Christmas cocktails

Santa’s Cointreau Spritzer
This cocktail is an unusual variation on a standard spritzer

3 parts dry white wine
1 part cointreau
soda water

Mix everything together, decorate with a twist of orange peel and a stick of celery.

Tanqueray Tang
1 part Tanqueray gin
1 part cherry brandy
2 parts freshly squeezed lime juice
soda water
1 tsp sugar

Mix the above ingredients together over ice, adding soda water to taste. Serve in a tall glass and decorate with a wedge of lime. The ideal red and green Christmas cocktail.

Between the Sheets
Everybody loves oranges, satsumas and tangerines at Christmas, so this cocktail will be a sure-fire hit.

1 part cointreau or grand marnier
1 part brandy
1 part rum
2 parts freshly squeezed lime juice

Mix the above ingredients together and serve in a martini glass. Decorate with a twist of lime or orange peel and drop a few tangerine segments into the glass.

Cranberry Cheerer
This Christmas version of a Seabreeze always goes down well.

1 part vodka
1 part cranberry juice
1 part blood red orange juice

Mix the ingredients together and serve in a tall glass on ice. Decorate with a wedge of lime.