Poinsettia
by Nigella. Featured in NIGELLA CHRISTMASIntroduction
This is probably the most serviceable, all-round cocktail-party drink: eminently refreshing; satisfyingly quaffable. It started off as a Christmas cocktail, a juicily seasonal Buck’s Fizz (a drink I normally find too acidically challenging at best and downright depressing at worst), but I now make it all the year round, whenever I have something to celebrate. This prettily pink — rather than authentically red — Poinsettia can be knocked back without a moment’s thought. Whether this is entirely a good thing is another matter...
For US cup measures, use the toggle at the top of the ingredients list.
This is probably the most serviceable, all-round cocktail-party drink: eminently refreshing; satisfyingly quaffable. It started off as a Christmas cocktail, a juicily seasonal Buck’s Fizz (a drink I normally find too acidically challenging at best and downright depressing at worst), but I now make it all the year round, whenever I have something to celebrate. This prettily pink — rather than authentically red — Poinsettia can be knocked back without a moment’s thought. Whether this is entirely a good thing is another matter...
For US cup measures, use the toggle at the top of the ingredients list.

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Ingredients
Makes: 8-9 glasses
- 1 bottle prosecco (or other fizzy dry wine, chilled)
- 125 millilitres cointreau (or Grand Marnier or Triple sec, chilled)
- 500 millilitres cranberry juice (chilled)
- 1 bottle prosecco (or other fizzy dry wine, chilled)
- ½ cup cointreau (or Grand Marnier or Triple sec, chilled)
- 2 cups cranberry juice (chilled)
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Method
- Mix the Prosecco or other fizzy wine with the Cointreau (or Grand Marnier or Triple sec) and cranberry juice in a large pitcher.
- Pour into wine glasses or champagne flutes.
- Mix the Prosecco or other fizzy wine with the Cointreau (or Grand Marnier or Triple sec) and cranberry juice in a large pitcher.
- Pour into wine glasses or champagne flutes.
Additional Information
MAKE AHEAD:
Mix together the Cointreau and cranberry juice in a large pitcher, cover with clingfilm and keep chilled for up to 24 hours. Just before serving, top up with the chilled fizz.
MAKE AHEAD:
Mix together the Cointreau and cranberry juice in a large pitcher, cover with clingfilm and keep chilled for up to 24 hours. Just before serving, top up with the chilled fizz.
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What 9 Others have said
Now my favourite Christmas cocktail!
Fantastic way to ring in the New Year. The cocktail was beautiful as well as delicious.
A perfect companion for the ultimate (leftover) slice of the Christmas-spiced chocolate cake. Cheers!
Delicious and festive cocktail! I used unsweetened cranberry juice (as it was on hand) which made it very refreshing.
Just love this Christmas Morning cocktail. Has replaced Bucks Fizz for us after trying it last year. Thank you.
Lovely , light refreshing cocktail perfect for any occasion but particularly for Christmas morning instead of sherry or mulled wine.
Thank you!
We all loved this cocktail - VERY easy drinking and deliciously refreshing. Sweet enough without being sickly!
Christmas is always a sunny day here in Australia and this Prosecco based drink was both refreshing and seasonal (in the traditional sense!)