktail recipe is a delicious addition to festive gatherings large and small! It is sure to wow your guests and put everyone in a holiday mood!

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