Toast the Season at 12 Holiday Bars and Pop-Ups Around DC - Washingtonian

"Del Ray's neighborhood pop-up bar brings a North Pole-inspired holiday post office to life from November 22 through January 4. Down festive cocktails like the cinnamon-and-bourbon-based Four Wiseman or a vodka-and-Amaretto-spiked eggnog, or try non-alcoholic options like a cranberry/rosemary spritz. Holiday-themed snacks include Thanksgiving poutine, Whoville cranberry-and-brie Bites, and a Bavarian pretzel, all amid twinkling lights, vintage mailbags, and more than 2,500 Christmas bulbs overhead."

"The popular holiday pop-up Miracle is back at this Logan Circle bar, running from November 28 through December 31. Sip festive cocktails like the Christmapolitan (vodka with spiced cranberry and rosemary), a gingerbread-scented old fashioned, and the Candy Cane Lane, a mix of white rum, chocolate and mint while taking in over-the-top, kitschy holiday décor."

"This Union Market food hall will debut a bar devoted to coquito, the rich Puerto Rican coconut-and-rum holiday drink, on Friday, November 14 (it'll run Tuesday through Sunday during the holiday season). Look for four takes on the beverage: coconut-and-vanilla, dark-chocolate-pistachio, vegan molasses-ginger, and a non-alcoholic spiced coconut cream. You'll also find festive cocktails like a smoked cinnamon old fashioned and cranberry-thyme margarita, plus Latin small plates such as truffle-honey pan de bono and pastelón empanadas. Get extra-festive with a "coquito tree" tasting flight served in ornament glasses."

Del Ray's neighborhood pop-up at 2312 Mt Vernon Ave., Alexandria operates November 22 through January 4 as a North Pole-inspired holiday post office with twinkling lights, vintage mailbags, and more than 2,500 Christmas bulbs overhead. Miracle returns at 1410 14th St., NW in Logan Circle from November 28 through December 31, serving Christmapolitan, gingerbread-scented old fashioned, and Candy Cane Lane amid over-the-top, kitschy holiday décor. A Union Market food-hall bar at 1280 Fourth St., NE debuts four coquito variations and related cocktails plus Latin small plates beginning November 14. A Glover Park Italian dining room at 2505 Wisconsin Ave., NW transforms into a North Pole playground with seasonal cocktails starting December 4 through Christmas Eve.

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