#holiday-cocktails

#holiday-cocktails

Punch is a host's secret weapon: It can be made in advance, frees you from bartending duty all night and sets the tone with a festive centerpiece. Plus, it's endlessly adaptable to the season, like an allspice-and-rye blend (see the Sand Dunes Punch recipe below) that tastes like Christmas ladled into a cup. As Vince Polizzi, bar manager at Adrift Tiki Bar and a punch enthusiast, puts it: "Punches are a communal drink - and the holidays are innately communal."

Thiago Leite has a simple philosophy when it comes to making cocktails, and it applies whether you're hosting a fancy dinner party for friends or simply curling up on the couch for a quiet night with your partner and Netflix. Make what you like, he says. Consider the Caipiroska he was stirring together on a test run for Fairmont Pittsburgh's holiday cocktail classes.

So I made a generator that lets you design your very own holiday cocktail. Just answer a few questions and it'll mix up a completely original drink for you, complete with a custom cocktail name.

Love bourbon at the holidays? When I'm entertaining in fall and winter, I often tend towards whiskey. This spirit is great for the holidays because its warm, sweet notes of caramel and vanilla are cozy and pair well with winter flavors like cranberry, pomegranate, and apple. As a cocktail expert, I've reviewed my list of cocktail recipes to find all my favorite bourbon Christmas cocktails for the season! From spiked hot chocolate to hot toddys

This December, step into Frosty's Boozy Wonderland, a magical Christmas and holiday bar experience returning to The Function, San Francisco's first Black-owned comedy club We're transforming into a winter wonderland with twinkling lights, festive decor, and 9 handcrafted, Instagram-worthy holiday cocktails you won't find anywhere else. It's a merry mix of cozy vibes, creative sips, and the perfect spot to get into the holiday spirit.

Ho Ho Hilarious! Join us for SF's SantaCon Comedy Crawl: Elves Gone Wild! at The Function- the only SantaCon stop where Santa grabs the mic and the elves run the show. We're bringing two stacked stand-up shows (7pm & 9pm) with holiday chaos, big laughs, and festive cocktails right on Market Street - just steps from the SantaCon action. 🎅 Event Highlights Santa headliner + naughty elves bringing holiday chaos to the stage

As a forever mint lover, here's one of my favorite winter cocktails: the Peppermint Martini! I love making signature drinks for the holidays, and this one is the definition of festive. Who wouldn't want a drink that tastes like liquid candy canes? It's creamy and minty fresh, an intriguing combination of peppermint schnapps and chocolate liqueur. It's the perfect fun Christmas cocktail to serve with a spread of appetizers or a cookie tray!

Every holiday needs a festive drink, and even better yet when it's a fun riff off of a classic. The Moscow Mule, which is typically made with vodka, lime, and ginger beer, gets a holiday-themed makeover with tart cranberry, botanical gin, and a touch of spiced bitters. Still the same crisp and effervescent cocktail you know and love, the drink is topped with fizzy ginger beer for a taste that is bold, sweet, and herbal all at once.

Cranberry margarita, anyone?! This 4-ingredient cocktail is a holiday twist on my classic margarita recipe. I keep the tequila, orange liqueur, and lime, but I replace the simple syrup with cranberry juice. It's sweet and tart, fruity and refreshing, and a gorgeous ruby red. Garnished with fresh cranberries and a rosemary sprig, it's so darn fun and festive! I developed this recipe with Thanksgiving in mind-we're celebrating in Austin this year, so serving margaritas just felt right.

It's now much less than two months until Christmas. And while we've only just got past Halloween and Bonfire Night London is fully preparing for the festive season. Pantomimes are being announced, ice rinks are open for bookings and choirs across the capital are warming up their vocals ahead of some magical carol concerts. But Christmas doesn't truly start in London until its thousands of glimmering Yuletide lights are set aglow.