Holiday

16 festive cocktails perfect for the holidays

Apéritifs, eggnogs, punches and more delightful drinks for this merry month.

Apéritifs, eggnogs, punches and more delightful drinks for this merry month

(Photography, left: Leslie Kirchhoff; middle: Leila Ashtari; right: Jack Hawkins)

'Tis the season for treating yourself and your guests to showstopping holiday dishes. If you're on the hunt for cocktails to match that exact vibe, we have some festive suggestions for you. In this list, expect to find the star house cocktail for your next party, a punch with a fancy ice wreath, something mulled for frosty porch visits, not one but two beautiful eggnogs and a bubbly concoction worthy of toasting the new year with. 

These recipes will deliver — and by deliver, we mean impress. On a practical note, we've got party punches and single-serve options, so scale the recipes up or down depending on the yield you're after. Below, 16 lovely libations to enjoy over some very merry nights this month. 

Oh, and if we may, some suggested pairings to enjoy alongside these beverages:

Cheers!

Classic Eggnog

Overhead shot of 3 glasses of eggnog on a festive table.
(Photo: David Bagosy, Styling: Melissa Direnzo)

White Chocolate and Candy Cane Eggnog

3 glasses of eggnog sitting on a marble tray on a festive table. Candy canes are in the glasses as stir sticks.
(Photo: David Bagosy, Styling: Melissa Direnzo)

Sherbet Punch

A crystal punch bowl filled with a golden orange punch. Small glasses of punch sit next to it. They're all on a marble table.
(Photo credit: Jack Hawkins)

Cran-Cherry Whiskey Sour 

Red cocktail with cranberries, in a short tumbler.
(Photo credit: Jackson Roy)

Classic Snowball Cocktail

A tall glass with a creamy yellow cocktail in it, garnished with a cherry. The drink is sitting on a grey surface with a bowl of cherries next to it with dark green fabric as the background.
(Photography by Leila Ashtari)

Holiday Punch + Rosemary Wreath 

Overhead shot of a punch bowl with a red punch in it and a large, wreath-shaped red ice cube made from a bundt pan. It's on a table with a shiny red tablecloth, a shrimp ring and other party foods.
(Photography by Leslie Kirchhoff)

Mulled Rosé 

Holiday Sangria 

French 77 Punch + Lemon Ice Block  

overhead shot of a hand pouring a bottle of champagne into a punch bowl with lemons and lemon leaves in it. the bowl is on a table with a white tablecloth and bowls of olives and oysters are in the right side.
(Photography by Leslie Kirchhoff)

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(Photography by Betty Binon)

Rebujito

(Photo credit: Sarah Hogan)

Bicicletta

(Photo credit: Sarah Hogan)

Suppressor No. 246

(Photography by Antonis Achilleos)

Hot Rummy Lemonade  

(Credit: David Loftus)

 

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