Christmas Sangria and What's I'll be Drinking over the Holidays
- Dec 23, 2019
- 2 min read
Season’s greetings everyone! The time to raise our cups is here!
I added one more holiday recipe to the site just in time for Christmas: Christmas Sangria (appropriately). It delivers the fruity, easy-drinking pleasures of Sangria with enough holiday flavors put you in festive spirits (ahem, so to speak). It features a pairing of cinnamon (what else?) elderflower that is particularly delightful. I’m making a batch myself for my family’s Christmas day celebration.
There are plenty of other holiday cocktail options to choose from on the site's Holiday page. Here are the ones I’ll be drinking to celebrate Yule this year (or already have):
This past Saturday I made a batch of Wassail for the winter solstice. I reengineered the recipe this year and I’m really into the new one - it’s sort of a cross between mulled wine and mulled cider. If nothing else, I encourage you to visit the Wassail page just for the history section. The drink dates back to at least the 12th century!
I made a batch of cranberry-infused gin which my wife and I have been enjoying it in my sparkling Holly and the Ivy punch over the past week. I’m bringing this one to Christmas day as well.
On Christmas morning, my wife and I going to have Meet Me in Montauks with breakfast, a hybrid of Mimosa and a French 75 with clementine juice. It is pure magic. I cannot wait.
I’m also going to try and also squeeze a batch of warm and frothy Tom and Jerry’s on Christmas day. I don’t know how we’ll fit it in, but now is the time!
And of course, there’s Eggnog. There can never be enough. I’ve made a few batches of my Classic Eggnog recipe over the past month, just to make sure it’s as delicious as I remembered (it is!). Last night I made some Peppermint Bark Eggnog to go with our dessert of Costco brand Peppermint Bark. Yum. Tonight my hazelnut-infused bourbon should be ready, so I’m going to whip up a batch of Bourbon Hazelnut Eggnog.
To be sure, it’s been a very indulgent month, and I’m definitely going to pump the brakes in January. But for now, we celebrate and enjoy all that is good in life. Over the next few days may your hearts be full of love and generosity, and your cups be full of delicious cheer.
Thank you all for reading. Merriest holidays to you all!
Cheers,
Tom`
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I love the idea of mixing festive flavors into a sangria for the holidays, especially with the spices you mentioned. It got me thinking about trying a similar creative approach when setting up my team in the season simulator — blending different player strengths like you blend ingredients sounds like a fun strategy! build a hooper game
What a delightful roundup of holiday drinks; the variety from spiced cranberry margarita to peppermint bark eggnog shows great range and seasonal creativity. Your plan to pace indulgence and ‘pump the brakes’ in January is realistic, and the detail about making hazelnut-infused bourbon and testing recipes ahead of time is practical advice for hosts. If readers want a simple way to organize prep timing and ingredient tasks for these recipes, consider checking this out a helpful resource to help coordinate making multiple batches without last-minute rushes.
This post made me smile—your descriptions of Meet Me in Montauks and the Holly and the Ivy punch make the menu sound lively and festive. I especially appreciated the tip about reengineering wassail and the historical note; that kind of context adds charm to party planning. For anyone creating holiday recipe graphics or labels to pair with these drinks, a quick image tool could speed up the process, so I thought I’d mention it here imgg and save you some design time before guests show up.
I loved reading about your Christmas Sangria and the way you paired cinnamon with elderflower; that flavor combo sounds perfect for a family celebration. Your notes about making batches of wassail, cranberry-infused gin, and multiple eggnog recipes really convey how much care you put into holiday drinks, and they gave me ideas for pacing prep across the day. If someone wanted to estimate how long it would take to make and chill several of these cocktails and punches, this might be a handy tool to plan around Playback Time Planner so the drinks are ready when guests arrive.