Hey Cocktail fans, in this Ultimate Christmas Cocktail guide, we'll show you how to make some great Snowball Cocktail variations. We'll give you alternative Advocaat Cocktail ideas without making Snowballs. And we'll show you how to festivate some of your favourite classic Cocktails.  

So, let's start with Snowball Variations!

You know it's Christmas in the UK when you start to see Advocaat doing the rounds! (Not that you needed reminding, as we have Christmas stuff in the supermarket long before Halloween). Advocaat is the UK Lazy version of Eggnog. It's essentially Eggs, Sugar and Brandy. Steve the Barman refers to it as Boozy Custard! the main reason Egg Nog is rarely a thing here is because Advocaat is so cheap. So we've just adopted it as our national Christmas Drink.

How to make a Snowball

It's a simple blend of 50ml Advocaat, 15ml Lime and 100ml Lemonade served in a Hiball glass over Ice. It's a traditional favourite stemming back decades here in the UK.

To add some simple variations to your favourite Snowball, simply make the cocktail up using the recipe above, then add in the following ingredients;

Peach & Cinnamon Snowball

• 15ml ODK Peach Syrup
• 10ml ODK Cinnamon Syrup

Strawberry & Gingerbread Snowball

• 15ml Monin Strawberry Syrup
• 10ml Monin Gingerbread Syrup

Even More Festive Snowball

• 20ml ODK Falernum Syrup

What Else Can You make with Advocaat?

We know many of you will easily get through a bottle of Advoccat (or 3) over the Holiday period. However, what if you like the odd Snowball but are curious about what other delicious drinks you can make?

Well, as always, we have you covered!

These recipes are slightly more in-depth than the Snowball, they will require a Cocktail Shaker of some description. But we promise you they taste fantastic.

Recipe 1

• Coupe Glass
• 50ml Rum
• 50ml Advocaat
• 10ml Monin Chocolate Syrup
• 10ml Monin Vanilla Syrup
• 50ml Milk / Cream
• Supasawa / Saline Solution
• Frona Dried Raspberries

Recipe 2

• Nick & Nora Glass
• 30ml Gordons Mediterranean Orange Gin
• 50ml Advocaat
• 20ml ODK Blood Orange Puree
• 10ml Supasawa
• Frona Dried Orange

Recipe 3

• Rocks Glass
• 50ml Vanilla Vodka
• 50ml Advocaat
• 15ml ODK Green Apple Syrup
• 10ml ODK Cinnamon Syrup
• 50ml Coconut Milk
• Grated Cinnamon or Nutmeg

Festivating Classic Cocktails

Now we'll give you four simple Cocktail recipes you can make over the festive period! These are all famous classic Cocktails but with a festive twist. Starting with the Cosmopolitan, but also attacking the Espresso Martini, a Negroni and an Old Fashioned.

Christmas Cosmo

• 50ml Vodka
• 20ml Cointreau
• 10ml ODK Lemon Juice
• 10ml Monin Spiced Red Berries
• 50ml Cranberry & Raspberry Juice
• 6 drops Stillabunt Magic Foamers
• Frona Dried Orange

Chocolate Orange Espresso Martini

• 30ml Vodka
• 15ml Monin Chocolate Syrup
• 30ml Coffee Liqueur
• 30ml Espresso
• 2 Pipettes Ms Orange Bitters
• Frona Dried Orange

Mulled Negroni

• 30ml Gin
• 30ml Martini Rosso
• 30ml Campari
• 10ml Monin Spiced Red Berries
• Frona Dried Orange

Gingerbread Old Fashioned

• 50ml Whiskey
• 10ml Monin Gingerbread Syrup
• Bobs Winter Bitters
• Frona Dried Orange