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How to make a Christmas Colada
15th November 2024
If you’re entertaining at home this Christmas and want to bring a bit of ‘wow’ to your celebrations, try our Christmas Colada! This festive twist on a classic cocktail is easy to make and sure to impress your guests: with creamy, frothy goodness, topped with a festive swirl of whipped cream and a bright red glacé cherry.
Here’s our easy-to-follow step-by-step recipe:
Ingredients
This cocktail brings together a delightful blend of festive and tropical flavours:
- 25ml Bacardi Spiced Rum – adds a warm, aromatic base.
- 25ml Disaronno Amaretto – for a touch of nutty sweetness.
- 50ml single cream – smooth and luscious for that holiday indulgence.
- 50ml pineapple juice – brings a hint of tropical flavor to brighten up your winter evening.
- To garnish: Whipped cream and a glacé cherry – the perfect festive finishing touch!
Method
- Prepare your glass: Fill a tall glass with ice.
- Mix the ingredients: Add more ice and all ingredients – except the garnish! – to a cocktail shaker (if you don’t have a cocktail shaker, use a mason jar, a jar with a lid, or even a water bottle—anything that can close securely).
- Shake: Shake the ingredients vigorously for 10 seconds to blend the flavours together.
- Pour: Using a strainer, pour the mix into your prepared glass. (Alternatively, you can strain through a fine sieve.)
- Garnish and serve: Top with a swirl of whipped cream and a bright red glacé cherry for that festive red-and-white touch. Enjoy!
Not up for DIY? Head to Warner Hotels
Want to relax and let an expert handle the mixology? Warner Hotels’ winter cocktail menu is packed full of festive flavours and a dash of celebration magic in every glass – including the Christmas Colada. Sip into the season with our carefully curated cocktails:
- Simply the zest: The Chocolate Orange
A luscious blend of warmth and zest. Vodka and Cointreau paired with smooth chocolate. - Nicely spiced: The Gingerbread Bramble Spritz
Sparkle, spice and everything nice! The perfect fusion of bramble gin, gingerbread syrup and fizzy apple. - Caribbean Christmas: The Christmas Colada
Where tropical pineapple vibes meet winter wonder. Savour spiced rum and amaretto with tangy pineapple and cool cream. - Merry mocktails
Still enjoy a taste of the season with one of our mocktails, including a Virgin Colada or Mojito and our Seedlip Fix, full of warming ginger and vibrant orange, topped with elderflower tonic and apple juice.
Share a toast together
Whether you’re staying at one of our hotels or villages this winter or just visiting for an afternoon of festive fun, raise a glass and toast to the season with one of our delicious cocktails. Cheers to good times, great company, and festive sips.
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