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Make our mimosas "leaded or unleaded" by mixing to taste with Champagne, sparkling water, or a lemon-lime soft drink such as Sprite. Celebrate in style with this holiday beverage. Peach preserves like you would spread on biscuits are the secret ingredient. Cranberries are an easy and festive way to dress up Champagne.
Your guests will love watching the cranberries dance in the glass. Use candy canes as fun garnishes for this orange juice and vodka cocktail. Its red-orange color comes from the addition of maraschino cherry juice. A mojito traditionally uses rum; here we use tequila instead, hence the fun title. Dip rims of glasses in lime juice and a mixture of equal parts kosher salt and sugar for a twist on salt-rimmed glasses. Bring the flavor of the tropics to your next winter gathering.
This quick wassail will warm you to the toes and make your kitchen smell incredible at the same time. Strain the drink before serving to remove any remaining fruit or spice bits. Instead of stirring all the ingredients together, serve optional shots of vodka on the side, and let your guests add it or not. This is definitely a sipping cocktail that's at its best when made with high-quality ingredients.
Two classic tequila cocktails come together in a drink that's tangy and sweet, and almost as beautiful as a real sunrise. For this stunning presentation, pour the grenadine into the bottom of your glasses and then carefully pour the tequila mixture on top. Aunt Kat's Creamy Eggnog. The classic mimosa is equal parts orange juice and Champagne. In this cocktail recipe, pineapple juice and grenadine add a twist of flavor and color. It's hard to beat the spicy bite of a good bloody mary on holiday mornings. Seasoned with fresh basil, cilantro, and chives, this drink received the highest rating from Southern Living 's test kitchen.
As the name implies, these unique drinks are mixed with green pepper jelly. Make this Southern-style margarita your signature cocktail at your next get-together. Celebrate with this simple and sophisticated cocktail. Fill a Champagne flute or tall glass with equal parts chilled Champagne and black currant nectar. Don't forget to garnish this spritzer with fresh blackberries. Close View all gallery. Home Food 43 Spirited Holiday Cocktails. Retro Rum Punch This not-too-fruity cocktail is going to be a crowd pleaser. Spice Chocolate Stout Beer Cocktail Brandy, simple syrup, chocolate stout, and a cinnamon stick come together to form the beer-lover's new favorite cocktail.
Rosemary Collins Have all the fixings for this easy cocktail on the bar cart this holiday season to ensure you're always ready for drop-in guests. Peanut Whiskey and Cola A Southern childhood favorite gets a grown-up spin just in time for the holidays.
Sparkling Rum Punch You'll see smiles all around when these signature cocktails are offered at your festive fete. Montgomery Punch Julia found this recipe in a cookbook by the Junior League of Montgomery, Alabama, where the punch is a town staple. Holiday Cosmopolitan This ritzy cocktail has a zesty zing from orange liqueur, a cranberry reduction, and fresh lemon juice.
Citrus Sangria A big-batch party punch , like our refreshing Citrus Sangria, is great for entertaining large crowds.
Pear-Basil Sipper The refreshing combination of muddled fresh basil and sweet pear-flavored vodka and nectar can't be beat. Hot Buttered Rye This warm whiskey cocktail will keep you cozy on cold nights.
Mississippi Bourbon Punch Muscadine wine stars in this spirited concoction of grenadine, bourbon, and a variety of fruit juices and sodas. Vanilla-Rosemary Lemonade This is exceptional when made with freshly squeezed lemon juice. Apple-Ale Wassail Cozy up by the fire with a warm apple-ale flavored with allspice, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom. Capital Eggnog Trim the tree and get in the holiday spirit with a cup of homemade eggnog.
Pecan "Milk" Punch Toasted pecans, cream of coconut, cinnamon, and sweetened whipped cream make it hard to tell if this bourbon concoction is a cocktail or dessert. Gingerbread Martini Re-invent a favorite flavor of the holiday season into a tasty cocktail. Orange-Cranberry Gin and Tonic Orange juice and cranberries lend a bit of festive flair to the classic gin and tonic.
But, in England, wassail also denoted the alcoholic beverage you imbibed during that toast—an elixir of steamy mulled mead or cider. Showstopping Recipes to Sweeten the Season. Find outstanding wines for every taste at the Wine Exchange. Celebrate with this simple and sophisticated cocktail. Peel, core and chop into cubes.
Cherry Frost This refreshing drink is composed of black cherry liqueur, brandy, crushed ice, and then topped off with sparkling white wine. Peach-Bourbon Sours Celebrate in style with this holiday beverage. Champagne and Cranberries Cranberries are an easy and festive way to dress up Champagne. Before the Battle of Hastings in , English soldiers reportedly sang:.
But, in England, wassail also denoted the alcoholic beverage you imbibed during that toast—an elixir of steamy mulled mead or cider.
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Sometimes, wassail was a whipped dark beer flavored with roasted crab apples. Wassail was usually slurped from a communal bowl before, during, and after big events and holidays. It was supposedly on the menu during Lammas Day, a pagan autumnal harvest holiday that involves transforming cornhusks into dolls. It was also imbibed on Twelfth Night , a January holiday that involves lighting a fire in an orchard, dancing, and singing incantations to apple trees in hopes of encouraging a bountiful harvest.
By the Middle Ages, the practice of sharing a giant bowl of wassail—that is, the practice of wassailing —evolved from a holiday celebration to a form of boozy begging.
Not all rich folk were happy to see wassailers at their doorstep. Misers like Selden may have had a point: Since alcohol was involved, wassailers often got too rowdy. In fact, boisterous wassailers are one reason why Oliver Cromwell and Long Parliament passed an ordinance in that essentially banned Christmas. By the 19th century, wassailing would mellow. Beginning in the s, music publishers started releasing the first commercial Christmas carols, uncorking classics such as God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and The First Noel.
Among them were dozens of wassailing songs, including the circa Here We Come a-Wassailing and dozens of others that are now, sadly, forgotten.
As the custom of caroling became the dominant door-to-door pastime, alcohol-fueled begging dwindled. By the turn of the 20th century, carolers were more likely to sing about libations than actually drink them. For starters, ask for beer. Go for it all, go for the gold, go for Thirsty for your own wassail? Stock up on sherry and wine and try this traditional recipe from The Williamsburg Cookbook. Have you got a Big Question you'd like us to answer? If so, let us know by emailing us at bigquestions mentalfloss. Winston Churchill never went long without pouring himself a drink, even while traveling throughout Prohibition-era America.
He also suffered bouts of depression amid the aftershock, and it reportedly took him two months to fully recover. In fact, last week December 5 marked the 85th anniversary of the repeal. He admitted he once went to a speakeasy —"as a social investigator," of course.
A Comprehensive Compendium of Outrageous Insobriety. Subscribe to our Newsletter! Before the Battle of Hastings in , English soldiers reportedly sang: Pass the bottle and drink health. Drink backwards and drink to me Drink half and drink empty.