Migration Mocktails and Cocktails

As the holiday season approaches, we’re counting down the days with our “12 Days of MigrationWiz” social media posts. Each day we’ll be highlighting a unique feature of MigrationWiz. And, while we’re at it, we’re sharing a fun holiday cocktail recipe each day! MigrationWiz and cocktails- everything you need for a December migration project!

So check back each day on our social media pages to learn a new holiday drink recipe to bring to your next holiday party! Consider us your Migration Mixologists this Holiday Season, and we’ll post them all on this blog so you can come back and scroll anytime.

Day 1: Winter Wonderland Margarita

Ingredients:

1 ½ ounces Cenote Blanco Tequila
½ ounce orange liqueur
1 ounce canned coconut milk
1 juiced lime
½ ounce gingerbread syrup

Directions:

1. Rim glass with sugar and cinnamon.
2. Add tequila, liqueur, coconut milk, lime juice, and gingerbread syrup to a separate glass.
3. Add ice and shake.
4. Pour ingredients into rimmed glass.
5. Garnish with rosemary and serve.

 

Day 2: White Winter Cosmopolitan

Ingredients:

1 ½ ounces Cenote Blanco Tequila
½ ounce orange liqueur
1 ounce canned coconut milk
1 juiced lime
½ ounce gingerbread syrup

Directions:

1. Rim martini glass with sugar and lime juice and set aside in the freezer.
2. In a cocktail shaker, combine cranberry juice, vodka, cointreau, lime juice, and simple syrup.
3. Strain into the chilled martini glass.
4. Garnish with rosemary and cranberries and serve.

 

Day 3: Holiday Paloma

Ingredients:

1 ½ ounces tequila
1 ounce lime juice
¾ ounce cranberry juice
Sparkling grapefruit juice

Directions:

1. Rim glass with salt.
2. Add tequila, lime juice, cranberry juice, and top with sparkling grapefruit juice.
3. Stir very gently.
4. Garnish with cranberries and a grapefruit wedge and serve.

 

Day 4: Sweet & Spicy Grinch Cocktail

Ingredients:

2 tbsp granulated sugar
2-4 finely chopped fresh mint leaves
2 ounces vodka
Juice from ½ lime
Juice from ½ small grapefruit
1-2 Jalapeño slices
2 tsp honey
Ginger beer splash

Directions:

1. Rim a glass with sugar and set aside.
2. In a cocktail shaker combine vodka, lime juice, grapefruit juice, jalapeño slices, and honey.
3. Shake gently and pour into your rimmed glass.
4. Top with ginger beer.
5. Garnish with mint and serve.

 

Day 5: Jolly Punch

Ingredients:

1 (64-ounce) container cranberry juice cocktail
1 (14-ounce) container pineapple juice
1 container frozen lemonade
1 can lemon lime soda
Orange slices
Fresh cranberries

Directions:

1. Add cranberry juice cocktail, pineapple juice, lemonade, and lemon lime soda to a large punch bowl.
2. Stir all ingredients.
3. Garnish with orange slices and cranberries and serve.

 

Day 6: Mistletoe Mimosas

Ingredients:

2 tbsp granulated sugar
Cranberry juice or pomegranate juice
Prosecco
Fresh cranberries

Directions:

1. Rim glass with sugar.
2. Fill the glass halfway with your juice of choice.
3. Stir gently.
4. Garnish with fresh cranberries and serve.

 

Day 7: Winter Aperol Spritz

Ingredients:

4 ounces prosecco
2 ½  ounces Aperol
1 ½ ounces cranberry juice

Directions:

1. Rim glass with sugar.
2. Add prosecco, Aperol, and cranberry juice to the glass.
3. Stir gently.
4. Garnish with rosemary and orange slices and serve.

 

Day 8: Peppermint Espresso Martini

Ingredients:

4 ounces vodka
2 ounces Kahlúa
3 ounces espresso
2 ounces half & half
¼ teaspoon peppermint extract

Directions:

1. Rim glass with sugar and set aside.
2. In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, Kahlúa, espresso, half & half and peppermint extract.
3. Shake ingredients and strain into rimmed glass.
4. Garnish with a peppermint stick and serve.

 

Day 9: Christmas Old Fashioned

Ingredients:

2 ounces bourbon
1 ounce lemon juice
1 ounce orange juice
1-3 tbsp maple syrup
1-2 dashes bitters

Directions:

1. Add bourbon, lemon juice, orange juice, maple syrup and bitters to a glass.
2. Stir very gently and serve.

 

Day 10: Candy Cane Martini

Ingredients:

4 ounces vanilla vodka
2 ounces peppermint vodka
2 ounces peppermint schnapps
2 ounces creme de cocoa

Directions:

1. Rim glass with sugar and set aside.
2. In a cocktail shaker, combine vodkas, schnapps, and creme de cocoa.
3. Shake ingredients and strain into rimmed glass.
4. Garnish with a peppermint stick and serve.

 

Day 11: Dirty Chai Cocktail

Ingredients:

1 ½ ounces vodka
1 ½ ounces Kahlúa
1 ounce espresso
1 tsp molasses
1 ounce coconut milk

Directions:

1. Rim glass with brown sugar and set aside.
2. In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, Kahlúa, espresso, molasses, and coconut milk.
3. Shake ingredients and strain into rimmed glass.
4. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and serve.

 

Day 12: Cinnamon Vanilla White Russian

Ingredients:

1 ounce vodka
1 ounce Kahlúa
2 ounces RumChata
0.5 ounces half & half
Cinnamon stick

Directions:

1. Rim glass with brown sugar.
2. Fill the glass with ice.
3. Add vodka, Kahlúa, RumChata, and half & half.
4. Stir gently.
5. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and serve.