Has Hot Buttered Rum Lost Its Damn Mind?
The polarizing holiday cocktail is being updated with everything from pumpkin butter to ice cream to tequila.
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Hack the Classics for the Holidays
How to add a little festive spirit to your Daiquiri, Tom Collins, Manhattan and more.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Five Low-Proof Punches Made for Entertaining
Low-proof punch was made for holiday gatherings, allowing for multiple festive rounds without the side effects. Here, five large-format cocktails low in alcohol and big in holiday flavor, featuring everything…
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Lizzie Munro
A Quick Guide to Syrups for Winter Cocktails
One of the easiest ways to riff on a classic drink recipe is to swap in a flavored sweetener for simple syrup. Here, a selection of our favorite wintertime syrups…
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Daniel Krieger
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What We’re Drinking Right Now: Holiday Edition
From Christmas tree-flavored gose to mulled wine punch, these are the drinks that will be on each of our holiday tables this year.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Daniel Krieger
The Best (Affordable) Champagnes to Drink Right Now
The bottles under $50 that topped our recent blind-tasting—plus, a few worth the extra splurge.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Best (And Worst) Store-Bought Eggnogs
The three pre-made eggnogs that topped our recent blind tasting—plus, which ones to avoid.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
How to Upgrade Your Eggnog
Five bartenders offer their new-school nog recipes.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Mulled Wine Gets a Makeover
From a "Viking-tiki" glögg to a port-based riff, four bartenders revamp the holiday standby.
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Navigating the Weird World of Christmas Beer
Within the ever-growing category of holiday beer, which ones are actually worth seeking out?
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Valeria Alonzo
Make 15 Cocktails With Only Four Bottles
We combed our recipe database for over a dozen easy recipes you can make with two spirits, one modifier and one “wildcard” ingredient.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Daniel Krieger
How Well Do You Actually Know the Toddy?
A quintessential winter warmer, the toddy's simple formula has remained largely unchanged for centuries. Here, get to know the toddy in classic recipes and their modern interpretations.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Our Favorite Bubbly Cocktail Recipes by Style
There's no such thing as a bad time for Champagne. Here, a selection of our favorite sparkling cocktails—from holiday-ready bubbly punches to a gang of anytime spritzes.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Our Favorite Holiday Cocktail Recipes by Style
With a wide range of flavors and formats, here are our favorite cocktail recipes for holiday drinking, from eggnog to punch and beyond.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Daniel Krieger
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What Exactly Is a Royale?
Historically a Champagne-topped twist on a pre-existing recipe, the royale cocktail dates back several centuries. Here, get to know the Kir and Punch Royales alongside their modern interpretations.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Our Last-Minute Christmas Cocktail Menu
For those impromptu Christmas cocktail needs, we've pulled together a suite of drinks—classic to modern, shaken to stirred, hot to literally flaming—that feel properly suited to the year's most obsessed-over…
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Daniel Krieger
Five New-School Holiday Punches
There was once a time when the flowing bowl was as closely associated with celebration as Champagne. For us, that day never left. From a retooled 17th-century recipe to a…
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Daniel Krieger
Bartender’s Choice: “Something Christmassy”
In "Bartender's Choice," we challenge some of our favorite bartenders with a drink order and see what they come up with. This round: a holiday special, as Boilermaker, Mace and…
- story: Punch Staff
- illustration: Natalie K Nelson
The Spice Is Right: DIY Scandinavian Snaps
In Scandinavia, no celebration is complete without a shot of snaps—a liquor infused with any combination of spices, herbs and fruits that is ever-present at Swedish and Danish tables. Veronica…
- story: Veronica Meewes
- photo: Meng He
Liquid Diet: Six Post-Holiday “Detox” Cocktails
The holiday drinking marathon requires recovery drinks to match. Here, our go-to restorative cocktails, equipped to both soothe a hangover and atone for our overindulgence with cleansing ingredients, from ginger…
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Daniel Krieger
Five Last-Minute Holiday Punches
Making punch is just a matter of presentation and planning. Or not planning. Here are five last-minute, large-format drinks that call for just a handful of ingredients and a ladle…
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Daniel Krieger
Five Holiday Cocktails That Embrace the Kitsch
Half the beauty of the holiday season lies in the out-and-out cheesiness it inspires. But even the most of absurd holiday drinks can embrace the kitsch while still remaining as…
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Daniel Krieger
Christmas Drinking: In Search of Tom and Jerry
Anne Zimmerman documents one man's quest to recreate a 19th-century rum and brandy-soaked classic, perfect recipe included.
- story: Anne Zimmerman
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Set Your Holiday Punch on Fire, Charles Dickens Style
A cheek-warming mix of cognac, rum, citrus, sugar, black tea ... and fire.
- story: Fatstache
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: PUNCH Staff