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2023 Holiday Gift Guide

2023 Holiday Gift Guide

This gift guide has you covered whether you’re shopping for your favorite imbiber, or yourself.

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Honey Baked Apples autumnal apple cocktail

Honey Baked Apples: An Autumnal Apple Cocktail

Cafe Martini Saint Theo Tequila Espresso Martini

Cafe Martini: A Tequila Espresso Martini

Holiday Cosmopolitan Hey Love

Coulda Woulda Shoulda: A Holiday Cosmo

Winter Cup winter pimm's cup

Winter Pimm’s Cup From Pacific Cocktail Haven

cranberry orange shrub

Cranberry-Orange Shrub

eggnog bites

Eggnog Bites

Root & Flower Campfire Story mezcal cocktail

Campfire Story From Root & Flower

carrot colada

Lunar Vision: A Carrot Colada

Ciderhouse Mule Pebble Bar

Ciderhouse Mule From Pebble Bar

five spice rolls with milk tea glaze

Five-Spice Rolls With Milk Tea Glaze

Dead to Port split-base winter cocktail

Dead to Port: A Split-Base Winter Cocktail

mezcal beet cocktail

Beet It: A Mezcal Beet Cocktail

Tropical Pumpkin Spice Cocktail - UnderTow

Fireside: A Tropical Pumpkin Spice Cocktail

Earl Grey Loaf

Earl Grey Loaf Cake

tropical lion's tail

Tropical Lion’s Tail

Snowbird

Snowbird: A Mezcal Painkiller

Arbella Halloween mezcal sour

The Dead Rabbit: A Mezcal Sour

Holiday tropical rum cocktail

Frostbite: A Holiday Painkiller

Grapefruit Almond Tonic

Faygo Orange Chicken Kung Food book

Faygo Orange Chicken

margaritas in Santa Barbara: Dusk Bar

Picante Amante: A Prickly Pear Margarita

spirit-free cocktail

Secret Letters of the Alphabet: A Spirit-Free Cocktail

Dusk on the Delta Japanese cucumber whisky highball

Dusk on the Delta: A Whisky Highball

Hoodwinked Djinn Santa Barbara pineapple mezcal cocktail

Hoodwinked: A Pineapple Mezcal Cocktail

cheddar ale soup

5 O’Clock Cheddar Ale Soup

Bamboo Cocktail - Signature Cocktails

Bamboo Cocktail

Hippo Sesame Mai Tai

Sesame Street: A Sesame Mai Tai

coconut matcha sour

Coconut Matcha Sour

cold-brew bourbon cocktail Midnight Rambler

Créme de Funk: A Cold-Brew Bourbon Cocktail

Paradisaea spicy melon split-base cocktail

Keys Razor: A Spicy Melon Cocktail

fireside old fashioned

Fireside Old Fashioned Recipe

Hundred Acre Wood: A Spirit-Free Tea Cocktail

whiskey rum split-base boulevardier

Holding Hands: A Split-Base Boulevardier

Jewel of the South Sour Peach Negroni riff

Sour Peach Negroni From Jewel of the South

Negroni riff mezcal negron

OAK->KIN: A Mezcal Negroni

Azo Drinks Boulevardier Riff Fruit Cup

Boulevardier Fruit Cup From Azo Drinks

rum negroni

Island Time: A Rum Negroni

brothers boulevardier

Brothers Boulevardier

5 & Dime Negroni Sbagliato Spaghett beer spritz

Hotel Valentine: A Negroni Sbagliato Riff

negroni-svegliato espresso Negroni

Negroni Svegliato: A Coffee Negroni

low-ABV Negroni wine Negroni

Tinto de Negroni: A Low-ABV Negroni Take

Fig Negroni

The Notorious F.I.G.: A Fig Negroni

milano torino recipe

Milano-Torino Recipe

Garrison Brothers HoneyDew Bourbon cocktail

Texas Sunset

Aziza Seyhan Relief turmeric piña colada

Seyhan Relief: A Turmeric Piña Colada

DIY plum gin

Homemade Plum Gin

Benedetto Alfieri bell pepper cocktail

Benedetto Alfieri: A Bell Pepper Cocktail

ginger lemonade Pinch Hitter: Spirit-Free Ginger Lemon Cocktail

Pinch Hitter by Derek Brown

Bella Donna bell pepper cocktail

Bella Donna From The Courtesy

Garrison-Brothers

Garrison Brothers Just Peachy

Chai No Lait Chai Gin Sour

Chai No Lait: A Chai Gin Sour

Heart of Stone mezcal cynar boulevardier riff Lady Jane

Heart of Stone: A Boulevardier Variation

Summer of Love Pisco and Rosé Punch Eden Rooftop Bar Phoenix

Summer of Love Punch Recipe

Tight and See-Through: A Clarified Coconut Milk Punch

where to drink in Monterey Stokes Adobe Crocodile Tail

Crocodile Tail: A Tequila Martini

Rina Tahini Shake with date syrup drizzle

Tahini Shake With Date Syrup

Gigantic Bar Fightin Joe Hooker blueberry cocktail

“Fighting Joe” Hooker Blueberry Whiskey Cocktail

Thai iced tea

Thai Iced Tea

Muppet Juice chamomile vodka cocktail

Muppet Juice: A Chamomile Cocktail

Miss River New Orleans Port City Old Fashioned

Port City Rum Old Fashioned

Dancing Queen blackberry vodka summer cocktail

Dancing Queen: A Blackberry Cocktail

All Rights Reserved split-base blueberry cocktail

All Rights Reserved: A Blueberry Cocktail

Izumi Pimm shochu pimm's cup

Izumi Pimm: A Shochu Pimm’s Cup

Frozen Espresso Martini

Frozen Espresso Martini

Devil in the Moonlight tropical pisco cocktail

Devil in the Moonlight: A Pisco Cocktail

Old Money Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar Aspen

Old Money: An Equal-Parts Cocktail

bing cherries in syrah

Bing Cherries Braised in Syrah

Yvonne's Boston Cicada summer drinks

Cicada Cocktail From Yvonne’s Boston

Tequila A Love Story guava margarita

Tequila, A Love Story: A Guava Margarita

oleo-saccharum-crdt-lara-ferroni summer punch

Electric Mayhem: A Summer Punch Recipe

The Jones Assembly basil gin cocktail

Giving Basil From The Jones Assembly

Coterie tea-infused pisco cocktail

The Laotong: A Pisco Cocktail

Superclean summer drink sotol margarita twist

Superclean: A Sotol Margarita

One Day in Rio

One Day in Rio: A Split-Base Summer Cocktail

Clarified New York Sour

Clarified New York Sour

Panamericano summery negroni riff

Panamericano: A Summery Negroni Riff

coconut coffee pops

Coconut-Coffee Popsicles

Three of a Kind Bar Cleeta

Three of a Kind From Bar Cleeta

Morley Field rhum agricole blanc summer cocktail

Morley Field: A Rhum Agricole Cocktail

Cima Summer Special spicy tropical cocktail

Cima Summer Special: A Spicy, Tropical Cocktail

Gin & Tonic APB Melrose

APB Melrose Gin & Tonic

Midnight in Morocco: floral tequila cocktail

Midnight in Morocco: A Floral Tequila Cocktail

Strawberry Risotto

Strawberry Risotto With Fresh Robiola

tomato margarita

50/50 Tomato Margarita

Daisy Marie from Tango Room in Dallas

Daisy Marie From Tango Room

Banksy Pimm's low-proof summer cocktail

Banksy Pimm’s: A Low-Proof Summer Cocktail

The Wild Denver City Club

City Club Cocktail From The Wild Denver

Refuge's Alpha 60 rhum agricole cocktail

Alpha 60: A Rhum Agricole Cocktail

Hawksmoor French Manicure - French Martini Variation

Hawksmoor NYC’s French Manicure

Agua Viva Saints G&T

Agua Viva’s Saints G&T Recipe

Constantine's Cosmo riff

Constantine’s Cosmo: A Cosmo Riff

Madame George Forgotten Borough Genever Sour

Forgotten Borough: A Genever Sour

Cantaloupe Paloma

Cantaloupe Paloma

Garden Gin and Tonic

Garden Gin & Tonic

Tropical tequila cocktail: Horse With No Name Accomplice Bar

Horse With No Name: A Tropical Tequila Cocktail

Toby Cecchini, creator of the Cosmopolitan

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Seasonal Recipes

Grinchhopper

Grinchhopper

A festive cocktail with a bitter edge.
Apple Cider Donuts

Apple Cider Donuts

A New England favorite from the heart of Los Angeles.
Meyer lemon mint shrub

Meyer Lemon & Mint Shrub

Perfect for a late-winter refreshment.
Claire Saffitz What's for Dessert peach bourbon pecan cake

Peach, Bourbon, and Pecan Cake

Achieve frangipane decadence with this easy Southern-inspired cake.
Old Money Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar Aspen

Old Money

Pear, lemon, and honey complement a split base of tequila and mezcal.
Hot Oaxacan Penicillin

Hot Oaxacan

A warming cocktail for chilly nights.
Manhattan Riff

Brass Elephant

Nocino lends a balancing bittersweetness to this seasonal cocktail.
Devon Tarby Pop Quiz Bourbon Heritage Month

Pop Quiz

An Old Fashioned variation with cola notes and spice.

Date and Cardamom Coffee Tiramisu

A glorious recipe from Reem Kassis' cookbook, The Arabesque Table.
Pear eau de vie Truly Scrumptious cocktail

Truly Scrumptious

Like biting into a deliciously ripe pear.
low-proof shandy Late to the Party

Late to the Party

An intriguing low-ABV refresher.
Be Bright Coffee Happy Camper

Happy Camper

This cold-weather latte will warm you to the core.
homemade limoncello recipe

Homemade Limoncello

Limoncello has been popular in the citrus-growing regions along Italy’s Amalfi coast for more than a century.
cranberry eggnog

Cranberry Eggnog Cake

Two iconic seasonal flavors come together in this festive confection.
Calvados Daiquiri Bar Chinois

Calvados Daiquiri

A French twist on a classic.

Autumn's Jacket

A bouquet of seasonal charm.
Boozy Sandwich Mohawk Bend

Bourbon PB&J Sandwich

A PB&J for grown-ups.
sherry cobbler

Burnt Orange Sherry Cobbler

A sherry cobbler that gets an extra boost of Japanese whisky.
bourbon balls

Betty Lou’s Bourbon Balls

A sweet reminder of pure holiday joy.
Stargazing with Galileo bourbon cocktail

Stargazing With Galileo

The perfect after-dinner cocktail.
pistachio orgeat

Homemade Pistachio Orgeat

Unlike almond-based orgeat, pistachios add a different complexity and flavor to the syrup.
Bitter Pop low-proof holiday highball

Bitter Pop: A Low-Proof Holiday Highball

A wintry highball made for fireside sipping.
apple cocktail

Double Apple Cocktail

A Middle Eastern–inspired cocktail by way of Washington, D.C.
Hello Stranger vermouth cocktail

Hello Stranger

Three ingredients deliver maximum flavor.
kare kare

Kare Kare Recipe

A flavor-packed stew fit for a feast.
Red Wine Sangaree

Red Wine Sangaree

A stripped-down, holiday-ready spin on sangria.

Avec Apples

DRINK OF THE WEEK

Avec Fuji Apple and Cardamom Mixer

A fizzy beverage that’s reminiscent of a spiced cider.

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Classic Cocktail Recipes

20th century cocktail

20th Century

A classic gin cocktail named after the 20th Century Limited express passenger train.

Affinity

A classic scotch cocktail gets a modern update.
amaretto sour

Amaretto Sour

A 1970's-era classic that has flowed in and out of favor through the years.
Classic Alaska Cocktail Recipe

Alaska

A three-ingredient classic to add to your cocktail repertoire.
Appetizer al'Italienne

Appetizer à l’Italienne

How a vintage cocktail was updated with its historic allure still intact.
Blackthorn Cocktail

Blackthorn

One of the few classic cocktails to highlight Irish whiskey.
Bamboo Cocktail - Signature Cocktails

Bamboo

A split-base classic that's a go-to around the world.
boulevardier cocktail

Boulevardier

A relative of the Negroni, the Boulvardier subs in bourbon for gin.
bijou cocktail

Bijou

A crisp and rich vintage classic.
brandy crusta

Brandy Crusta

The classic recipe gets an extra layer of flavor.

Cardinale

Dry vermouth defines this classic riff.
campden cocktail

Campden

A resurrected treasure from The Savoy Cocktail Book.

Fourth Regiment

A classic that takes notes from the standard Manhattan recipe.
grasshopper cocktail recipe

Grasshopper

How they make the classic at its New Orleans birthplace.
last word cocktail

Last Word

A Prohibition-era cocktail that's easy to assemble but hard to forget.
Lincoln Club Cup

Lincoln Club Cup

A classic sparkling sherry and brandy cocktail that's perfect for summer sipping.
Little Egypt Cocktail

Little Egypt

A little-known classic featuring sherry, vermouth and bitters.
Mai Tai cocktail

Mai Tai

Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's adaptation of the classic.
Manhattan cocktail

Manhattan

The quintessential three-ingredient recipe.

Margarita

One of the world's most refreshing cocktails.

Millionaire

This rendition of the classic features a fruity medley of rum, apricot, and sloe gin.
classic negroni recipe

Negroni

The iconic equal-parts mix of gin, Campari and sweet vermouth.
Old Pal Cocktail

Old Pal

A classic that'll charm you with its equal-parts magic. 
pearl diver

Pearl Diver

Beachbum Berry reveals the secret recipe for this 1950s-era tiki classic.
classic pisco sour recipe

Pisco Sour

Pisco shines in this simple classic.
Ritz Cocktail Dale DeGroff

Ritz Cocktail

An elegant modern classic.

Rob Roy

The Manhattan meets scotch.
saturn cocktail

Saturn

One of tiki's most famous gin cocktails made with a lighter, more floral orgeat.

Sazerac

An enduring combo of whiskey, bitters and absinthe.
Negroni Sbagliato

Sbagliato

A bright and bubbly variation on the classic.
Sidecar cocktail

Sidecar

One minor tweak balances out this classic.
Singapore Sling

Singapore Sling

A classic gin sling.
toronto-cocktail-crdt-charity-burggraaf

Toronto

This historic cocktail finds a delicious balance between two bold ingredients.
Turf Club Cocktail

Turf Club

A deliciously balanced predecessor to the Martini.
twelve mile limit cocktail

Twelve Mile Limit

A Prohibition-era cocktail worth revisiting.

Widow's Kiss

A beguiling take on a classic recipe.

Slug Bar

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