Holiday Cocktails

Give your nog a nudge with this mixologist-approved interpretation

An Elf-inspired creation from the holiday menu at Alabama’s Session Cocktails

Seasonal sips to pair with cooking or the main event

Two holiday cocktails—one sweet, one sour—from a lauded New Orleans mixologist

Pucker up to the subtly sweet-and-sour Mistle-Toe-Up, from the tropics-themed New Orleans eatery Mister Mao

From the Garden & Gun Club in Atlanta, a holiday sipper that tastes like a tropical getaway

This easy-to-make, hot drink will bring the festive spirit right into your kitchen

Too much of this heavy-artillery drink and you’ll need to call in the reinforcements

A reliable recipe that has evolved over the decades

The Listening Room in Nashville brings back live music and hot drinks to warm up Music City

This cross between a mint julep and a whiskey sour just might be your new favorite cocktail

Curious about amaro but not quite ready to sip it straight? Consider the Empire State of Mind from Oxford, Mississippi’s Saint Leo your on-ramp

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

Bubbly enlivens a refreshing post-Prohibition mix

One bowl, three centuries of New Orleans tradition

Rum and coconut come together in a Puerto Rican holiday mainstay

Charleston, South Carolina, restaurateur Brooks Reitz shares a family secret

Spices of the season, apricot brandy, rum, and citrus make this wintry grog a holiday on ice

Festive concoctions to help make your season a little more jolly

This bloody good drink is one of nearly 60 recipes in a new book about the South’s favorite brunch cocktail