Ingredients, per cocktail

• 10 oz of chilled Coca-Cola (or Pepsi)
• 2 oz of a peppermint schnapps
• Crushed ice or ice cubes (optional)
• Sprig of fresh mint (optional)
• Candy cane (optional)

Preparation

1. Pour the peppermint schnapps and Coca-Cola into a glass tumbler. If you want ice, put it in the glass beforehand.
2. You can now garnish the drink with a sprig of mint and/or a candy cane.

It is very easy to make and requires just three ingredients. Consider serving it when you host your next party.

Ingredients

• Chilled Champagne
• Pure pear juice
• Sprigs of fresh mint

Preparation

1. Pour equal volumes of the Champagne and pear juice into Champagne flutes (using green-tinted glass flutes will look especially nice).
2. Garnish each drink with a sprig of mint.

Ingredients (for 4 servings)

• 2 cups of water
• 3 tea bags (plain black tea)
• 4 star anises
• 1 long cinnamon stick
• 1 cup of passion fruit juice
• 3 tablespoons of honey
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice

Preparation

1. Boil the water in a saucepan.
2. Add the tea bags, star anises, and cinnamon stick.
3. Lower the heat and then simmer, uncovered, for 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Carefully remove the tea bags and cinnamon stick.
5. Stir in the fruit juice, honey, and lemon juice. Heat through.
6. Pour the tea mixture into four cups, making sure that each serving has a star anise floating on the top.

Ingredients (serves approximately 8 people)

• 1 liter of cranberry juice
• Honey to taste
• Freshly grated nutmeg
• Cinnamon sticks (you’ll need one per serving)

Preparation

1. Heat the cranberry juice and honey in a pan until the honey has dissolved and the juice is warm.
2. Season with nutmeg and serve in cups with cinnamon sticks as stirrers.

You can vary the recipe to suit your taste. For instance, you could heat the juice and honey with whole cloves. Remember to remove them before serving though! Different flavors can be achieved by adding other fruit juices to the mixture.

It is named after the plant of the same name, which is often used as a Christmas decoration.

Ingredients, per cocktail

• 1/2 oz of an orange liqueur, such as Cointreau or Grand Marnier
• 3 oz of cranberry juice
• Champagne or any other dry sparkling white wine
• Fresh cranberries on a cocktail stick or orange zest twists (optional)

Preparation

1. Chill all of the liquid ingredients in advance.
2. Pour the orange liqueur and cranberry juice into a chilled Champagne flute.
3. Stir thoroughly.
4. Top with Champagne just prior to serving.
5. Garnish with either fresh cranberries skewered on a cocktail stick or orange zest twists (optional).

Important warning!

Never add real poinsettia leaves to the cocktail (not even as a garnish on the rim of the glass) because they may cause allergic reactions and temporary blindness.