Ingredients:

• 750 ml merlot or red wine of choice
• ½ cup blackberry brandy
• ½ cup Chambord
• 2 ½ cups cranberry juice
• 1 cup orange juice
• ½ cup simple syrup
• 2 oranges, sliced
• 1 cup cranberries
• 6 cinnamon sticks
• 2 cups lemon-lime soda
• Rosemary sprigs, for garnish (optional)

Instructions:

• Combine all ingredients except for the soda and ice together in a large pitcher and chill in the fridge for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.
• Add the ice and soda just before serving and garnish with rosemary sprigs for a festive presentation.

Lauren says: Perfect to survive any holiday get together!

Ingredients:

• 2 oz vodka
• 1 ½ oz Kahlua
• ½ oz peppermint schnapps
• 1 oz heavy cream (or half and half or whole milk)
• Can add a rim of peppermint if feeling fancy.

Instructions:

• Fill glass with ice, pour vodka, Kahlua and schnapps in and stir. Add the cream at the top.

Kelsey says: Have a holly jolly alcoholly Christmas!

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz vodka
• ½ oz blue curacao
• 4 oz pineapple juice (no sugar added)
• ½ oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ½ oz simple syrup
• 3-5 drops of natural/regular green food coloring

Instructions:

• Mix with ice and garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Jordan says: Make your heart grow three times its size!

Ingredients:

• 1 oz bourbon
• 1 oz London dry gin
• ½ oz lime juice, freshly squeezed
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Ginger beer, to top
• Garnish: mint sprig

Instructions:

• Add the bourbon, gin, lime juice and bitters into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled (about 30 seconds).
• Strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice.
• Top with the ginger beer.
• Garnish with a mint sprig.

Barclay says: If you went a little too hard at last night’s holiday party, try this recovery cocktail to get you back in stride.

Instructions:

• Go to nearest grocery store
• Purchase eggnog
• Return home
• Pour eggnog into refrigerated^* glass
• Enjoy
^*optional

Randy says: It's a lot of work but it's worth the effort.

Ingredients:

• 1-2 teaspoons of cocoa mix
• Your favorite coffee milk beverage (Coffee & Milk, Cappuccino, Latte, Café au Lait, Cortado, Flat White, etc.)

Instructions:

• Mix and enjoy!

Emi says: Good all year long!

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Four Roses Bourbon
• ½ oz simple syrup
• 1 oz water
• 2 dashes Angostura® bitters
• Wedge of orange
• Whiskey ice

Instructions:

• Twist the orange peel and rim the glass
• Add the whiskey and 2 dashes of bitters
• Add ½ oz simple syrup and 1 oz water and stir well
• Add whiskey ice
• Twist up the peel and give it a good squeeze and bits of citrus oil will spray into the drink.

Jay Jay says: Party like it's 1888!

COFFEE

Erin says: We know you know this is my drink! But if you really want a recipe, this is my other favorite this time of year…

Gingerbread Martini

• 1 part Kahlua
• 1 part Baileys
• 1 part Vodka
• ½ part Fireball Whiskey or Gold Schlager or whatever cinnamon booze you can find