cocktail recipes

Easy cocktails to make at home

It’s always lovely to have an easy cocktail up your sleeve to make friends feel special when they arrive – or to make yourself feel special when you’re signing off for the day. Here are two alcoholic and one alcohol-free cocktails I’ll be serving this Christmas:

🍸 white port and tonic – white port is lighter than red port and perfect with the bitterness of tonic. Pour a shot of white port or Sherry into a tumbler with ice, add good tonic, a wedge of orange and a sprig of rosemary. Stir and serve. Get the white port I recommend – click here.

🍸 light and stormy kombucha – lots of alcohol free drinks are really sweet. Kombucha is more grown-up tasting. I add a sprig of mint, juice of half a lime and sliced fresh ginger to a glass of small batch ginger kombucha. Add a shot of rum or vodka if people want something extra. Get the kombucha I recommend – click here.

🍸tequila with soda and grapefruit – I love a margarita but they can knock you sideways if you have too many. My go-to night out drink is good artisan tequila (not the stuff we did shots of at uni), a big wedge of pink grapefruit, slightly squished and soda water. Go extra by adding a sprig of coriander (cilantro) and a couple of slices of fresh chilli. If you need more sweetness, squeeze a satsuma in too. Get the tequila I recommend – click here.

And if you want to keep going, here are some of the other cocktail recipes I’ve added on here over the years:

If you want my help to enjoy a calm, delicious Christmas, check out my Festive cooking guide. Click here.

Equipment and Ingredients

You can now buy the equipment and ingredients I use in this recipe through my shop. I’ve spent years testing my favourite bits of equipment so rest-assured that whatever I recommend is the best tool for the job and will give you great results without cluttering your kitchen with unused tools. I receive a small affiliate fee from Amazon if you buy via my link. The products don’t cost you any more. These small fees help me keep creating all the free content I share.

Sign up for more

Sign up for my free newsletter. You’ll get free seasonal recipes, tips and videos. You’ll also be first to hear about my online and in person courses.

!
!

I agree to be emailed about your products and services

Terms and Conditions checkbox is required.
Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again.

Follow me

Posted in ,