Not for throwing, a snowball is the classic Christmas tipple, made extra festive with added gingerbread.

Serves 1

50ml Advocaat

10ml vanilla or gingerbread syrup

Squeeze of half a lime

Lemonade

Cocktail cherries, to garnish

1 In a cocktail shaker, add the Advocaat, syrup of choice and lime juice, shake to combine (if you don’t have a cocktail shaker, use a jam jar).

2 Pour into your glass, top up with lemonade and garnish with a cherry.

This is just one of the old school tipples and nibbles from our December issue feature, ‘Merry and Bites’. It also includes recipes for a Mulled Punch, Espresso Martini, Sidecar and a Cherry Brandy Fizz, alongside plenty of kitsch nibbles to get any party started. The recipes and photography are by Catherine Frawley.

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