In pictures: Special cocktails to put you in the festive spirit

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Christmas special cocktails at The Salt House: This alfresco restaurant, while creating delicious dishes for Christmas, also has a list of lip-smacking cocktails for you to sip on. (From left) ‘Caramelo’ has dark rum, espresso, salted caramel and a bourbon spray. ‘The Leo’ is a gin-based cocktail with lavender, elderflower and orange blossom served with an orchid ice. ‘The Perfect Pair’ has gin, tonic water with pear, fennel leaves and Italian lemon while ‘The Passionfruit Martini’ has vodka with passion fruit

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Fashioned Mapple from Warehouse Cafe: Head to South City Mall for a great Christmas party and an even more delicious drink. This drink brings together Bourbon stirred with maple syrup, bitters and finished with orange flame. The sweetness of the maple syrup blends seamlessly with the smokiness of the alcohol and orange!

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Christmas Special LIITs at Hoppipola: Is any festive season ever complete without chugging LIITs with BFFs? Hoppipola, in Acropolis Mall, has a new LIIT menu which has you covered! They have unique drinks on the menu with variations of the classic LIIT having vodka, dark rum, gin, whisky. (from left) Berry X’Mas has Cranberry Juice, while the Mulled Wineland Iced Tea has soda and mulled wine. Jolly Snowman has blue curacao and 7 Up and Apple Pie High has cinnamon and vanilla syrup with Appy Fizz. The green Seargent Peppermint has peppermint syrup. Does it get any better than this?

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Festive Special Cocktails at Yauatcha: Looking for a fine-dining experience with boozy delish drinks? Head to Yauatcha for a lip-smacking meal and boozy classics. Their menu has unique drinks like (from left) the Nolen Gur Old Fashioned, which marries the flavours of the classic drink with the season’s liquid gold — Nolen Gur. The Eggnog is another Christmas classic with rum, which has peanut butter to give it an earthy nuttiness while the Earl Grey Milk Punch has milk, fruitiness from pineapple and floral notes from earl grey tea along with gin

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Aperol from Veneto Bar and Kitchen: The Italian eatery in South City Mall has a celebratory drink from the region of Pàduà in Italy. Aperol is made with Pérfect Servé, Sprítz and Italian sparkling Prosecco, which gives the drink a bubbly finish. Pair it with any of their pizzas and you’re sorted

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Santa’s Secret Sex from Canteen Pub & Grub: A masterful medley, Santa’s Secret Sex sports a burnt whiskey, homemade date syrup and aromatic bitters. The bitters add a dash of tang which pairs beautifully with the sweet notes of dates. Sip on this hot or cold, either way, you’re in for a treat!

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Monkey’s Tipsy Christmas from Monkey Bar: The restobar on Camac Street has a boozy Christmas menu that sees Mrs. Claus coming down the chimney with a glass of fiery red bourbon that’s infused with lime juice, red wine, berry puree and syrup; and a Drunken Rudolph who’s ringing in the festive cheer with hot chocolate and a dash of rum. Tipsy Elves sneak in from time to time sipping on a mix of cinnamon flavoured bourbon (spiked with apple juice!) and Jingle Juice — a medley of gin, Kahlua, pumpkin syrup and a shot of espresso

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Festive Cocktails at Hard Rock Cafe: Who said Hard Rock Cafe only shines at rock music? The Park Street pub has a festive menu of four specials that can knock St Nicholas out! (From left) The Hurricane is the pub’s signature cocktail, which is made with white run and a blend of orange, mango, pineapple juice and grenadine; the Passion Fruit Mai Tai marries passion fruit with traditional Tiki flavours, pineapple and rum; the Blackberry Sparkling Sangria is a drink made with red wine, fresh blackberries, cranberry juice and a squeeze of orange; and the Tropical Margarita is made with Silver Tequila fresh strawberries, Cointreau and the fresh flavours of guava, pineapple and lime juice