
An Elf-inspired creation from the holiday menu at Alabama’s Session Cocktails.
Photo: Niki Beck

A Virginia entertaining guru reimagines an old English classic sipper that tastes like “Christmas in a glass.”
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CHRIS HANNAH’S YULE THYME SLING AND HARVEST STINGER
Two holiday cocktails—one sweet, one sour—from a lauded New Orleans mixologist.
Photo: JOSH BRASTED

THE CLAUSMOPOLITAN: A COSMO WITH A FESTIVE UPGRADE
An unexpected holiday ingredient elevates this sweet-and-tart spin on a classic cranberry cocktail.
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A GRINCH-INSPIRED COCKTAIL MORE NICE THAN NAUGHTY
The playful Help Me…I’m Feeling is brimming with nostalgic Christmas spirit.
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Photo: Johnny Autry

Photo: Johnny Autry

Photo: JOHNNY AUTRY | FOOD STYLING BY CHARLOTTE AUTRY

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A New Orleans mainstay, milk punch is the South’s answer to eggnog.
Photo: Johnny Autry

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Photo: JOHNNY AUTRY

The potent punch recipe from our October/November 2014 cover.
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Set the punch bowl aside and serve up your very own cask-aged cocktails.
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The Listening Room in Nashville has a drink to warm up Music City.
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This easy-to-make, hot drink will bring the festive spirit right into your kitchen.
Photo: Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

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BOURBON-SPIKED SPICED HOT CHOCOLATE
A sweet recipe to combat the cold, wintry nights.
Photo: BRENNAN WESLEY

AN ALL-ARKANSAS COFFEE COCKTAIL
Rock Town Distillery lets the Natural State shine in this winter pick-me-up.
Photo: JACQUELINE STOFSICK

JOY WAGON: A SPARKLING HOLIDAY COCKTAIL
A delightful alternative to a traditional flute of bubbly.
Photo: JASON HORN

From the Garden & Gun Club in Atlanta, a holiday sipper that tastes like a tropical getaway.
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Spices of the season, apricot brandy, rum, and citrus make this wintry grog a holiday on ice.
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Looking for something to take the edge off the in-laws’ impending visit? This concoction from T. Cole Newton of Twelve Mile Limit should do the trick.

A perfect cold weather cocktail from Jeremy Wingle of Poole’s Downtown Diner in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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A CAJUN-SPIKED SPIN ON CHRISTMAS EGGNOG
Lafayette native and former One Flew South bartender Tiffanie Barriere shares her eggnog recipe that captures the spirit of the holidays in Louisiana with one sip.
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EUDORA WELTY’S CHRISTMAS EGGNOG
A family eggnog recipe from Mississippi’s first lady of letters, Eudora Welty.

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THE COMMANDER’S PALACE BLOODY MARY
No gathering is complete without a Bloody Mary—so why not make it a good one?
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Because you can’t have too much of a good thing, here’s another Bloody Mary recipe from Atlanta bartender Nate Shuman that’s a step above your typical morning-after libation.
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A Bloody Bull is an even richer spin on a Bloody Mary. Make it batch-style, like one G&G writer’s family, and prepare to bowl over your party guests.
Photo: JACQUELINE STOFSICK