White Chocolate Peppermint Christmas co*cktail Recipe (2024)

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What is a classic Christmas co*cktail? ›

Scroll through this list for timeless holiday classics like Eggnog and Hot Buttered Rum; boozy versions of hot chocolate; and new riffs on classics like our Cranberry Ginger Mimosa and a Negroni that tastes like a Christmas tree. We've also included decadent after-dinner drinks and punches for a crowd.

Chef notes. This creamy holiday co*cktail has just 210 calories per serving so you can indulge without overdoing it.

Crème de Cacao is a cacao (chocolate bean) flavoured liqueur, often scented with vanilla.

Peppermint schnapps tastes like liquid peppermint candy, with an astringent bite on the finish. It's aggressively strong, and tastes best when mixed into drinks (though it's also popular as a shot). Contrast it to white Creme de Menthe, a mint liqueur that has a smoother, more refined flavor.

Eggnog. Can you really call it Christmas until you've had an eggnog? This traditional festive drink is made with eggs, milk, cream, and sugar, and lightly spiced with nutmeg.

The difference comes from production, white cacao liqueurs are flavoured with a distillate of cacao beans while the chocolate flavour and colour used for dark cacao liqueurs is extracted by a percolation of cacao beans. Vanilla is also communally added to crème de cacao liqueurs.

White Crème de Cacao | White Chocolate Liqueur | DeKuyper®

Can I use Kahlua instead of crème de cacao? ›

Is crème de cacao the same as Kahlua? No, crème de cacao is a chocolate liqueur and Kahlua is a coffee liqueur. However, dark crème de cacao can be substituted for coffee liqueur in a pinch.

The Rumple Minze peppermint liquor has a strong peppermint smell and taste, and it has a high alcohol content at 50% alcohol by volume, (100 proof), compared to the 40% (or 80 proof) of most liquors.

The strength of liquor is measured in proof, which is twice the percentage of alcohol by volume. For example, 80-proof vodka contains 40% alcohol. 100-proof whiskey contains 50% alcohol. 150-proof rum contains 75% alcohol.

For Kahlúa Original, we recommend a shelf life of 4 years. Actually, the product will be good for many more years, but the coffee impact fades over time so it won't give you the full flavor impact. Also, if you were to receive an old bottle of Kahlúa, you have to make sure it has never been opened or tampered with.

Eggnog remains a Christmas standard

Eggnog's popularity has a long history in the U.S., and was inspired by a similar British drink that colonists adapted. In the 1700s, people sipped eggnog to stay warm during the cold months, often spiking it with rum.

Classic Bucks Fizz/Mimosa

The classic morning drink for Christmas is orange juice with a little fizz in it. There are plenty of options for adding fizz to orange juice, from Cava, prosecco or Crémant to decadent Champagnes and even a little spirit should one need the extra pick me up.