Red Christmas Cocktail with Vodka
Make this red Christmas cocktail with cranberry juice, vodka, and sparkling grape juice. Give it a festive name like “Rudolph’s Shiny Red Cocktail” and serve it as a signature drink for a Christmas cocktail party.
Red Christmas Cocktail
Nothing completes a Christmas party like a color-coordinated signature drink with seasonal flavors. I created this red Christmas cocktail with Vodka, cranberry juice, white grape juice, and the addition of something bubbly!
The taste is a little sweet and a little tart, and goes down smooth. Garnish with fresh cranberries threaded onto a pick, or freeze some in ice cubes.
Why You’ll Love It
- People love vodka drinks, and it goes especially well with the holiday flavors like cranberry or pomegranate.
- The color makes it festive and seasonal. Enjoy it at home for adult gatherings like this Naughty or Nice Christmas party.
- It’s so good it even tastes great for Christmas brunch. Serve it with a festive brunch charcuterie board on Christmas morning.
Ingredients
Here’s what you need for this drink.
- Vodka. Some top brands for mixing party drinks are Tito’s, Effen, Stoli, Absolut, or Smirnoff. But really, choose your favorite!
- Cranberry juice. Make sure you get cranberry juice, not “juice cocktail.” The juice is less sweet than the cranberry juice cocktail so it has better balance with the other flavors.
- Sparkling white grape juice. It adds effervescence, depth, and sweetness to balance out the cranberry.
- Fresh cranberries. These are for garnish. You can thread them onto a fresh rosemary stem for the perfect garnish for Christmas.
Quick Tip
If you want to enhance the red color of the drink simply add a drop of red food coloring to the mix.
Red Christmas Drinks
Give these red drinks a fun name when you serve them at parties. Call it Rudolph’s Red Nose, or Shiny Red Sleigh, Santa’s red suit, etc.
- Christmas mimosa
- Santa’s Helper cocktail
- Pomegranate sparkle cocktail
- Pomegranate hula breeze cocktail
- Pomegranate sparkling martini
- Red Valentine’s day cocktail (just give it a holiday name)
There’s no better time to celebrate the holidays at home; cheers!
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Red Christmas Cocktail with Vodka recipe
This red Christmas drink is a twist on vodka and cranberry juice, for a festive signature party cocktail.
Ingredients
- 3 oz. Vodka
- 1/2 cup Cranberry Juice
- 1/2 cup Sparkling White Grape Juice
- Fresh cranberries for garnish.
Instructions
- Combine ingredients over ice, and garnish with several fresh cranberries threaded onto a pick of rosemary stem.
I could go for one of these right now! Tis the season after all. 😉
Cheers to that! Thanks for stopping by, Leah 🙂