25+ Best Christmas Rum Drinks for the Holiday Season
These Christmas rum drinks and cocktails are perfect for your next holiday party. Each festive cocktail contains either white rum, dark rum, or spiced rum making them the perfect rum cocktails for holiday parties during Christmas time.
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Christmas Rum Drinks & Holiday Cocktails
Whether you enjoy your favorite cocktails in a martini glass, shot glass, glass mug, or large punch bowl you are sure to find something for everyone here. Of course, you can make these tasty Christmas cocktail recipes any time of year, but they just seem to taste better under the lights of the Christmas tree.
25+ Best Christmas Rum Drinks for the Holiday Season
Break out the cocktail shaker and make your favorite Christmas rum cocktail from this collection of festive alcoholic drinks.
Rum and Peppermint White Hot Chocolate
Rum and Peppermint White Hot Chocolate – A boozy twist on the classic with refreshing peppermint flavor! So creamy and not too sweet and perfect for winter!
Christmas Punch
Christmas Punch is an easy and delicious holiday party drink made with cranberry juice, and orange juice and packed with fruits like cranberries, orange slices, and pomegranates. Keep it non-alcoholic or add rum or vodka for extra holiday spirit!
Cafe con Leche Martini
Bold espresso and three types of alcohol come together to create this bombshell of a signature cocktail.
Christmas Drink with Rum and Mint
This Christmas drink with rum and mint leaves brings a taste of the tropics to any holiday celebration or Christmas party. Perfect for Christmas or Christmas in July, this festive twist on a mojito mixed with coquito will have you dreaming of a white Christmas on the beach
Old Fashioned Hot Buttered Rum
Old-fashioned hot buttered rum is a classic winter cocktail. It's rich and smooth with warming spices and notes of vanilla that’ll warm you up from the inside out on cold days. Get cozy with this classic drink this winter!
Spiked Hot Chocolate (Vegan)
Keep warm this season with this delicious and creamy spiked hot chocolate. This vegan hot cocoa is healthy, customizable, and takes just 10 minutes! It's the perfect Christmas cocktail.
Coquito Recipe (Puerto Rican Christmas Drink)
Coquito is a traditional holiday drink of Puerto Rico that is smooth, thick, and creamy. It’s sweet and has a pronounced coconut flavor. Make this coquito recipe for a delicious Christmas drink that feels like a tropical dessert and cocktail all in one!
Sugar Plum Fairy's Plum Drink
This sugar plum drink is lightly sweetened, tart, and fizzy - just what you need for the perfect Christmas & New Year's Eve fun cocktails!
Santa's Rum Spiked Milk
Santa’s Rum Spiked Milk is a delicious treat for a hard-working gift giver. Vanilla ice cream, coconut milk, rum, and cinnamon are blended and garnished with grated nutmeg. Coat the rim of your glass with honey and coconut flake for a bonus treat.
Grinch Cocktail
Combining melon-flavored Midori, rum, and lemon-lime soda makes this Grinch cocktail fruity and colorful with a light bite.
Sublime Rum Raisin Spiced Old Fashioned
This modern twist on the classic old-fashioned.uses golden or dark rum for sublime fall and winter rum cocktails. This spiced old-fashioned is both modern and familiar. Flavored with rum raisin simple syrup, allspice dram, two types of bitters, and golden or dark rum, this easy cocktail is permeated with cozy seasonal spices.
Warm Sugar Plum | Delicious Winter Cocktail Recipe
This Warm Sugar Plum Cocktail is sure to be a favorite throughout the cool winter months - the fragrant blend of spices, juice, and rum is perfect for a get-together or a cozy night in.
Homemade Eggnog Espresso Martini
Celebrate the holidays in style with our eggnog espresso martini recipe! A delightful twist on a classic eggnog cocktail, this eggnog martini is the ultimate holiday cocktail in a martini glass.
Hazelnut Hot Buttered Rum
A twist on the classic Hot Buttered Rum with Hazelnut Liqueur. This easy Christmas cocktail is a delicious concoction of dark rum, butter, brown sugar, and spices with hot water for a cozy and rich drink to sip on a chilly evening.
Rum Hot Toddy
This Rum Hot Toddy is a comforting and delicious cocktail made with dark rum, lemon, honey, and hot water. The addition of cinnamon sticks and star anise garnish brings some wonderful cozy winter spice flavors.
Guava Coquito Recipe
Guava coquito is a tropical spin on traditional coquito. Guava, cream of coconut, coconut milk, rum, and spices combine for a delicious drink that's perfect for holiday gatherings.
Cranberry Rum Cocktail
This cranberry rum cocktail is the perfect holiday rum drink. It's filled with tropical fruit juices of orange juice, pineapple juice, and lime juice, and garnished with fresh cranberries.
Jack Frost Winter Cocktail
The Jack Frost cocktail is a tropical blend of coconut rum, pineapple, and coconut cream, with coconut “snow” on the rim of the glass! We’ll show you two easy ways to make it: frozen or on the rocks.
Chocolate Mojito
This chocolate mojito is the perfect mojito for fall and winter. Made with homemade chocolate simple syrup, fresh mint, lime, rum, and club soda.
Snickerdoodle Cocktail (with RumChata)
This Rumchata cocktail is an adult version of a classic snickerdoodle cookie in a cocktail form. A cross between a cinnamon vanilla milkshake and buttered rum, make this drink anytime you want to get the party started this festive season.
Holiday Cranberry Mojito
Holiday Cranberry Pomegranate Mojito made with fresh mint, cranberry reduction, pomegranate juice and fresh lime. It's the perfect cocktail for the holidays!
Spiced Rum Eggnog Cocktail with Gingerbread
Experience some holiday magic with this gingerbread-spiked eggnog cocktail. Blending creamy eggnog with aromatic spiced rum and rich brandy, it’s the perfect festive drink. Garnish with actual gingerbread cookies.
White Christmas Mojito
This Creamy Coconut White Christmas Mojito is white as pure snow! It’s a simple and tropical version of mojito that’s dressed up in its white winter coat and ready for all the Christmas parties.
Hot Buttered Rum
Made with your favorite rum, butter, sugar, ice cream, and warm spices, this Hot Buttered Rum Recipe is a bit like sipping on a warm apple fritter donut.
Hot Buttered Rum with Cider
Hot Buttered Rum with Apple Cider is a refined sugar-free paleo cocktail recipe that is made with simple ingredients and ULTRA amazing!
Star Gazer Wine Cocktail
A soft and sweet cocktail flavored with vanilla, pineapple, dark rum, and your choice of white wine. Best served on the rocks (aka with ice cubes),
Cozy Hot Toddy Recipe
A hot toddy is one of the most popular hot cocktails, made with dark rum, honey, lemon, and a blend of spices.
Creamy Chai Spiced Hot Buttered Rum
Creamy Chai Spiced Hot Buttered Rum is a warm classic cocktail for winter that uses all the traditional ingredients plus a little extra spice for a delicious variation of this classic rum cocktail.
Naughty Elf Cocktail
This naughty elf cocktail is a naughty concoction of fruit juice, fruit liqueurs, and spiced rum, and is sure to be a hit with everyone who takes a sip! Garnish with a candy cane and Christmas sprinkles to add to the naughty fun.
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