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12 Delicious Holiday Cocktails

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Seasonal spirits

Make sure a little holiday spirit gets in your glass with our yummy cocktails. These 12 recipes have something for everyone, and our healthy mixers keep the calorie count as low as the temperature.

Chocolate Martini

Tasting like a rich dessert, this martini is the perfect after-dinner drink.

Ingredients: Vanilla vodka, dark chocolate liqueur, skim milk, chocolate syrup

Calories: 302

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Minted Sake and Pineapple Cooler

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Introduce sake to novices with this fruity—and festive—green drink.

Ingredients: Mint leaves, sake, sugar, pineapple juice, lime juice, pineapple slices (optional)

Calories: 160

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Mango-Mint Rum Slush

Fresh mint brightens the flavor of this cooler.

Ingredients: Mango, mango nectar, white rum, lime juice, sugar, fresh mint

Calories: 242

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Lemon Drop Liqueur

Fresh lemon juice and lemon rind add bright tang and a beautiful hue to this liqueur.

Ingredients: Sugar, lemon rinds, lemon juice, vodka

Calories: 170

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Passion Fruit Mimosas

Wake up Christmas morning to one of these bright brunch cocktails.

Ingredients: Grenadine, passion fruit, prosecco, orange slices

Calories: 147

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Tides Royale

Coconut rum and pineapple juice will give you a taste of the tropics.

Ingredients: Coconut rum, Midori, pineapple juice, Chambord

Calories: 165

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White Cranberry Citrus Punch

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This drink combines the flavors of your favorite cranberry juice with refreshing sparkling wine.

Ingredients: Sparkling wine, Riesling, light white cranberry juice, an orange, fresh cranberries, orange peel

Calories: 92

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Cocoa Nog

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Hot cocoa + eggnog = our favorite thing to sip this season.

Ingredients: Unsweetened cocoa powder, eggnog, rum, brandy, bittersweet chocolate (for garnish)

Calories: 86

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Sparkling Greyhound

The tartness of the grapefruit juice pairs nicely with the sea salt.

Ingredients: Pink grapefruit, gray sea salt, vodka, unsweetened white grapefruit juice, club soda

Calories: 87

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Blue Xmas Margaritas

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Blue Curaçao adds a citrusy flavor and a punch of color. And though 385 calories seems like a lot, most restaurant varieties have up to 600!

Ingredients: Sugar, tequila, lime juice, orange juice, blue Curaçao, orange slices (optional), margarita salt (optional)

Calories: 385

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The Golden Apple

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Fizzy and fruity, this drink gives plenty of Christmas cheer.

Ingredients: Vodka, Calvados (apple brandy), sparkling cider, red apple slices (for garnish)

Calories: 97

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Ginger Saketini

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If you prefer savory to sweet, these tangy cocktails will become one of your favorites.

Ingredients: Fresh ginger, sake, ginger ale, lemon twists, crystallized ginger

Calories: 147

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1 of 12 Seasonal spirits
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