Christmas Movie Cocktail Recipes

Looking for a unique twist on holiday cocktail recipes? Check out the recipes below, all inspired by popular Christmas movies. Created by Bar Manager Katie Tobin, the recipes are all featured on New Riff Distillery’s The Aquifer cocktail bar’s latest winter menu.

It’s a Wonderful Life

Ingredients:new riff distillery christmas movie cocktail
2 oz Heavy Cream
2 oz of New Riff KY Straight Bourbon
1 oz Chai Tea Spice Syrup

Directions:
Shake and strain into a hi-ball glass with ice. Grate fresh nutmeg. Garnish with a biscotti cookie.

Polar Express

Ingredients:christmas movie cocktail new riff distillery
1.5 oz New Riff KY Straight Rye
2 oz Kahlúa
3 oz BBA cold brew coffee

Directions:
Shake and strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with chocolate covered coffee beans.

 

Cindy-Lou Who

Ingredients:new riff distillery christmas movie cocktail
1.5 oz New Riff KY Wild Gin
.5 oz pomegranate syrup
.5 oz vanilla syrup (make 1 deli of regular simple syrup, add 1 oz of vanilla extract)
2 dashes of orange bitters
Twist of orange

Directions:
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir to combine. Strain and serve up in a nick and nora, garnish with an expressed orange peel.

 

Miracle on 34th St. 

christmas movie cocktail new riff distilleryIngredients:
1.5 oz New Riff BBA Gin
1 oz violet liqueur
1 oz lavender syrup
1 oz lemon juice
4 dashes of orange bitters

Directions:
Shake and serve in rocks glass over ice or serve up. Garnish with expressed orange peel.