Christmas cocktails

Perhaps choose the tangy-sweet Elves Behaving Badly, with warming flavours of marmalade and cranberries. Or would you prefer the perfectly spiced Not-So-Silent Night? If you’re looking for something sparkly to help you celebrate, The Tipsy Reindeer might be your choice. With a range of flavours to choose from – and some low and no alcohol options – our Christmas drinks are the ideal accompaniment to a mince pie (or two, we won’t tell!). ​

Wish you were on board this festive season? Bring a little bit of Cunard Christmas to your home with our special cocktails. With the perfect balance of fruity flavours, these drinks are sure to be a crowd-pleaser for you and yours this year.

Elves behaving badly​

Ingredients:​

• Ocho Blanco Tequila – 50ml​

• Cointreau Liqueur - 15ml​

• Orange Marmalade - 1 teaspoon​

• Lime Juice – 25ml​

• Cranberry Juice – 25ml​

Method:​

1. Add the lime Juice, cranberry juice, and marmalade to the cocktail shaker, and give it a good stir to dissolve the marmalade.​

2. Add the tequila and Cointreau.​

3. Top up with ice (a few cubes or a handful – drinker’s choice!)​

4. Shake-shake-shake it up.​

5. Fine strain the drink into a glass – a martini glass if you have one.​

6. Garnish with a little candy floss on the edge of the glass and serve.​

Or, for any non-drinkers, try the alcohol-free version. Simply follow the same steps as above, replacing the tequila and Cointreau with agave and Triple Sec syrup . . . ​

Sleigh Driver​

Ingredients:​

• Ish Mexican Agave – 50ml​
• Fabbri Triple Sec Syrup – 15ml​
• Orange Marmalade – 1 teaspoon​
• Lime Juice – 25ml​
• Cranberry Juice – 25ml