If you think Christmas is better with a cocktail, I’ve got some fun Disney Christmas cocktail recipes here that you can make yourself for any of your holiday gatherings! I made several of these at our Disney themed Christmas party, and others I found online and considered making but ultimately narrowed it down to others. If you give one of these a try, let me know what you think!
Red-Nosed Zebra (from Trader Sam’s)
Makes 1 cocktail
1.5 ounces Bacardi 8 rum
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce agave nectar
1 ounce strawberry purée
Crushed ice, 3 cranberries, 2 mint sprigs, for garnish
- Add all ingredients in a Boston Shaker (except garnish), fill half full with ice, and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
- Strain into a margarita glass filled with ice. Garnish with a mound of crushed ice, cranberries, and mint sprigs to look like 2 green antlers, cranberries for eyes and nose.
Mele Kaliki-Mocha (from Trader Sam’s)
Makes 1 cocktail
2 ounces Kahlúa
1 ounce Coco Reál
1 ounce Trader Tiki Orgeat
4 ounces fresh coffee
Whipped cream, rosemary sprig, for garnish
- Add all ingredients in a Boston Shaker (except garnish), fill half full with ice, and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
- Strain into a tall bamboo glass filled with ice. Garnish with whipped cream and a fresh rosemary sprig.
Cranberry Sprite Punch with Pear Vodka (from Cookie Nook at Epcot’s International Festival of the Holidays)
Makes 1 cocktail
1.5 ounces pear vodka
2 ounces cranberry juice
2 ounces sprite
1 pear, diced into small chunks
- Add all ingredients in a shaker (except pear chunks), fill half full with ice, and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
- Add a layer of pear chunks to the bottom of glass. Pour drink into glass on top of pear.
Merry Cherry Pineapple Punch (from Festival of the Holidays at Disneyland)
Makes 1 cocktail
1.5 ounces gold rum
3 ounces pineapple juice
splash of grenadine
Assorted jellies
- Mix together rum and pineapple juice (either in shaker or by stirring vigorously).
- Pour into glass filled with ice.
- Add a splash of grenadine an mix well.
- Top with assorted jellies.
Christmas Cookie Cocktail (from Disney Cruise Line’s Very Merrytime Cruises)
Makes 1 cocktail
1 ounce Baileys
1 ounce Kahlua
1 ounce peppermint schnapps
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate sauce
Whipped cream
Cookie shavings
- Blend Baileys, Kahlua, peppermint schnapps and ice cream.
- Layer bottom of catalina glass with chocolate sauce.
- Pour drink and top with whipped cream and cookie shavings.
Winter Wonderland (from Morimoto Asia)
Makes 1 cocktail
1 1/2 ounces Vodka
3/4 ounce Peppermint Schnapps
3/4 ounce White Chocolate liquor
Small candy cane (garnish)
Red Sugar (rim)
- Add all ingredients in a Boston Shaker (except garnish), fill half full with ice, and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
- Dip rim of a martini glass into water, then press into red sugar to create the rim.
- Strain into martini glass. Garnish with small candy cane.
Gluhwein hot spiced wine (from Epcot’s Germany pavilion)
Makes 6 servings
1 bottle Cabernet Sauvignon
1 pound sugar
1/8 ounce cloves
1/4 ounce cinnamon
1/4 ounce anise
1 orange (cut into slices, additional for garnish)
Cinnamon stick (garnish)
- Add wine and sugar to a slow cooker and stir to combine. Add the cloves, cinnamon, anise, and orange slices.
- Cook on low until warm, about 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on your slow cooker.
- Ladle into mugs and serve with a cinnamon stick and orange slice.
Napa Rose S’more (From Napa Rose at the Grand Californian)
Makes 1 cocktail
1 ounce bourbon whiskey
1/2 ounce Licor 43
1/2 ounce dark creme de cacao
1/4 ounce mezcal
3 ounces coffee
Whipped cream (garnish)
Chocolate syrup (garnish)
- Combine ingredients in a mug and stir well to combine.
- Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate syrup.
Which of these Disney Christmas cocktails would you most like to try?
These are so festive! I’ll definitely be making some non-alcoholic versions. Yummmmmy.
Many of them would work just as well without alcohol – the Very Cherry punch was actually non-alcoholic to begin with, we just added some rum 😉
The merry cherry pineapple punch sounds SO good right about now!
xoxo, SS
Southern and Style
That was definitely a popular one at our party!
These sound good, but without alcohol – since I don’t drink. But fruity mocktails sound right up my alley!
The Merry Cherry Pineapple punch was actually non-alcoholic to begin with, we just added some rum 😉
I need to show these to my friend. She loves Disney! She even got engaged there!
That’s so exciting! I was in Disney once and saw a couple get engaged, and it was so magical!
OMG I need the Cranberry Sprite Punch with Pear Vodka!!! That sounds delicious.
It was super yummy! And I even had pear vodka in my house already from another recipe, so I had to put it to good use!
These are all amazing! I love them, definitely going to try some of these!
I hope you do get a chance to try them, there are some really tasty ones here!