Christmas 2024: 5 Cocktail Recipes For Your Secret Santa House Party!

Christmas is just around the corner, and what better way to spice up your Secret Santa house party than with festive cocktails? Whether you're hosting friends, family, or colleagues, these delightful drinks will add a dash of cheer to your gathering. From classic flavours to creative twists, here are five cocktail recipes to make your Christmas 2024 celebration unforgettable!

Here is the step-by-step guide to five cocktail recipes for the Secret Santa party this Christmas:

Rum Old Fashioned

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Try exclusive rum-based cocktail recipes by Shubham Shukla, educator and mixologist at Tulleho.

Ingredients:

1½ ounces rum

¾ ounce simple syrup

3-4 dashes of orange bitters

1-2 dashes of cinnamon bitters

Ice

Orange peel for garnish

Steps to follow:

In a mixing glass, add ice, rum, simple syrup, and bitters.

Stir rapidly to chill.

Strain into a rock glass over fresh ice.

Garnish with an orange peel.

Winter in Solan

Ingredients:

Rum

Fresh lime juice

Gooseberry

Coriander leaves

Soda

Steps to follow:

Add 1½ ounces of rum.

Add ½ ounce of fresh lime juice.

Add 1½ ounces of gooseberry.

Add liqueur, 5-6 fresh coriander leaves, and soda.

Use glassware—a long-stem goblet—to enjoy the cocktail.

Dark N Stormy

Ingredients:

4 fluid ounces of ginger beer

2 fluid ounces rum

½ cup ice

Steps to follow:

Combine ginger beer and rum in an old-fashioned glass.

Add ice and stir.

Rum delight

Ingredients:

Rum

Lime Juice

Orgeat

Orange Juice

Aromatic Bitters

Soda

A slice of orange

Steps to follow:

Add 1½ ounces of rum.

Add ½ ounce of lime juice.

Add 1-ounce of orgeat.

Add 1-ounce of orange juice.

Add 2 dashes of aromatic bitters and a dash of soda.

For garnishing, use a dehydrated orange slice.

December Daiquiri

Ingredients:

¾ ounce rum

¾ ounce spiced rum

¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice

½ ounce falernum

Ice

Steps to follow:

Chill a martini glass or coupe.

In a cocktail shaker, add ice, dark rum, spiced rum, lime juice, and falernum.

Shake to chill.

Strain into the chilled glass.