I’m going to piggy-back on the Christmas menu thread and ask: What is your favorite Holiday Drink? I’ve made Pomegranate Martinis, made popular by Oprah, the last few years and everyone seems to enjoy them. Always looking for new ideas~
Diet Coke and lots of it!!
Mumm Napa. 
Egg nog…no rum. I really like it.
Baileys on the rocks.
Eggnog- with or without!
Spiked eggnog but not in several years now. Just too caloric.
Red margaritas are fun. We mostly stick to white wine.
I’m trying something different this year: http://cookingstoned.tv/recipe/cranberry-sage-shrub-drinking-vinegar/ I also bought some Mead at a local place just for our crowd to try. We’re not a big drinking group, but everyone likes to try different things.
Irish cream. You can make a ton of it for cheap with various syrups and liqueurs. Doesn’t even have to be Irish. Seagram’s or Dewar’s work great.
In fact, thanks for reminding me…
What I like to drink at our big family dinner? A lot.
We don’t drink much alcohol, but we all love sparkling grape juice/cider. Even the grown-ups.
Other than that there are all kinds of teas and coffees.
Poinsettia - glass of champagne with a splash of cranberry juice.
^^Have to try that with my Mumm
I like Mumm too @Bunsen. H always buys Veuve Clicquot and I find that a little too tart.
Team Veuve Clicquot here! There’s that warm, bready yeast-iness in champagne that you don’t often get from California sparklings. (but I could be projecting just a tiny bit). (No views on the French Mumm’s).
Nonetheless, if my mom and sister decide to serve Mumm Napa or Schramsberg this Christmas, I will still be very, very happy. Just wanted to add a bit of support to harvestmoon1’s husband.
Anything I don’t have to fix, honestly.
Popular holiday beverages in my neck of the woods:
- Egg nog
- Rum punch
- Hot apple cider
- Boiled custard
- Wassail
Years ago I made a great James Beard version of mulled red wine that included baked oranges and brandy…and thanks to the miracles of the internet, here it is!
http://www.jamesbeard.org/recipes/hot-spiced-wine
The picture is not this recipe: there is no cinnamon and star anise.
I think mulled wine is fun to have at a party. We learned to drink glühwein in Germany. It was a standard at the Christmas markets. They didn’t include extra liquor, just red wine spices and sugar.
I usually make a cosmopolitan champagne cocktail for Christmas afternoon, pre-dinner.
This year I’m trying something new, but similar. Made a pomegranate cranberry simple syrup. Will add that to champagne with a squeeze of lime.
I like a festive cocktail.