With the festive season well and truly upon us, it’s the perfect time to enjoy good food, good company and great cocktails! So today I’m serving up the festive flavoured cocktails.

As a big believer in theming the drink menu and cocktails to the occasion, here are my two top pics to get the festivities off to a delicious start.

Christmas Ginger Bread Dream

Ingredients:

  • 45ml vodka
  • 45ml Baileys
  • 2 scoops of gingerbread ice cream
  • 2-3 ice cubes

Instructions:

  1. Blend the ingredients in a blender.
  2. Pour in a glass of our choice (we like these handle glasses) and decorate by garnishing with a miniature gingerbread man or Christmas tree cookie.

Nutmeg Espresso Martini

Ingredients:

  • 30ml vodka
  • 30ml Kahlua
  • 1 shot of freshly brewed espresso
  • A squirt of simple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon of Nutmeg

Instructions:

Combine the ingredients in a shaker along with ice, then shake vigorously before pouring into a martini glass and garnish with a pinch of Nutmeg for a tasty Christmas twist.

Celebrant Jamies Christmas cocktails

Image: Still Wild Love

Do you have a favourite Christmas cocktail? Tell us in the comments what your go-to festive drink is we would love to hear, or if you are giving one of these a try we would love to hear your thoughts on how it tasted.

Cheers and Merry Christmas from Jamie’s Bar
Jamie + Cara – Brisbane City Celebrants

Ms Floral Says: Yummo! How good are Christmas cocktails? Thanks so much, Jamie, for sharing your favourites with us. We can’t wait to try them out!

About Brisbane City Celebrants: We are a modern, happy and passionate wedding celebrant duo that simply LOVE celebrating love!