5 Holiday Cocktails That Will Make Your Celebrations Merrier

Make your celebrations a little sweeter with these fun spins on classic drinks. From an elevated eggnog to a kicked up paloma, these festive libations will keep you in good cheer through the end (finally!) of 2020.

New Fashioned

From SKREWBALL WHISKEY AND TEMPLETON RYE WHISKEY

11/2 oz. Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey

¾ oz. Templeton Rye Whiskey

4 dashes Angostura Bitters

1 Luxardo cherry

1 orange wedge

Combine whiskeys and bitters in a mixing glass and stir. Strain into an old-fashioned glass with one large ice cube. Garnish with cherry and orange wedge.

Bourbon Eggnog

From BELLE MEADE BOURBON

6 eggs, yolks and whites separated

1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar

6 oz. Belle Meade Bourbon

2 oz. coffee liqueur

3 cups whole milk

11/2 cups heavy cream

6 dashes Angostura Bitters

Beat egg yolks until light in color. Mix in 1/2 cup sugar, then next five ingredients. Chill mix. Separately, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add 2 Tbsp. sugar. Beat until hard peaks develop. Fold mix into egg whites. Serve chilled in a glass mug.

Spiced Paloma

From VILLA ONE TEQUILA

11/2 oz. Villa One Silver Tequila

1/2 oz. cinnamon syrup

1/2 oz. fresh lime juice

4 oz. grapefruit soda

1 cinnamon stick

1 lime wedge

Combine tequila, cinnamon syrup, lime juice and soda in a highball glass filled with ice and stir. Garnish with cinnamon stick and lime wedge.

Classic PA G&T

From FABER DISTILLING

2 oz. FABER Gin

4 oz. tonic water

1 lime wedge

1 rosemary sprig

Add gin to a lowball glass filled with ice. Top with tonic water. Garnish with lime wedge and rosemary sprig.

Maple Oak Fashioned

From NOBLE OAK BOURBON

2 oz. Noble Oak Bourbon Whiskey

¹/₆ oz. maple syrup

4 dashes Angostura Bitters

2 dashes Regan’s Orange Bitters

1 orange peel

1 cherry

Combine bourbon, maple syrup and bitters in a mixing glass. Add ice and stir until chilled and diluted. Strain into a double rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with orange peel and cherry.