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Deck Your Drink: How to Make a Holiday Martini Cocktail

Deck Your Drink: How to Make a Holiday Martini Cocktail

Get into the spirit of the season with some festive cocktails. Making your martini cocktail a little more merry is all about the garnishes.

Nov. 15, 2021

The Flame of Love Grey Goose Vodka Martini Cocktail with an orange twist garnish on serving tray.
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The Vodka Martini Cocktail is a crowd-pleasing, versatile drink that you can make at home to your liking. While we have plenty of Holiday Martini Cocktail Recipes for you to choose from, you can turn any cocktail into a holiday one, just by adding some interesting garnishes and seasonal touches. Here are some of our favourite ideas.

The Grey Goose Vodka Holiday Martini Cocktail garnished with red currants
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Add Fresh, Seasonal Ingredients to Your Cocktail

There are plenty of festive flavours to choose from during the holiday season. Using the fruit and herbs typically in season during the winter not only makes for a great themed drink, but it also makes your drink taste fresh too.

For example, you could try adding fresh fig, pomegranate arils or blood oranges as garnishes. Cranberries and a rosemary sprig provide a great seasonal flavour – and also look a bit like mistletoe. The Holiday Martini Cocktail features the sophisticated but simple garnish of red currants.

The Grey Goose Vodka Candy Cane Lane Martini Cocktail with a candy cane rim on a festive table.
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Shine and Sweeten Things Up with Candy

Adding sweet garnishes works best with sweeter drinks, like the Espresso Martini Cocktail or the Snowflake Martini Cocktail. You could add a candied cocktail rim by using white frosting and sprinkles. The Candy Cane Lane Cocktail features a candy cane rim AND peppermint syrup. You can also dangle sweets, like ribbon candy, off the edge. Instead of an orange slice, try adding a sugar cookie wedge.

Change Up the Glassware to make your Martini Cocktail Festive

If you don’t want to change anything about the drink recipe itself, you could always change its presentation. First of all, you could break out the festive glasses, if you have them. But if you want to keep with your classic, clear Martini glass, you could include a holiday-themed stirrer or swizzle stick. You could also tie a mini ornament or gift tag around the stem – not only will it look festive, but it will also help people keep track of their drinks at parties. 

Get More Inspiration

These are just a few ways to make your days and drinks more merry and bright. To get more holiday gift ideas, recipes and more, see how we’re celebrating this year.

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