Feliz Navidad Deer Path Inn
Deer Path Inn
Glowing wine makes the right base for vacation cocktails—it’s simple to make use of, usually decrease in alcohol and elevates any drink with its effervescent enchantment. Drinks knowledgeable Colin Asare-Appiah, commerce director of tradition and way of life at Bacardi notes that glowing wine and champagne elevate a cocktail by including “brightness, texture and a way of celebration that naturally enhances different elements, together with spirits. In keeping with the 2026 Cocktail Tendencies Report, 72% of shoppers are craving extra immersive ingesting experiences, and effervescence performs an enormous function in that.”
Asare-Appiah means that when utilizing glowing as a cocktail base, temperature and care actually matter; “a well-chilled bottle preserves carbonation and helps the glowing combine cleanly with spirits, fortified wines, or liqueurs, making a extra cohesive and balanced drink.”
You can even look to raise your vacation garnish recreation with edible glitter, recent cranberry, cinnamon sticks, rosemary, mint and fresh-sliced orange peel.
Apple Cider Spritz
That includes Portlandia glowing brut, this spritz will get a festive twist with spiced apple cider.
Apple Cider Spritz
Portlandia Glowing
Elements:
- 1 ozbourbon
- 0.5 ozelderflower liqueur
- 1.5 ozspiced apple cider
- 0.5 ozfresh lemon juice
- Prime with Portlandia Glowing Brut
- Cinnamon sugar for rimming glass
- Apple slice and cinnamon follow garnish
Methodology:
Add bourbon, elderflower liqueur, cider and lemon juice to a shaker with ice. Rim wine glass with cinnamon sugar. Fast shake to sit back, then pressure into wine glass with recent ice. Prime generously with Portlandia Glowing Brut. Garnish with a skinny apple slice and a cinnamon stick.
Winterberry Spritz
Kim Crawford
Winterberry Spritz
Use glowing water for a lower-proof model of this cocktail.
Elements:
- 3 ozbitter aperitif of alternative
- 3 ozKim Crawford sauvignon blanc
- 1 ozpomegranate juice
- 2 ozsparkling water or glowing wine
- Dried orange wedge, for garnish
- Rosemary sprig, for garnish
Methodology:
Add the aperitif, sauvignon blanc and pomegranate juice to a wine glass crammed with ice. Prime with glowing water and gently stir. Garnish with a dried orange wedge and a sprig of rosemary.
Poinsettia And Proofless Poinsettia
Superica, Atlanta—This festive, three-ingredient cocktail is a traditional and lends itself properly to a zero-proof various. For the zero-proof model, sub Lyre’s orange sec and a N/A glowing wine comparable to French Bloom, or substitute glowing water.
Elements:
- 1 oz. cranberry juice
- ½ oz. triple sec or Cointreau
- 4 oz. cava
Methodology:
Fill a wine glass with cranberry juice, prime with triple sec or Cointreau and end with cava. Garnish with a recent rosemary sprig and expressed orange peel.
Winter Fruit Sake Spritz
By Brynn Smith, Bar Subsequent Door—ranked #100 on World’s 50 Greatest Bars (West Hollywood).
Elements:
- ¼ ozfresh lemon juice
- ¼ ozeasy syrup
- 1 ozcranberry hibiscus tea mix (4 elements tea to 1 half cranberry juice)
- 1 ozSake Ono
- ¼ ozClear Creek pear brandy
- 2½ ozprosecco brut
- 1 ozclub soda
- Hibiscus flower and mint sprigs dusted with powdered sugar, for garnish
Methodology:
Construct the cocktail in a wine glass crammed with ice. Add the lemon juice, easy syrup, tea mix, sake and pear brandy. Prime with prosecco and membership soda. Garnish with a hibiscus flower and powdered-sugar-dusted mint sprigs for a snow-like impact.
Jingle Juice
The Mills Home
Jingle Juice
Iron Rose, The Mills Home — Charleston—This one is a part of an annual “12 Cocktails of Christmas” menu that includes “naughty” and “good” choices together with traditional winter sips, spritzes, spice-forward riffs, and dessert-inspired nightcaps.
Elements:
- 1 ozNew Amsterdam Vodka
- 2 ozpomegranate liqueur
- 2 ozDomaine de Canton
- ½ ozhoney syrup
- Soda water, to prime
Methodology:
Add vodka, pomegranate liqueur, Domaine de Canton, and honey syrup to a glass crammed with ice. Stir gently and prime with soda water.
Snowflake Spritz
Caribe Royale Orlando
Snowflake Spritz
This wintery cocktail theme will get tropical vibes from coconut rum at Caribe Royale Orlando.
Elements:
- 1 ozcoconut rum
- 1 ozelderflower liqueur
- 2 ozpineapple juice
- Prosecco, to prime
- Coconut flakes, cranberries and pineapple slice, for garnish
Methodology:
Shake the coconut rum, elderflower liqueur and pineapple juice with ice. Pressure right into a glass crammed with recent ice. Prime with prosecco and garnish with coconut flakes, cranberries and a slice of pineapple.
7. Kir Vara
Crafted in New Mexico by third-generation New Mexico winemaker Laurent Gruet, Vara is a conventional methodology glowing wine made the identical approach one would make champagne.
Elements:
- ¼ ozcrème de cassis
- ¾ ozsweet vermouth
- Vara brut, to prime (4–5 oz)
- Black walnut bitters (or orange bitters), 1 heavy sprint
- Sugar-coated cranberries, for garnish
Methodology:
Add the crème de cassis and candy vermouth to a flute. Prime with Vara brut and add a splash of bitters. Garnish with skewered sugar-coated cranberries.
Rudolph Spritz
Palo Santo Atlanta
The Rudolph Spritz
Palo Santo, Atlanta—This shiny, holiday-forward drink balances tart cranberry with citrusy lime and a splash of pomegranate liqueur, then will get lifted with prosecco for a simple, festive sip. Recent rosemary provides an fragrant, seasonal end.
Elements:
- 1 oztequila blanco (the creators use Cazadores blanco)
- .25 ozPama
- .5 ozlime juice
- .5 ozrosemary syrup*
- .75 ozcranberry juice
Methodology:
*Rosemary syrup prep: 32oz sugar : 32oz water. Heated up with 5 sprigs of rosemary. Let sit for 10 minutes to infuse after sugar is dissolved.
Prime with glowing wine (like viarae prosecco). Serve in a champagne flute with 2 cranberries and a rosemary sprig.
Vacation-Impressed St-Germain Hugo Spritz
A spring of mint and a cluster of purple berries make this fashionable spritz into a vacation traditional.
Elements:
- 2 ozprosecco
- 2 ozsparkling water
- 8-10 mint leaves
- Mint sprig and cluster of small purple berries for garnish
Methodology: Fill a big wine glass or highball glass with ice cubes, add St. Germain, prosecco or glowing water and prime with muddled mint leaves. Garnish with mint sprig and berries.
Feliz Navidad
Deer Path Inn, Lake Forest, IL—Jorge Centeno, chief spirits officer, with 20 years of expertise working via Illinois winters, is aware of precisely how one can embrace chilly winter temperatures. Additionally, search for the Inn’s iconic Christmas Cup which is available in a a magical snow-globe glass—definitely worth the go to alone.
Elements:
- 1½ ozPatrón tequila
- ½ ozfresh lemon juice
- 1 ozhibiscus, cinnamon and ginger tea (chilly)
- 3 ozchampagne
- Edible glitter, for garnish
Methodology:
Add the tequila, lemon juice and chilly tea to a glass and stir. Prime with champagne and end with edible glitter. Garnish festively as desired.
Run Run Reindeer
Miracle Pop Up
Run Run Reindeer
From Miracle, a Christmas-themed pop-up cocktail bar with areas worldwide…This one brings shiny recent glowing and spirited notes with mulled wine, prosecco and citrus.
Elements:
- 2 ozmulled wine discount
- 2 dashes fragrant bitters (Angostura)
- Prosecco (to fill)
- Lemon zest (to precise and discard)
Methodology:
Pour chilled mulled wine discount right into a champagne flute. Add 2 dashes of fragrant bitters. Prime with chilly prosecco. Gently stir—you don’t want to interrupt the bubbles, however a light-weight mixture of the mulled wine and bubbles is required. Specific lemon peel over prime of flute and discard.
