One of the best parts of the holidays are the Instagram worthy drinks to sip and help get you through the holidays. With so much to focus on for your holiday party, it's easy to lose focus on your drinks. From martini's to drinks with gingerbread houses we've got you covered. See below some of the best holiday cocktails to try this holiday season.

Blanco Blood Orange Margarita

• 2oz Cincoro Blanco

• 1 ½ oz blood orange juice

• ½ oz fresh lime juice

• ¼ oz agave syrup

• Lime wheel garnish

Build all ingredients into a cocktail shaker then shake vigorously. Pour into an ice filled rocks glass. Garnish with lime wheel.

Ocean Derby

• 2 oz Jefferson’s Ocean

• ½ oz Lemon Juice

• ¾ oz Grapefruit Juice

• ¾ oz Cinnamon Spiced Honey

Build in shaking tin, add ice, shake and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with grapefruit peel.

*Cinnamon Spiced Honey: 1 cup Honey to 1 cup Water. 2 cracked cinnamon sticks. Combine in a pot and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain cinnamon sticks out and let cool before using.

Last Christmas

Recipe by Jaime Salas, National Milagro Ambassador

Ingredients:

• 1 ounce Artingstall’s Brilliant London Dry Gin

• 1 ounce creme de cacao (white)

• 1/2 ounce creme de menthe (white)

• Peppermint stick

Shake the gin, creme de cacao and creme de menthe with ice until very cold, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a peppermint stick.

Espresso Martini

• 1.5 oz Volcan de mi Tierra Cristalino

• 1 oz Mr. Black Coffee liquor

• .5 oz Ancho Reyes Roja liquor

• .25 Vanilla Bean syrup

• 1 oz cold brew

Glass: Coupe

Method: Shake ingredients together Garnish: Toasted marshmallow

Salted Fireside

• 2 oz Off Hours Bourbon

• 1/4 oz maple syrup

• 3 dashes salted cacao bitters

• Cacao Nibs

Build in a tin with ice. Add whiskey, maple syrup and salted cacao bitters. Stir and strain into a rocks glass, Garnish with Cacao nibs.

White Christmas Martini

Created by: by Kilkea Castle’s head bartender David Pedro

• 25ml Tia Maria

• 25ml vanilla vodka

• 25ml Malibu

• 70ml milk

• Granulated brown sugar

Add Tia Maria, vanilla vodka, Malibu and milk into shaker with ice and shake vigorously until well-chilled (approx.. 20-30sec). Strain into a chilled liquid into the martini glass. Garnish with brown sugar stripes

Available at Kilkea Castle’s Restaurant 1180, The Keep, The Bistro and Hermione’s Restaurant.

Home for the Holidays

Created by Pete Canny, The Wayland and The Lost Lady

• 2 oz. Patrón Silver

• .75 oz. Lemon Juice

• .75 oz. Allspice Syrup

• .5 oz. Cocchi Americano

• 1 Egg White

• Silver Luster Dust

Method:

Add Patrón, Lemon Juice, Allspice Syrup and Cocchi Americano to shaker and shake with ice. Strain into a glass mug over ice. In separate shaker, dry shake egg white. Add Silver Luster Dust to mug and stir. Top with egg white foam, and garnish with a miniature gingerbread house.

Bitter Hot Toddy

Created by Dave Purcell

• BITTERTALES Aromatic Bitters (.25oz)

• Orange Zest And Grated Nutmeg (1 oz)

• Heavy Cream (1.5oz)

• Lemon Juice (1 tsp)

• Honey Syrup (.25oz)

• Hot Fresh Brewed Deep Roast Barley Tea (6.5oz)

  Combine Bitters and Heavy Cream into cocktail shaker without any ice. Shake vigorously until the mixture becomes creamy, but so that it can still be poured. After pouring tea, honey, and lemon juice into warm mug, slowly pour whipped cream over the back of spoon and float on top. Use zester to grate orange peel and nutmeg on top. Served Warm.

  Garnish: Orange Zest and Grated Nutmeg

White Christmas Martini

by Kilkea Castle Bartender David Pedro

Recipe:

• 25ml Tia Maria

• 25ml vanilla vodka

• 25ml Malibu

• 70ml milk

• Granulated brown sugar

Add Tia Maria, vanilla vodka, Malibu and milk into shaker with ice and shake vigorously until well-chilled (approx.. 20-30sec). Strain into a chilled liquid into the martini glass. Garnish with brown sugar stripes.

Available at Kilkea Castle’s Restaurant 1180, The Keep, The Bistro and Hermione’s Restaurant.

Dutch Milk Punch

• 1.25 oz Bols Genever

• 0.5 oz All Spice dram

• 0.5 oz Cacao

• 1 oz Milk

Shake double strain over crushed ice garnish with nutmeg