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
How to Hack Classic Cocktails for the Holidays
With additions like syrups and some key ingredient swaps, there's no reason classic cocktails can't pinch-hit in the holiday drink canon. Here, how to "holiday-ize" everything from the Daiquiri to…
- 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
Six Modern and Classic Champagne Cocktails
Ringing in 2016 doesn't have to mean eschewing cocktails. 'Tis the season to pour Champagne on just about anything. Here are six modern and classic ways to diversify your bubbly…
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: 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