You’re not ready to tis’ the season until a holiday-inspired drink is in your hand, and we’ll make sure you get one. We spoke with Elizabeth Moore, founder of Kitchen Kandy Event Staffing, a service that provides bartender and wait staff for luxury events. Her experience with bartending made her the perfect go-to for Christmas cocktail recipes that will liven up any holiday party, even the zoom ones.
Boozy Grinch
Ingredients:
- 1 packet of Kool-Aid Lemon Lime mix
- 4 cups of water
- 3 cups of lemon-lime soda
- 2 cups of pineapple juice
- 3 cups of vodka or rum
- 2 cups of ginger ale
- Add ice
- Garnish with red sanding sugar for the rim
Directions:
- In a large pitcher, combine Kool-Aid and water
- In a large punch bowl, combine ice, Kool-Aid, soda, pineapple juice, vodka or rum, and ginger ale
- Use a lime wedge to rim glasses in sanding sugar to coat, pour punch into glasses to serve
Christmas Cosmo
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of vodka
- 1 pomegranate-cranberry juice blend
- ¼ cup of orange liqueur
- 3 tbsp of fresh lime juice
- Lime twists
Directions:
- Put the vodka, pomegranate juice, orange liqueur, and lime juice in a large pitcher
- Add ice and stir 30 seconds into a chilled martini glass
- Garnish with lime twists
Don’t let 2020 keep you from making your holiday season as fun-filled as the usual ones. Check out Elizabeth’s website kitchenkandyeventstaffing.com and visit their Instagram @kitchenkandy for any other holiday-inspired tips!