Christmas is just around the corner and we are already looking forward to the time together with our friends and family. Have you already thought of the Christmas menu? Maybe you have one toobaked aromatic tunnels? But what about the winter welcome drinks? As a palate of the palate in front of the lush dishes, an aperitif should of course not be missing at Christmas. Bulky, wonderfully light and full of taste - winter cocktails always create a festive atmosphere and are ideal for stylishly welcome our guests. We all know champagne and Prosecco. But why not try something completely new this year? Whether cold, warm, with or without alcohol - our aperitif recipes in winter are guaranteed to ensure a real feast for the palate!
The summer classic differently: Warm Aperol Spritz as an aperitif for Christmas
Wonderfully refreshing and slightly bitter - Aperol Spritz is simply part of it in summer and has sweetened the sunny days a thousand times. Just because it is cold and dark outside does not mean that they are onDo without your favorite cocktailmust. A hot Aperol Spritz is trendy and the ultimate welcome drink for Christmas. And here comes the recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle of white wine (preferably Riesling)
- 150 ml Aperol
- 100 ml freshly pressed orange juice
- 60 grams of brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon of orange syrup (optional but recommended)
- 1 Zimtstange
- 2-3 cloves
- 1 orange, cut into thin slices
Preparation:
- Put the white wine in a large saucepan and slowly heat over medium heat. Under no circumstances let it cook!
- Add the next orange juice, aperol, sugar, syrup and spices and heat for 3-4 minutes on low heat.
- Spread the warm aperol on 8 glasses and garnish with orange slices.
- And you already have the perfect winter aperitif!
Christmas aperitif with Prosecco and Cranberries
A delicious winter aperitif with Prosecco isalways a pleasure! Fresh cranberries and aromatic rosemary wines together result in an extraordinary welcome drink for Christmas, which can also be prepared easily and super quickly.
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle 750 ml Prosecco, well chilled
- 250 ml of cranberry juice, without added sugar
- 60 ml orange liqueur
- Fresh cranberries and rosemary branch to garnish
Preparation:
- Put Prosecco, cranberry juice and orange liqueur in a large bowl and stir well.
- Add fresh cranberries and a few rosemary branch and put in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
- Toast and enjoy!
Christmas welcome drink: Cosmopolitan with mandarins
Do you also love the wonderful fragrance of fresh mandarins? Then we have the perfect Christmas aperitif recipe for you! Fruity and super tasty - this winter cosmopolitan is ideal for toasting and is also made quickly!
Ingredients:
- 200 grams of sugar
- 240 ml of water
- 3 mandarins
- 160 ml Cranberrysaft
- 110 ml lime juice
- 350 ml vodka with vanilla taste
- 1 mandarin for garnish
Preparation:
- Place 8 Martini glasses in the freezer for 20-30 minutes.
- To prepare the syrup, heat sugar and water in a medium -sized pot over medium heat.
- Squeeze the mandarins and put the juice in the pot with the shells. Simmer for 10-13 minutes until the mixture is thickened. Let cool slightly.
- Put the syrup in a large bowl and mix with cranberry juice, lime juice and vanilla-wodka.
- Stir vigorously and fill into the Martiniglasses.
- Garnish with mandarin slices and your welcome drink is ready for Christmas!
Aperitif for Christmas: Pomegranate Martini Recipe
When it is uncomfortable and cold outside, a delicious aperitif in winter is just right. A pomegranate Martini is perfect for everyone who wants to try something new this year. And the most beautiful? A glass of it has just 180 calories!
Ingredients for 10 glasses:
- 500 ml gin
- 100 ml of wormwood
- 100 ml of freshly pressed lemon juice
- 100 ml Granatapfelsaft
- 100 ml Grenadine
- Soda
- Lime columns
Preparation:
- Spread some ice cubes and lime columns over the martini glasses.
- Mix the syrup with gin, wormwood, lemon and pomegranate juice in a large shaker or in a bowl.
- Pour into the glasses and fill up with soda.
- Enjoy!
Winter aperitif with sparkling wine: Margarita with maracuja
you loveMargaritasAnd the pleasant taste of Maracuja? Then get to know your new favorite cocktail! Spray, refreshing and wonderfully sweet - this Maracuja Margarita as a welcome drink for Christmas is guaranteed to be the hit at your party!
Ingredients:
- 100 ml Tequila
- 30 Gramm Agavensirup
- 1 bottle of sparkling wine, well chilled
- The juice of 1 lime
- The pulp of 2 Maracujas
- 1 lime
- Something coarse sea salt
Preparation:
- Halve maracujas and put the pulp in a cocktail shaker.
- Add the tequila, agave syrup and lime juice and shake or stir vigorously.
- Season and add some agave syrup if necessary.
- Moisten the edge of 3 glasses with lime slices and then dive into salt.
- Fill the glasses with ice cubes and the tequila mixture, garnish with lime slices and enjoy!
Christmas light beer recipe
A delicious mulled wineis undoubtedly the Christmas classic. But have you ever drunk glow beer? If not, it is time to change this! Full of flavors and taste-the perfect aperitif for Christmas for all beer lovers!
Ingredients:
- 3 liter dark beer
- 500 ml Kirschsaft
- 50 grams of honey
- 100 grams of brown sugar
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 6 cloves
- 2-3 star anise
Preparation:
- Put the beer with the honey, sugar and spices in a large saucepan and heat over medium heat for 3-4 minutes.
- Add cherry juice and take it from the stove.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
Aperitif for Christmas without alcohol: delicious winter mocktail
Even those of them who do not want to ring in the holidays with alcohol do not need to do without a delicious aperitif for Christmas! Here comes a winterMocktail recipeinto play!
Ingredients:
- 200 ml Cranberrysaft
- 200 ml apple juice
- 100 ml freshly pressed orange juice
- 200 ml Ginger ale
Preparation:
- Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl.
- Back up 7 glasses and garnish with orange slices as you like.
