Ideas for cocktails Christmas Day please

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Looking for cocktail ideas for the big day.
DH is happy with Buck's Fizz with breakfast, DD and I not so much.

So decided we'll start the day 'healthy' with a Bloody Mary.

What do we have as a pre lunch cocktail and for the start of the big games session early evening?

We like most spirits (except tequila 🤮) but not keen on sickly sweet.

Hit me with your ideas 🙏

Snowballs of course!

DH used to make one that was delicious but lethal! It involved Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum, Cranberry Juice and something else that I cannot remember!

I’ve asked him what it was called so if he can remember I will post it!

Yes please, DD loves spiced rum !

I'm going to make Black Velvets (Guiness and Prosecco mix - using zero Guiness this to make it less strong) and also a fruity one (can't remember what it called) which is Campari with cranberry & grapefruit juice - so tangy and bright red.

Ok, he tells me it’s called a Red Carpet, though when I googled it I couldn’t find a recipe of that name with Captain Morgan’s in it!

This is what he does:

Ice in a tall glass
1 shot Captain Morgans
0.5 shot Cointreau
Top up with Cranberry juice
Add a squeeze of fresh lime

Enjoy!

Personally I love a Black Russian:

Shot of Vodka
Shot of Tia Maria
Top up with Coke

love a passion fruit/pornstar martini-I’ll be making them

Grand mimosa! It’s just sparkling wine, orange juice and grand Marnier. Might scratch DH Buck’s Fizz itch whilst also being a bit different.

Sounds perfect. Thankyou!

A Grinch! Blue curacao, orange juice and prosecco (there's also a version with blue curacao, pineapple juice and vodka - basically anything that turns green when mixed 😁)

This could also work cos DD and I are partial to the odd Guinness and Cava will be plentiful in our house

Poinsettia - Cointreau, Prosecco and cranberry juice.

Dark and Stormy (rum based)
Cherry Bakewell (amaretto, cherry juice and prosecco)
Negroni (gin, Campari and Martini Rossi, needs a slice of fresh orange and lots of ice)
Also partial to a Kir Royale (prosecco and creme de cassis)

Dark and Stormy

Ice in glass..add…
Rum (spiced rum is even better at christmas)
Ginger beer (the more gingery the better)
Squeeze of lime (but just a touch) and garnish with a lime slice

super easy, super yummy and you can up or down the rum content depending on your preferences 😁