Whoville’s Spiced Up Christmas Margarita (with mocktail). (2024)

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Festive, sweet, and spicy Whoville’s Spiced Up Christmas Margarita (with mocktail). In-season pomegranate juice, orange juice, tequila, and orange liquor are all mixed together to create a wintery spicy margarita. Warm vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger are mixed together with spicy cayenne and rosemary to add unexpected flavors to this delicious drink. Rim your glasses in spicy cinnamon sugar, and top each drink off with ginger beer. You’ll create a magical holiday co*cktail that everyone will love! Oh, and mocktail and punch recipes are included too.

Second to last Christmas co*cktail of the season! This makes me SO SAD. Some years I feel like I’ve done all the holiday co*cktails I can think up. But this year I didn’t have enough days to share new ideas.

I picked all my favorites though. And as we enter Christmas week, I’m only sharing my most special recipes. The ones I feel extra excited to share!

During the holiday season, I always keep the essentials for a few good co*cktails on hand. I like to keep bourbon, vodka, and tequila stocked this time of year. These are my family’s alcohols of choice.

Then I always have cranberry juice, pomegranate juice, limes, and ginger beer in the fridge. These are my go-to mixers. You never know when you’ll need to mix up a quick drink. Best to be prepared!

Details

I wanted this drink to be a warming winter co*cktail – spicy, sweet, and festive. My family loves a spicy tequila, so this was sounding perfect.

Instead of doing any kind of simple syrup, I kept this very simple. Shake together a mix of pomegranate and orange juice. If your grocery store has them, use clementine or tangerine juice. Then add tequila, orange liquor, and if you’d like, add some honey to sweeten. You could also use maple syrup, or simply omit the sweetener altogether. I do not like an overly sweet drink, so I don’t usually add the honey. It’s up to you!

Add a splash of vanilla, a mix of cinnamon, ginger, and cayenne, and finish with a couple sprigs of rosemary. Give this a really good shake to combine the honey and spices.

When you feel like the drink is very well mixed. Add ice and shake again.

For the rim of the glass, instead of salt, I like to use sugar mixed with cinnamon and cayenne. Sounds a little different but it really adds a festive and delicious touch to each drink.

So rim the glass, then pour over the drink. Finish with ginger beer, rosemary, and pomegranate seeds.

It takes only minutes to make but always turns out to look so impressive. This drink is extra pretty with its festive red color. I’m planning to make the pitcher version next week for Christmas break. My family has been sent photos are already looking forward to this one.

Kicking off the holiday week in the best way possible, with a co*cktail in hand!

Looking for other Christmas drinks? Here are my favorites:

White Christmas Mojito

The North Pole co*cktail

Santa’s Nightcap

Frosted Mistletoe Margarita

Creamy Coconut White Russian

Lastly, if you make this Whoville’s Spiced Up Christmas Margarita (with mocktail), be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!