As the winter chills set in, your kitchen needs to prepare to accommodate the breezy winds and snowing beauty with some warm cocktails. Adding some exciting cocktail recipes can make your holiday fun and energetic. As the Christmas spirits come into your life, let this outstanding Holiday cocktail recipes take over your party in the best possible way. This will help you make the perfect drinks to impress your friends and family this season.

1) The Red-Hot Santa Tini Cocktail : The bright colors of red and green embedding your Christmas spirit can reflect in your glasses with this fresh mixture of cocoa and cayenne pepper in vodka. A little spicy and slightly punchy, this cocktail is not for the faint-hearted.

What you need:

1. 2 cups of Godiva chocolate liqueur
2. Whipped cream
3. One Thai chili pepper
4. Cocoa Powder
5. Chocolate syrup
6. Cayenne pepper

How to prepare:

1. Add a handful of Thai Chili pepper to two glasses of vodka, and let this sit for three days for the extracts to infuse in the drink.
2. Test the liqueur to check how intense the flavor is. You can add a few more chilies and let it infuse for another day if you would like something spicier.
3. On a plate, add cocoa powder, cayenne pepper, and dip the rim of a chilled glass in the mixture.
4. Add chocolate liqueur and the chili-infused vodka into the glass.
5. Top it with chili pepper and whipped cream and serve.

Tip: You can add Smirnoff ice to this recipe to alleviate the spice of the chili well.

2) Winter Gin and Tonic : This winter version of the classic gin and tonic brims with the flavors and aroma of bold spices. They will enrich your winter evenings with enticing flavors that reflect the beauty of festivities.

What you need:

1. Vanilla
2. Angostura bark
3. Pimento berry
4. Cardamom
5. Seasonal spices
6. 1 cup of London Dry Gin
7. Lemon wheels

How to prepare:

1. In a martini glass, add some crushed ice cubes.
2. In a pan, add water and add the spices. Let this boil together for a while for the extracts to seep into the water. You can also use wine instead of water as a base for the best results.
3. Cooldown this liquid and add it to the glass.
4. Top of the glass with gin and garnish with lemon wheels to serve.

3) Winter Whisky Sour : The glittery shades of bright yellow that truly capture the spirit of the festival is just one of the many amazing things about this cocktail. The splash of citrus blended with bourbon makes it a solid cocktail to cherish this festive season.

What you need:

1. Honey or sugar syrup
2. 1 cup of bourbon
3. 1 tablespoon of orange juice
4. 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
5. Lemon wheels or orange wheels
6. Icing sugar

How to prepare:

1. Cover the rims of the glass with honey and dip it in icing sugar.
2. Fill the glass with crushed ice.
3. Add bourbon to a cocktail shaker and add lemon and orange juice along with some lemon zest.
4. Add honey or sugar syrup and shake it well before you pour it into the glass.
5. Garnish the lemon and orange wheels and serve to impress.

4) Olive Christmas Cocktail : The elegant flavors of elderflower easing into the bright, bold flavors of tequila make one outstanding cocktail to enjoy this festive season

What you need:

1. Cinnamon Sticks
2. Cloves
3. 3 tablespoons Blood Orange Cointreau 
4. 2 cups of tequila
5. 1 cup of whiskey
6. 1 tablespoon of bottle green pomegranate and elderflower cordial
7. Champagne

How to prepare:

1. In a glass jar, mix the Tequila, Orange Cointreau, and Elderflower Cordial and shake them together.
2. Add a stick of cinnamon along with two cloves and let this settle in your drink.
3. Let this mixture sit for a week before you use it for your cocktail.
4. In a glass, add crushed ice and the mixture.
5. Top with champagne and serve this delicious cocktail.

5) Tom and Jerry : This foamy cocktail blends in some fun spices and hot milk in a mixture of rum and vanilla. Like Tom and Jerry, it is a classic and fun-filled.

What you need:

1. 1 cup of Dark Rum
2. 1 cup of Cognac
3. Nutmeg
4. Clove
5. 12 Egg
6. 1 tablespoon cream of tartar
7. 2 spoons of sugar
8. 2 cups of Jamaican dark rum
9. Vanilla extract
10. Hot Milk – Thick Cream

How to prepare:

1.  Start by preparing the Tom and Jerry batter. In a bowl, take 12 egg whites and add the cream of tartar to it and mix well.
2. In another bowl, add the yolks along with sugar, rum, and vanilla extract and mix. Add this mixture to the previous batter and blend them
3. In a mug, add two tablespoons of the above batter, one tablespoon of cognac.
4. Brim the rest of the cup with hot milk.
5. Garnish the drink with nutmeg, clove, and ground spices and serve.

6) Grinch : If you like to take a break from the traditional flavors of winter, then mix up some summer melon flavor using this amazing cocktail. The sour palette and the bright green color will make a pleasing combination for the season.

What you need:

1. 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
2. 1 tablespoon of sugar syrup
3. 2 cups of Midori melon Liqueur
4. Maraschino cherry

How to prepare:

1. In a cocktail shaker, add the lemon juice, syrup, and liqueur and shake them together

Add this to a glass and garnish with cherry to serve.

7) Cider Rules :  The enchanting flavors of apple cider can create this mouth-watering cocktail recipe. The mixture of refreshing and drool-worthy ingredients creates the amazing flavor of this cocktail.

What you need:

1. 2 cups of rum or rye
2. 1 cup of apple cider
3. 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
4. Angostura bitter
5. Walnut bitters
6. Nutmeg
7. Dehydrated apple slices

How to prepare:

1. In a glass, add the rum or rye and mix it with the apple cider.
2. Add three tablespoons of Angostura bitters and three tablespoons walnut bitters to the mixture and blend them well.
3. Garnish it with some nutmeg and apple slices to serve.

These are some amazing recipes apart from the classic eggnog and mulled wine that will bring out the festive spirits in your meal. Enjoy the soft tones of winter evening with these cocktail recipes by your side that promise to enrich it with its magnificent aroma and enchanting flavors.