Remove from the fridge, roll out pastry to 3mm thick and use a round cutter (about 8½cm) to cut out 12 bases and place them into muffin trays. Advocaat, along with notes of raisin and nut from the rum and the sherry, creates a Christmas pudding flavour with added ginger ale for that underlying spice – it’s Christmas cake in a glass. Unfortunately, it doesn't keep as long as a lot of other alcoholic drinks - you can't stick it in the back of the drinks cabinet for 5 years, and expect it to be as good as the day you opened it. For a fresh and modern sense of style serve this advocaat Snowball in elegant cocktail glasses instead of the usual high-ball.

For a playful twist, raid the cupboards and create a Custard Dream Snowball by adding cream sherry and garnishing with a custard cream biscuit for a delightful touch of whimsy. My rendition of the advocaat snowball takes the base recipe and makes one simple change: the lemonade is replaced with fiery ginger beer. They peaked in popularity in the sixties and seventies, and they were one of the most popular drinks at the time.I’ve often mentioned that I grew up living in a pub, and I worked behind the bar when I was old enough. Cut 12 lids using a smaller cutter to fit your pies, brush the underside with beaten egg and press them on top to seal.

Other show-stoppers can be easily created at home using garnishes such as mini meringues, or Christmas foliage including pine branches, holly and redcurrants dusted with icing sugar. Advocaat is a richly flavoured, vibrant yellow liqueur with a flavour reminiscent of vanilla custard. Coffee is the ingredient on everyone’s lips right now, and a match made in heaven with the rich custardy flavour of Warninks. Christmas morning always starts with everyone squeezing into my bed, yes all six of us, so that’s four adults now, and they open the goodies that have been left for them by Father Christmas.The legendary Snowball cocktail has remained a firm favourite, prompting fond memories of festive family rituals. Or you could try award winning mixologist Courtney McNair’s Winter Spice Snowball Sharer (serves four). The Warninks advocaat snowball is a fun, citrusy and enchantingly colourful cocktail that has been popular for decades.

To ensure the drink has it’s essential trademark froth Charles Roche, Warninks Drinks Consultant says: ‘Pour the lemonade at a consistent speed whilst lightly stirring to emulsify the liquids and retain the lemonade’s carbonation. We also occasionally spruced it up with sparkling wine- Babycham in those days – and occasionally a dash of brandy to give it even more of a kick! If you’re looking for something fancy, Andrei Marcu — Bar Manager at London’s Coupette — batch makes Snowballs with Champagne! It is short for advocatenborrel, or “lawyer’s drink”, where borrel is Dutch for a small alcoholic beverage consumed slowly during a social gathering.You don’t need any special cocktail-making equipment to make a snowball drink, just a glass and something to stir with. With aromas of vanilla this sweet and creamy drink can be enjoyed in many cocktails, including the Snowball, the Fluffy Duck as well as neat or over ice. Warninks Global Ambassador says: “Warninks and Snowballs have been an essential part of the festive season for years, and we think our pimped-up serving suggestions will create new Christmas traditions across the UK.

Well, Snowball cocktails, made from advocaat, are so synonymous with Christmas it seemed a natural pairing. Lime juice adds zesty freshness to the drink whereas lime cordial can make it a little too sweet and the flavour is not so vibrant. Advocaat is not to be confused with Eggnog, another popular Christmas drink which has milk, cream and rum in it (as well as the eggs and sugar).

The Snowball cocktail tart has a custard made from Advocaat, poured into a pastry case, and topped with a lemon jelly. You can mix it up straight in your glass - no shaking, muddling, layering, or any other fancy techniques. As such, eggnog is not a suitable substitute in this Snowball cocktail recipe – only advocaat will suffice. If you're a fan of creamy based cocktails then why not try our gingerbread cream liqueur, or our blood orange meringue pie cocktail for a fun festive twist?