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Cocktail kits are a wonderful idea for a Christmas gift and mason jar cocktail gift sets are so easy to make. You’ll have fun creating these adorable handmade cocktail kits and the lucky recipients will be thrilled with these fun and thoughtful handmade gifts. Along with the mason jars, mini liquor bottles and other ingredients, you’ll need to print the printable labels and then finish the DIY drink kits off with ribbons, bows or any other cute embellishments you want to add.
Mason jar cocktail kits are more personal than giving a bottle of liquor to someone, and the DIY ingredients and printed labels give them a charming homemade touch.
If you are a cocktail fan, you might like this kiwi jalapeno margarita or how about strawberry lemonade vodka shots or one of these TikTok cocktails?
Why You’ll Love It
Easy: There’s no cooking involved here. Anyone will be able to create cocktails in a jar gifts with ease. All you have to do is pick out which ones you want to make, grab the items you need and assemble them. That’s at least some of your Christmas gifts taken care of!
Cute: It’s easy to grab a bottle of booze for friends, family, neighbors or whoever you’re giving a gift to. But coming up with something more personalized is well worth it, as the gift will be even more appreciated. It’s easy to find all the cocktail accessories you need and put these charming gifts together.
Versatile: A homemade cocktail kit is a great idea for Christmas but it’s also ideal for a birthday, anniversary or pretty much any special occasion you can think of! So, if you’re stuck for gift ideas, consider a DIY mason jar cocktail.
Ingredients for Mason Jar Cocktail Kits
There are several different cocktail kits to choose from, so pick out which you want to make and gather the ingredients:
Moscow mule: ginger beer, lime juice and vodka.
Irish coffee: cold brew coffee, creamer and Irish whiskey.
Rum and coke: rum, lime and cola.
Margarita: Margarita mix and tequila.
How to Make Mason Jar Cocktail Gifts
For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.
Add the ingredients to a mason jar: Put the ingredients in a mason jar, making sure the bottles are upright.
Attach the labels: Print out the labels and punch a hole in each one, then use twine to attach the labels to the mason jars.
The finishing touches: Add any ribbons, bows or decorative touches you want.
Substitutions and Variations
Mix and match: If your preferred festive drink isn’t listed, you can always come up with your own DIY mason jar cocktail mixes. Any kind of mini alcohol bottles, soda or orange juice and garnishes can be used and since it’s a DIY kit, if the recipient isn’t so keen on one of the elements you include they can just leave it out.
Garnishes: Garnishes include maraschino cherries, cinnamon sticks, simple syrup, lavender sprigs, party favors, sugar cubes, and more. Put as little or as much in the mason jar as you wish. The only thing you can’t include is ice, for obvious reasons!
Mason Jar Cocktail Kit Presentation
The mason jar gifts with mini bottles, mixers and decorations are so cute. It’s the perfect gift for Christmas, an anniversary, wedding, bachelorette party, or any other special occasion, and the cute printed tags make it easy to create the cocktail. Anything from an old fashioned to a coffee liqueur martini or any mini bottle of liquor with soda or fruit juice will work, and this is the perfect solution if you’re gifting someone who has everything, or seems to, and likes a drink!
How to Store this DIY Drink Kit
Store: You can make these ahead. If you’re including fresh ingredients, don’t make them up until you’re ready to gift them. If you’re using a mini bottle and ginger beer or another soda, you can assemble them weeks ahead.
Freeze: Hard liquor doesn’t freeze, so don’t try! You can keep the mason jar gift refrigerated or at room temperature, as you prefer.
Top Tips
Make a few extra: Since these keep for a long time, at least the ones without lemons or limes in them, you might like to make extras for future gifts.
Get creative: Use any kinds of string, bows or ribbons and add other embellishments if you wish.
Don’t forget the labels: You can print them or write them by hand, as you prefer.
Cocktail Gift Set in a Jar FAQs
Although these work out well priced when you calculate all the costs of the materials, it’s possible to save more money on them, by getting a full size bottle of liquor and dividing it up into little bottles (which you can buy) rather than paying the price for miniatures. These two-ounce shot bottles (here) would be perfect! Where can you get 1-quart jars for these mason jar cocktail gifts?
You can find them in stores like Walmart, Target and so on, or online.
DIY Cocktail Kit Recipe
Mason Jar Cocktail Gift Set
Equipment
- Mason Jars 1-Quart
- Paper or Thin Card
- Printer
- Printable label
Ingredients
Moscow Mule:
- 1 Can ginger beer, 6 to 8 ounce can
- lime, or small bottle of lime juice
- 2 Ounces vodka, mini bottle
Irish Coffee:
- 1 Can coffee, cold brew
- 1 coffee creamer, small
- 2 Ounces Irish whiskey, mini bottle
Rum and Coke:
- 1 Can Coke, 7.5 ounce can
- lime , or small bottle of lime juice
- 2 Ounces rum, dark or white, mini bottle
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into the glass jar. Arrange them so that the soda, spirits, and add ins are all standing upright.
- Cut enough of both types of twine to wrap around the jar twice. Leave a few inches extra for tying.
- Print out the label and use a hole punch to punch a hole in it.
- Attach the label and tie a knot, then tie a bow to complete the jar.
Notes
Get creative: Use any kinds of string, bows or ribbons and add other embellishments if you wish.
Don’t forget the labels: You can print them or write them by hand, as you prefer.
Nutrition
It’s so simple to make a cocktail in a jar and these gifts are always well received. You can make a mason jar drinks kit without too much fuss and tailor each one to the recipient’s tastes. You can use a regular size bottle if you want (although that isn’t going to fit in a mason jar so will need to be tied on!) or a mini bottle. Add all the ingredients plus garnishes such as a cinnamon stick, a mini bottle of angostura bitters or whatever else you like to a mason jar, print out the label, tie it on, and your gift is ready to give!
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Bella Bucchiotti
Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
