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We’re kicking off the holiday season with this festive Mistletoe Kiss Cocktail. Homemade ginger honey syrup, mixed with vodka, pomegranate juice, orange liqueur, and lime, then topped off with bubbly water. Made extra sweet and special with Campari, then finished with sugar-dusted rosemary for a festive and delicious holiday cocktail. So fun and yummy for upcoming Christmas parties with family and friends.
Happy Christmas cocktail Saturday! These are my favorite posts to share. Very excited for today’s cocktail (or mocktail), it might end up being my favorite of the season!
Hoping everyone is enjoying their long holiday weekend. It’s the perfect weekend to mix up Christmas cocktails, light a fire, and watch holiday movies on repeat all night. The festive, coziest season is here. I hope you all plan to enjoy it!
At this point, I’ve made more cocktails than I ever thought I could. There was once a time when I thought I had made them all, but then I started to explore different liqueurs, experience new drinks while traveling, and pick my family’s brains for ideas.
Now, I have so many new ones to make. Our Christmas cocktail list is very FULL this season.
Here are the details
Step 1: the ginger syrup
The ginger syrup is key here. Honey, fresh ginger, cinnamon, and rosemary all simmered together. Nothing complicated, just the warming holiday flavors we all love.
It will give the cocktail just the right amount of sweetness and spice.
Step 2: mix the cocktail
The drink is simply vodka and Campari stirred together with pomegranate juice, orange liqueur, and lime juice. Originally the drink called for Chambord, but Campari has warmth with cinnamon and cloves, it sounded great for this mix. The Campari gives the cocktail a special touch with its sweetness, and hints of orange, cinnamon, and cloves. Such a unique, but delicious combination!
It’s something you don’t often get but is truly the perfect pairing. Top the drink off with sparkling water for a little fizziness.
Step 3: make it fancy
Sugared rosemary, pomegranate, and a cinnamon stick – my favorite cocktail garnishes to add to drinks this time of year, delicious and so pretty. I love the way these garnishes make the drink sparkle like snow!
The rosemary is so simple to make. Grab fresh rosemary sprigs, dampen them with water (or dip them into the ginger syrup), then cover in granulated sugar. Let the rosemary dry for an hour at room temperature. It’s this glistening rosemary that’s the perfect final touch.
This Mistletoe Kiss is holiday cocktail perfection, it’s always a hit! Happy holiday season everyone!!
Looking for other easy drink recipes?? Here are my favorites:
Sparkling Christmas Party Punch
Holiday Cheermeister Bourbon Punch
Spiced Honey Bourbon Old Fashioned Pitcher
Lastly, if you make this Mistletoe Kiss Cocktail, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Mistletoe Kiss Cocktail
Servings: 1
Calories Per Serving: 351 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
Ginger Syrup
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 inches fresh ginger sliced
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 sprig rosemary
Cocktail
- 2 ounces (1/4 cup) vodka
- 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) pomegranate juice
- 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) Campari
- 1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) orange liqueur (Cointreau)
- 1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) lime juice
- 1 -2 tablespoons ginger syrup
- sparkling water, for topping
Instructions
- 1. To make the ginger syrup. In a pot, bring 1/2 cup water, honey, ginger, cinnamon, and rosemary to a boil over high heat. Boil for 2-3 minutes, then remove from the heat. Let cool, then strain the syrup into a glass jar. This syrup makes enough for about 6 drinks.2. In a glass filled with ice, combine 1-2 tablespoons of ginger syrup, vodka, pomegranate juice, Campari, orange liqueur, and lime juice. Stir to mix. Top off with sparkling water. Garnish with pomegranate arils, sugared rosemary, and cinnamon sticks, if desired.3. To Make a Mocktail: Add a tiny pinch of cloves to the ginger syrup. Then, omit the vodka, Campari, and orange liquor. Use 2 additional tablespoons of pomegranate juice, 1 tablespoon of lemon or lime juice, and 2 tablespoons of orange juice. SUGARED ROSEMARY1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Gently run rosemary sprigs under a little water to dampen, then place on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle the rosemary with granulated sugar on all sides, making sure the rosemary is thoroughly coated in sugar. Allow to dry on the baking sheet for 1 hour. The rosemary can be made 1 day in advance and stored at room temperature.
Mistletoe Kiss Punch
Servings: 8
Calories Per Serving: 351 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 inches fresh ginger, sliced
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 2 cups vodka
- 1 cup pomegranate juice
- 1 cup Campari
- 1/2 cup orange liqueur (Cointreau)
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- ginger syrup
- 3/4 bottle sparkling, water for topping
Instructions
- 1. To make the ginger syrup. In a pot, bring 1/2 cup water, honey, ginger, cinnamon, and rosemary to a boil over high heat. Boil for 2-3 minutes, then remove from the heat. Let cool, then strain the syrup into a glass jar. This syrup makes enough for about 6 drinks.2. In a punch bowl, combine the ginger syrup, vodka, pomegranate juice, Campari, orange liquor, and lime juice. Stir to combine, chill until ready to serve. Before serving, add ice, then pour the sparkling water overtop. Serve with sugared rosemary (recipe above).
Just made this for our New Year’s Eve fiesta. It’s fabulous! I served it with edible luster dust and sugared cranberries as garnish. The drink glitters and the sugared cranberries too make.it so festive! Will be making this again for sure!
Thank you so much for giving this recipe a try! Hope you have an amazing New Year! 🙂 xT
I am a Campari drinker but the amount of Campari here was way too much. I would half the amount or use something more subtle Aperol maybe but still half the amount.
The ginger syrup was DELICIOUS! put that on pumpkin pancakes!
Thank you for the feedback Sheryl! xT
I wanted to make an “ornament cocktail” for a white elephant party and this was the recipe i used. I made a few tweaks to it because i’m not a vodka drinker and it came out delicious
Rosemary SYRUP
1/2 cup honey
2 cinnamon sticks
1 sprig rosemary
COCKTAIL
2 ounces (1/4 cup) Bourbon
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) pomegranate juice
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) aperitivo rosato
1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) orange liqueur (Cointreau)
1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) lime juice
.5-1 ounce ginger liqueur
1 -2 tablespoons rosemary syrup
sparkling water, for topping
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Hi there! Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂 xT
Love this cocktail – my new favorite. I love ginger and Campari together! Thank you, again, for making tasty recipes!
Thanks so much Glenda! xT
Taster medicinal. :/