Is there a better drink to get in the holiday spirit than champagne? Not in my book! Champagne is a sparkling wine made in the Champagne region of France and must meet strict guidelines to be considered Champagne. While it is my favorite alcoholic beverage, it is seems to taste even better during the holiday season. These champagne cocktails are perfect for holiday parties, Christmas Eve, or New Year’s Eve. Today, I am sharing a roundup of Christmas champagne cocktails that can add sparkle and elegance to your holiday celebrations.
Note: While champagne is *always* a good idea, when mixing in a cocktail like these below, I tend to go for something like a Prosecco or Cava so I am not wasting good champagne. Check out this post for some of my favorite sparkling wines under $40.
Best Christmas Champagne Cocktails
Christmas Champagne Punch
Photo and Recipe via Spend with Pennies
This festive cocktail is beautifully displayed at a party as well with the colors! Put it in a gorgeous glass tied with a ribbon for a little extra oomph!
Ingredients
- 3 cups pomegranate juice
- 2 cups Ginger Ale or Club Soda (I like to do 1 cup of each to cut the sugar in the Ginger Ale)
- 1 cup orange juice
- ⅓ cup triple sec or Cointreau
- 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lime juice
- Garnishes: ice, lime wedges, fresh cranberries, pomegranate arils, mint
Instructions
Step One
Combine the pomegranate juice, ginger ale & club soda, orange juice, triple sec, and fresh lime juice into a pitcher and cover. This can be refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
Step Two
When you are ready to serve, fill a cocktail glass with 2/3 cup of the juice mixture, add ice, then top with the sparkling wine and garnish.
Classic Mimosa
Photo via Love & Lemons
This is the perfect brunch cocktail, no matter the season. I tend to prefer my mimosa with minimal juice, and may even cut some of the sweetness of the orange juice with soda water.
Ingredients
- Sparkling Wine, Cava, or Prosecco
- Orange Juice (without pulp!)
Instructions
Step One
Pour your preferred ratio of orange to sparkling wine into a wine glass. Serve without ice to prevent it from watering down. Enjoy!
Cranberry French 75
Photo and Recipe via Burrata and Bubbles
I love a French 75 and this festive, holiday take on this classic cocktail is delightful!
Ingredients
- Sparkling Wine, Cava, or Prosecco
- Gin (Conniption Navy Strength Gin is my gin of choice for cocktails and is made locally in Durham)
- Lemon Juice
- Cranberry Simple Syrup
Instructions
Step One
Make the spiced cranberry simple syrup using this recipe.
Step Two
Add the spiced cranberry simple syrup, 1/2 ounce of gin, lemon juice, and ice to a cocktail shaker and stir.
Step Three
Strain into a glass and top with the sparkling wine of your choice. If you opt for a champagne, brut champagne is the best.
Step Four
Garnish with a sprig of rosemary and serve!
Fig Prosecco Cocktail
Photo and Recipe via Vintage Kitty
I really enjoy anything fig and this cocktail is delicious and festive with the gold sugar rim. It would be a great holiday party cocktail, especially for New Year’s Eve.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 6 large mint leaves
- 3/4 ounce fig liqueur
- 3/4 ounce amaretto
- 4 ounces Prosecco
- Garnish: honey or simple syrup, gold sanding sugar, mint
Instructions
Step One
Add honey or simple syrup to a plate and the gold sanding sugar to another. Dip the rims of the glasses in the honey then the sugar.
Step Two
In a cocktail shaker, muddle together the mint and sugar.
Step Three
Add the amaretto and fig liqueur and muddle again. Let the mixture stand until the sugar has completely melted.
Step Four
Strain the mixture into 2 glasses and top with Prosecco. Garnish with a mint sprig.
French 75
Photo via Love and Lemons
This was my go-to home cocktail of choice when the stay-at-home orders during the height of Covid were in place.
Ingredients
- ice
- 1 ounce gin
- ½ ounce fresh lemon juice
- ½ ounce Simple Syrup
- 3 ounces Champagne or Prosecco
- Lemon twist, for garnish
Instructions
Step One
Add the simple syrup, gin, and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker and stir. Strain into a champagne coupe.
Step Two
Top with the sparkling wine of your choice and garnish with a lemon twist.
Kir Royale
Photo via Le Roy René
This is such a simple, yet tasty cocktail to mix up, especially if you have last minute guests.
Ingredients
- Sparkling Wine, Cava, Prosecco, or Champagne (Cava is my go-to for an affordable, yet dry option for mixing)
- Crème de Cassis, a black currant liquor
- Raspberries
- Thyme or Rosemary for additional garnish
Instructions
Step One
Add 1/2 ounce Créme de Cassis to the bottom of the flute.
Step Two
Add raspberries to the glass.
Step Three
Pour over the bubbles of your choice and add any additional garnish you may like.
Poinsettia
Photo and Recipe via Basil and Bubbly
Ingredients
- 3.5 ounces champagne
- 2 ounces cranberry juice
- 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier or Cointreau
Instructions
Pour the cranberry juice and the Grand Marnier into a cocktail glass. Top with champagne.
Rudolph’s Rockin’ Pomegranate Jingle Juice Punch
Photo and Recipe via Half-Baked Harvest
I love anything with ginger in it, so this cocktail is extra tasty for me. This recipe includes how to make the sugared cranberries and a mocktail version to offer as well.
Ingredients
- 1 cup pomegranate juice
- 1/2 cup Grand Marnier
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 bottle sparkling wine or Champagne
- 12 oz. ginger beer
- Garnish: pomegranate arils, sugared cranberries, and fresh mint
Instructions
Step One
Combine the pomegranate juice, Grand Marnier, and lime juice in a large pitcher and chill.
Step Two
When ready to serve, add the champagne, ginger beer, and pomegranate arils. Garnish with sugared cranberries and fresh mint.
Sparkling Holiday Champagne Sangria
Photo and Recipe via Food, Faith, Fitness
This will be the only time you will ever find me recommending white moscato for anything! How fun is a holiday sangria option, though?
Ingredients
- 1 750 ml bottle white moscato
- 3 cups 100% cranberry juice
- 2 cups fresh cranberries
- 4 orange sliced
- 1 750 ml bottle brut Champagne
Instructions
Step One
Mix all the ingredients except the champagne or sparkling wine in a pitcher and let sit for at least 4 hours in the refrigerator.
Step Two
Right before stirring, pour in the champagne. Add garnish of your choice to the glass.
Sparkling Mistletoe Cosmo
Photo and Recipe via Half-Baked Harvest
I love any and all recipes by Half-Baked Harvest and this one is so bright, festive, and fun! This recipe also includes a mocktail version and how to make the sugared rosemary.
Ingredients
- 2 cups vodka
- 1 cup Cointreau (orange liqueur)
- 1 1/2 cups pomegranate juice
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1 bottle of champagne or sparkling wine
- Garnish: pomegranate arils and sugared rosemary
Instructions
Step One
Combine the vodka, orange liqueur, pomegranate juice, and lime juice in a pitcher and chill.
Step Two
Add ice to a punch bowl and pour over the bottle of champagne.
Step Three
Garnish a cocktail glass with an ice cube, pour over the mix, and top with pomegranate arils and sugared rosemary.
