Here are our top 5 drinks and cocktails for Christmas

Christmas is coming, and it's the perfect time of year for a wonderful night with family and friends. Whether you're spending Christmas in the UK or not, these traditional British Christmas beverages will transport you to the country.

Mulled Wine

Mulled wine is a popular and traditional Christmas drink in the United Kingdom. Mulled wine, often known as spiced wine, is a hot or warm beverage made with red wine, various mulling spices, and occasionally raisins. It is alcoholic, although there are non-alcoholic versions of it. It is an excellent choice for winter heating. Mulling spices can be found at stores and on the internet. Purchasing them makes it simple to make this drink at home by heating wine and steeping the spice sachets in it.

Winter Pimm’s 

If you think Mulled wine can be a bit heavy, then you might like Pimm's. Pimms may be unfamiliar to those who aren't British. Pimm's was created in 1840 as a digestive aid by James Pimm. The original product, now known as No. 1 Cup, was manufactured with a gin foundation, and as its popularity expanded over the next 100 years, cups 2 to 6 were added, each having whiskey, brandy, rum, rye, and vodka, in that sequence. Unfortunately, demand for Pimm's declined during the 1970s, and all but the No. 1 and No. 6 cup were discontinued. Pimm's later released a new version of Brandy No. 3 with additional spices and orange peel, renamed Pimm's Winter Cup a few years ago. It was highly promoted during Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, where it was served as a hot beverage with apple juice and apple and orange chunks.

Mulled Cider

Mulled cider, like mulled wine, is produced by steeping seasonal spices in hot cider. As a consequence, you'll have a drink that will warm you up while transporting you to a winter wonderland. It's ideal if you prefer cider over wine or want to make a non-alcoholic apple cider alternative.

British Christmas punch

Dark rum, red wine, tea, and citrus combine to make this warming cocktail. On a cold winter night, it's ideal for unleashing your inner Charles Dickens. Because of the burning of the alcohol, the punch takes on a sweeter flavor. The amount of liquid in the drink is reduced depending on how long it is allowed to burn, concentrating the flavors and making the taste richer and deeper.

Champagne

The British passion for champagne is evident on every important occasion and holiday, and Christmas is no exception. Champagne is a sparkling wine that uses a specific method of pressing the grapes and a secondary fermentation of the wine in the bottle leading to carbonation. Champagne goes well with food. Whether it is with steak, cheese, or caramel pudding, gingerbread, Champagne is a great choice. What better time than the holidays to hear the pleasurable burst of the cork, marking the release of scents and flavors that have been years in the making, and to fully use the bottle's potential by not keeping it only for a celebratory toast?