December
Warm drinks, rich drinks and a few red and green ones: cocktails for the holiday season.
Creamy & After-Dinner · Brandy · ≈ 8.5% ABV · ≈ 612 cal
The holiday drink, made in Britain and America since at least the 1700s.
Wine & Bubbles · Red wine · ≈ 12% ABV · ≈ 256 cal
Red wine warmed with sugar and spices: the Christmas-market Glühwein.
Tiki & Punches · Rum · ≈ 11% ABV · ≈ 152 cal
Dark rum melted into spiced butter and brown sugar: a colonial American winter drink.
Creamy & After-Dinner · Whiskey · ≈ 9.0% ABV · ≈ 302 cal
Hot coffee, Irish whiskey and cold cream, for after the presents.
Old Fashioneds & Duos · Whiskey · ≈ 11% ABV · ≈ 209 cal
Whiskey, honey and hot water, the simplest warm drink there is.
Creamy & After-Dinner · Brandy · ≈ 13% ABV · ≈ 248 cal
Cognac, crème de cacao and cream: chocolate dessert in a glass.
Creamy & After-Dinner · Crème de cacao · ≈ 10% ABV · ≈ 179 cal
Mint, chocolate and cream, and festively pale green.
Wine & Bubbles · Brandy · ≈ 15% ABV · ≈ 112 cal
A bitters-soaked sugar cube fizzing in Champagne, for a toast.
Sours · Vodka · ≈ 14% ABV · ≈ 158 cal
Citrus vodka, Cointreau, lime and cranberry: tart and Christmas red.
Old Fashioneds & Duos · Brandy · ≈ 24% ABV · ≈ 169 cal
Cognac and white crème de menthe: a cool, minty nightcap.
Creamy & After-Dinner · Vodka · ≈ 21% ABV · ≈ 323 cal
Vodka and coffee liqueur under a drift of cream.
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