Christmas

Of all the holidays jockeying for your happy hour, none pour it on quite like Christmas. The songs, the decorations, the endless family gatherings—they go down easier after a stiff cocktail or two. Make your holidays merry with these Christmas drinks.

Christmas punch

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Golden Cadillac cocktail

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Baltimore Eggnog

Baltimore Eggnog

This large-batch eggnog recipe from bar pro Derek Brown calls for both cognac and rum and makes plenty for serving a holiday-time party.

Pumpkin Nog cocktail

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Lights Out Punch

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Kickin' Mule cocktail

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Rumplesnuggler

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A Collins glass filled with bright yellow punch garnished with a pineapple slice and a sprig of fresh mint.

Reggae Rum Punch

spiced eggnog cocktail in a wine glass with fresh nutmeg on top

A pair of hands pour a steaming ladleful of mulled wine into a clear glass mug. The background with a crock pot full of mulled wine is just out of focus.

Hit Me Baby One More Glühwein

Champagne Holiday Punch

Champagne Holiday Punch

The Spice Is Right

Three rocks glasses rest on a dark marble bar top. Each is filled with ice, a bright red punch, a large slice of grapefruit, pomegranate seeds, and a sprig of rosemary. Next to them is a bottle of Fever-Tree ginger beer.

Ginger Fever Punch

A creamy Eggnog drink fills a rocks glass with a heavy clear base. The drink is garnished with nutmeg and an orange peel, and the background is hazy.

A glass mug holds a lush, golden-brown serving of Hot Buttered Rum. Its pale surface is flecked with nutmeg, and a cinnamon stick rests across the mouth of the mug. The background is pale blue, and the surface a light gray.

Hot Buttered Rum

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Bourbon Rosemary Punch

hot buttered rum batter in a sealed mason jar

Hot Buttered Rum Batter

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green and yellow Jello shots in plastic shot cups

tom and jerry cocktail in a white coffee mug

Brandy Alexander cocktail

Brandy Alexander

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spiced rum milk punch with cinnamon sticks and nutmeg

Spiced Rum Milk Punch

A large glass bowl filled with dark red punch rests on a white tablecloth, surrounded by gold pinecones, green apples and glass mugs of punch.

Ponche Navideño

Cranberry-Ginger Mimosa

Cranberry-Ginger Mimosa

A clear rocks glass filled with creamy Coquito and garnished with two cinnamon sticks

Under the Mistletoe cocktail in a collins glass, garnished with cranberries and thyme sprigs

Under the Mistletoe

Colony Records cocktail

Uncle Angelo's Eggnog in a clear punch glass, topped with fresh nutmeg

Uncle Angelo’s Eggnog

Last-Minute Mulled Wine

creamy yellow Trick Nog cocktail in ornate punch glass with cinnamon stick and orange peel garnishes, sitting in front of a pine tree

Holiday Sparkler cocktail

Holiday Sparkler

Hot Caramel Buttered Rum

Hot Caramel Buttered Rum

A handled, clear glass mug is branded with an emblem that reads “Highlands NYC Est. 2007.” The mug sits on a marble table and is filled with a pale golden drink. It’s garnished with a cinnamon stick and a clove-studded lemon wheel.

Kir Royale cocktail

Autumn cocktail

Poached Pear & Ginger Daiquiri

Ruby Mae's (Second) Surfing Bird

Glogg cocktail

Spiced Pear Bellini

Spiced Pear Bellini

Thistle cocktail

Cousin Eddie cocktail in a rocks glass with one large ice cube, garnished with black pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg

Falling Leaves cocktail

Rudolph's Nose cocktail

Celtic Frappe

Andean Dusk cocktail

Holiday Cheer cocktail

Two rocks glasses on a gray marble surface hold dark red drinks over ice, garnished with blood orange slices.

Naughty or Nice

The bowl of a champagne flute is shown in a close-up shot. It’s filled with a bubbly violet drink and garnished with a small, curled lemon twist. The background is gray and fuzzy.

A small mug shaped like a garden gnome is filled with a drink topped with whipped cream and garnished with two Pocky sticks and a tree ornament shaped like a golden gift box.

Bring Me Back Something French

A Hot Toddy mugs rests on a slatted wooden table. It’s filled with a golden drink, a cinnamon stick floats at its base, and it is garnished with a lemon wheel.

A coupe glass is set upon an all white backdrop. The glass holds a violet-hued sparkling cocktail, a dehydrated blood orange floats in it.

Figurati cocktail

Audrey Saunders' Tom & Jerry

Pear & Pub Ale Party Punch

Pear & Pub Ale Party Punch

Two slight rocks glasses sit on black marble. Each is filled with a golden, milky drink garnished with nutmeg.

Lemon Bar Clarified Milk Punch

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