Today is the second day of my 12 Days of Christmas Cocktails series. The first one was my favourite – spiked butterbeer!
Many of my followers on Instagram told me that the last cocktail was really elaborate and needed a lot of work! Well, all I have to say that it’s really worth it! But, today’s cocktail needs no work at all! It’s as Christmas-y as it can get!
12 Days of Christmas Cocktails | Day 2
On the second day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
2 Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
Now, I am sharing a this cocktail which you can have two ways! Replace the wine with sparkling water, the vodka with lemon lime soda and add a dash of simple syrup, and you get a minty Shirley’s temple for the alcoholics!

Everything is overflowing with candy cane during holidays and I don’t see a reason not to use it in my drinks! I really hope you like this cocktail and you can definitely experiment with it!
Peppermint Cane Spritzer
Notes
You can use sugar syrup if you want your drink to be sweeter
Ingredients
- Vodka
- Peppermint candies / candy cane
- 8 Oz (240ml) of Sparkling wine
Instructions
- In a jar, crush some candy canes or some peppermint candies
- Add vodka, shake and let it soak for 20-30 minutes
- Take 1.5 Oz (45ml) of the peppermint infused vodka. Add sparkling wine
- Garnish with a candy cane or two!