These Seasonally-Themed Holiday Drinks Are Exactly What You Need This Week


If you’re looking for unique, seasonal flavors, the holidays are the perfect time to sample spirits, beer, wine and cocktails. You can go with the usual: peppermint, cinnamon and nutmeg. But, why not get as much Christmas flavor as possible by imbibing a pine-based cocktail? Drinking in your tree has ever been so literal.

BEER

People from coast to coast have eagerly awaited Anchor Brewing Company‘s Christmas Ale every year since 1975. This year, the winter warmer is 6.5% alcohol and loaded with seasonal spices. This limited quantity brew is only available from November to January and fits perfectly in the stocking of loved ones. But, no one would blame you if you just kept it all for yourself. “Every year we look forward to formulating our new Christmas Ale recipe and tasting the fruits of our labors,” says Anchor Brewmaster Scott Ungermann

WHISKEY

If you haven’t tried anything from High West yet, now is the perfect time. Grab a bottle of A Midwinter Night’s Dram, but be prepared to sip on an explosion of holiday magic. The base is a spicy rye, but you’ll also be treated to flavors of caramel, cinnamon, mulling spices and fruit cake. It’s pretty much Christmas in a bottle.

WINE

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Oregon-based Kings Ridge Red Haute Pinot is not your usual red wine. The emphasis is on “Red Haute” as this mulled wine is full of flavors like dried cherries, cranberries and mulling spices and finishes with a subtle wave of heat at the finish. You can serve it warm or cold, but you better be prepared to cozy up with a glass while you sit in a chair in front of a roaring fire as if you were a character in a Charles Dickens novel.

SCHNAPPS

You’re pretty much guaranteed to get a mouthful of Christmas when you drink peppermint Schnapps. Telluride Distilling‘s Chairlift Warmer did you one better by making theirs 100 proof. Even if you weren’t shredding out on the slopes, you’re still going to need something to warm you up after a day of holiday shopping. Pour yourself some of this turbo-fueled, yet smooth minty liqueur and sip on it very slowly.

Just like Santa’s evil partner Krampus, this one will sneak up on you.

COCKTAILS

Holiday pop-up bars have become extremely popular in the last few years. One popular pop-up is Miracle. It took over bars in cities all over the world, including: New York, Montreal, Paris, St. Louis and eleven others. Bartender Nico de Soto of New York’s MACE created the cocktail menu. This includes that “Holly Jolly” — a drink that uses one of the most memorable flavors the holidays has to offer: pine. The drink is made up of gin, pine liqueur, vanilla syrup, lime juice, mint and soda water. If you ever wanted to drink a Christmas tree, now’s your chance.

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