Wow your parents with The Tab’s Christmas cocktails
Going home for the holidays doesn’t mean giving up the cocktails. Here’s our guide to the best festive flavours.
No matter what the budget – whether you’re counting the spare coins at the bottom of your bag, raiding your parents’ alcohol cupboard, or simply splashing out on branded alcohol ‘because it’s Christmas’ – The Tab has a drink for you.
Here’s our list to help you feel the Christmas spirit (emphasis on the word ‘spirit’).
Gingerbread Man
This cocktail is a tasty treat that’ll remind you of childhood Christmas’ gorging on gingerbread men… but now it’s even better because it’s alcoholic. Just make sure not to overdo the peppermint schnappes.
Ingredients:
2 shots vodka
Fill with ginger beer
Splash of peppermint schnappes
Splash of cranberry juice (any berry juice will do)
Mulled Wine
A Christmas classic. Best part is that with all the fruit and spice, you can barely taste how cheap the wine is! Just add the wine, sugar, fruit and spice to a saucepan, and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved.
Ingredients:
2 bottles of red wine
3 sliced oranges
1 sliced lemon
250g of brown sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
Sprinkle of Nutmeg
(Or you can cheat with Tesco’s ready-made mulled wine at £3.50 a bottle)
The Grinch
Don’t be fooled by it’s fruity taste, this cocktail is a bit like the Grinch’s smile… Evil.
Ingredients:
2 shots Midori Melon liqueur (can be found in Tesco St Stephens)
1 shot Malibu
1 shot vodka
Lemonade to fill
Melted Snowman
This one tastes just like melted ice cream. And it wouldn’t be Christmas without a glass of Baileys, now would it?
Ingredients:
3 shots Baileys
4 shots Dr Pepper
4 shots milk
Snowball
A good one if you have a sweet tooth. Best part is that Tesco’s own Advocaat is just as nice, but half the price.
Ingredients:
3 shots Advocaat
Lemonade to fill
Crushed ice
Tinsel Bomb
Ok, so technically this is just a glitter bomb, but if you’ve reached the point where you’re downing drinks, you’re probably too drunk to notice. Down it!
Ingredients:
1 shot Goldschlager
Half can of energy drink
Christmas Lights
Broke? This Christmas twist on the classic Skittles vodka shots is perfect for you. Just add red and green skittles to separate bottles of vodka, give it and shake and leave for a few hours.
Ingredients:
Vodka
Skittles