Introducing the UK’s first Christmas Dinner cocktails

We are all too familiar with the classic eggnog, mulled wine and a glass of prosecco during December, but what if we told you that you can now try the best flavours of your Christmas dinner in liquid form in our Christmas Dinner Cocktails?!

The team at The Cocktail Society is gearing up for a busy gifting period of subscription boxes, bottled cocktails, and cocktail kits.

But we’ve taken it one step further this year to also bring you a three course, limited edition cocktail menu!

Ideal as a gift, or to whet the curious taste buds yourself… enter further below for your chance to try these unique concoctions.

The Cocktail Society’s Christmas Dinner Cocktails

Our drinks development team spent hours sampling various ingredients in order to turn the taste of Christmas day into delicious Christmas dinner cocktails.

After testing and refining 13 different combinations they arrived at these unique cocktail recipes. These were released as a limited edition set but if you want to make them at home, we’ve put the recipes down below.

The Salmon Starter Martini

This cocktail transforms the iconic smoked salmon starter into an alcoholic drink.

Combining salmon-infused gin with complementing pepper and dill flavours, we have created the perfect savoury martini.

To capture the flavour of this classic Christmas starter, our team took Hendrick’s gin and infused with salmon and pepper for 24 hours. They then placed the mix in the freezer to remove oils and fats, leaving a clean and flavourful infused gin.

Ingredients

50ml Salmon and pepper infused Hendrick’s Gin
12.5ml Dolin Chambery Vermouth infused with dill
Cucumber Bitters

Method

Chill your martini glass.

Using an atomiser, spray the inside of the glass with cucumber bitters.

Add the ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir for 30 seconds until chilled.

Strain into the martini glass and garnish with lemon and pepper flavoured pearls.

The Pigs in Blankets Cocktail

Many will agree that pigs in blankets are a staple addition to your festive roast dinner plate.

We’ve taken it one step further and created a cocktail dedicated to this wonderful Christmas trimming!

The Pigs in Blankets is a twist on the classic Old Fashioned cocktail recipe with the addition of bacon fat washed bourbon and a homemade cranberry syrup.

With sustainability in mind, the cranberries used in the preparation of the syrup can be reused as garnish.

Christmas Pudding Martini

This martini provides all of the best flavours from a Christmas pudding in one indulgent sip!

Including flavours of brandy, dark chocolate liqueur and a special Christmas syrup, this cocktail may convince you to replace the real thing with a beverage equivalent!

A traditional Christmas pudding has 12 different ingredients, so our drink development team tasted each one to assess how to infuse the drink with the specific flavours. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it!

Ingredients

30ml Chocolate infused Brandy
10ml Taylor’s Tawny Port
10ml Dark chocolate liqueur
15ml Homemade Christmas syrup
Dash Chocolate bitters

For the syrup

Orange and lemon zest
Cinnamon
Star anise
Chocolate
Currants
Raisins
Demerara sugar

Method

Preparing the homemade ingredients

First, infuse the brandy with dark chocolate – we used 85% cocoa Fairtrade vegan and vegan products.

To make the Christmas syrup, mix orange and lemon zest, cinnamon, star anise, chocolate, currants, raisins, and demerara sugar along with water. Bring to the boil, simmer, and then cool.

Pro tip: Read our guides on making homemade sugar syrup, and making easy cocktail syrups if you’ve never made your own syrup before.

Mixing the drink

This cocktail can be served chilled, or heated.

Brandy is traditionally served in a heated glass, which also evokes the taste of a warming and comforting Christmas pudding.

In a balon glass, add the brandy, a little star anise and cinnamon. Carefully blaze the mix (set it alight) to release the flavour.

Add the syrup, port, liqueur and bitters and stir.

Garnish with toasted almonds.