Best Cocktails for the Holidays

Drinks for the holidays! Make your drinking more festive!

North Pole Nog

ELEGANT AFFAIRS

Ingredients

6 oz eggnog
1 oz spiced rum
2 oz bourbon
1 tbsp ground cinnamon, for garnish
Cinnamon stick, for garnish

Instructions
Add spiced rum and bourbon to eggnog and stir to combine. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Top with cinnamon stick, for garnish.

From Andrea Correale of Elegant Affairs

Cape May Mule

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JESSICA ORLOWICZ

Ingredients:
2 oz Absolut Elyx
Fresh cranberries
Ginger beer
Lime
Ice

Instructions:
Muddle fresh cranberries in a copper mule mug, fill mug 2/3 of the way with ice. Add Vodka and top with ginger beer and fresh squeezed lime juice. Garnish with cranberries.

From The Ebbitt Room at the Virginia Hotel in Cape May, NJ

Winter Wonderland

COURTESY

Ingredients:1.5 oz vodka
.75 oz peppermint schnapps
.75 oz white chocolate liqueur
Candy cane
Red sugar

Instructions:Mix and chill ingredients. Pour into a red sugar-rimmed martini glass. Garnish with a candy cane hanging on the rim.

From Morimoto Asia at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida

More: 9 Christmas Martinis to Make for Your Holiday Party

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Holiday Sangria

COURTESY

Ingredients:Sangria
.5 oz Cannella cinnamon cordial
2 oz Sparkling Cava
Berries of choice (blackberries and pomegranate seeds suggested)
Citrus slices (lemon suggested)
Cinnamon stick
Star anise seeds

Instructions:Shake sangria and cinnamon cordial over ice. Fill mason jar with ice, berries, pomegranate seeds and lemon slices. Pour sangria mixture into jar, top with Cava and garnish with cinnamon sticks and star anise.

From Herringbone in La Jolla, California

Cure for the Chicago Cold

COURTESY

Ingredients:1 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon
.5 oz Aperol
.5 oz Amaro Montenegro
.5 oz lemon juice
.75 oz simple syrup

Instructions:Combine above in a metal shaker. Submerge the bottom of the shaker in another shaker filled with hot water and stir to combine and warm ingredients. Pour into a mug and top with 3 oz of Rare Tea Cellars Emperor's Lemon Meritage hot tea. Garnish with a few gratings of cinnamon.

Courtesy of Spiaggia Restaurant & Lounge

Celebrated Sagamore

COURTESY

Ingredients:1.5 oz Sagamore Rye whiskey3 oz Sparkling Cava
.5 oz lime juice
.75 spiced cranberry syrup*

Instructions:Add Sagamore Rye, lime juice, and spiced cranberry syrup to a champagne flute. Swirl the glass to mix. Tilt glass and gently pour in cava. Garnish with lime and cranberry.

*Spiced Cranberry Syrup: Mix equal parts water, sugar, and fresh cranberries in a pot. For every one cup cranberries, add one cinnamon stick and one rosemary sprig. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes. Chill overnight, and strain.

Courtesy of Sagamore Spirit

More: Our Favorite Whiskey & Bourbon Drink Recipes

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Pine Barrens

COURTESY

Ingredients:1.5 oz Belvedere Vodka.5 oz Green Chartreuse
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz simple syrup

Instructions:Shake all ingredients and strain into Collins glass. Garnish with cranberries on the bottom and a rosemary sprig on top.

Courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton, Chicago

More: 15 Easy Vodka Cocktails That Aren't Boring

Paris Between the Wars

COURTESY

Ingredients:.75 oz Campari
.75 oz Scotch (Compass Box Great King Street or Black Grouse work well)
.5 oz lemon juice
.5 oz simple syrup
3 oz Crispin dry hard cider

Instructions:Shake Campari, Scotch, Lemon Juice, and Simple Syrup in a tin with ice and strain into a champagne flute. Top with Cider and express the oil form the lemon peel on top. Enjoy!

Courtesy of Bar Chef Abigail Gullo of SoBou

Scotch for Breakfast

COURTESY

Ingredients:1.5 oz Bank Note Blended Scotch whiskey
.25 oz Ardbeg Scotch whisky
.5 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
.5 oz Cherry Heering
.5 oz lemon juice
1 level tsp Orange Marmalade

Instructions:Shake all ingredients with ice. Double strain. Serve in a coupe and garnish with a burnt orange peel.

Courtesy of Hutchinson Cocktails and Grill

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Mulled Cranberry Juice

COURTESY

Ingredients:6 oz Cranberry juice
1 tsp maple syrup
Orange slices
Cloves
Rum or Vodka
Nutmeg
Cinnamon sticks

Instructions:Heat cranberry juice on low heat. Stir in one teaspoon of maple syrup. Add orange slices studded with cloves to warm cranberry juice. Serve warm with rum or vodka in a mug. Sprinkle nutmeg on top and garnish with cinnamon sticks and additional orange slices.

Courtesy of TOPPER's at the Wauwinet

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