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The Best Holiday Drink Recipes To Make With What's Already In Your Bar

Let's keep it simple this holiday.
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Head of Life and Commerce

With all their bold colors and flavors, it’s difficult to pick just one great holiday cocktail to make. And it’s harder yet to find a recipe that uses what you’ve already got in your home bar.

To help you solve that problem, we’ve picked our favorite holiday drinks and sorted them by the type of liquor they require. Whether you’ve got vodka, bourbon, gin, tequila, rum, sparkling wine, red or white on hand, there are plenty of options for you here.

Check these out, and save yourself a trip to the liquor store.

1
Half Baked Harvest
VODKA: Poinsettia Spritz Punch
Get the Poinsettia Spritz Punch recipe from Half Baked Harvest
2
Half Baked Harvest
VODKA: Pomegranate Peppermint Moscow Mules
Get the Pomegranate Peppermint Moscow Mules recipe from Half Baked Harvest
3
Half Baked Harvest
VODKA: The North Pole
Get The North Pole recipe from Half Baked Harvest
4
Half Baked Harvest
VODKA, CHAMPAGNE: Blood Orange Champagne Mule
Get the Blood Orange Champagne Mule recipe from Half Baked Harvest
5
Foodie Crush
VODKA: Pomegranate Martini
Get the Pomegranate Martini recipe from Foodie Crush
6
Half Baked Harvest
VODKA, BEER: Christmas Ale Sangria
Get the Christmas Ale Sangria recipe from Half Baked Harvest
7
Home Sweet Jones
VODKA OR GIN: Holiday Mule
Get the Holiday Mule (Ginger Beer, Gin Or Vodka) recipe from Home Sweet Jones
8
How Sweet Eats
BOURBON: Caramel Apple Hot Toddy
Get the Caramel Apple Hot Toddy recipe from How Sweet Eats
9
Minimalist Baker
BOURBON: Chili Cinnamon Bourbon Hot Toddy
Get the Chili Cinnamon Bourbon Hot Toddy recipe from Minimalist Baker
10
How Sweet Eats
BOURBON: Honeycrisp Old Fashioned
Get the Honeycrisp Old Fashioned recipe from How Sweet Eats
11
Half Baked Harvest
BOURBON: Persimmon Bourbon Old Fashioned
Get the Persimmon Bourbon Old Fashioned recipe from Half Baked Harvest
12
Half Baked Harvest
BOURBON: Naughty And Nice Cinnamon Bourbon Toddy Punch
Get the Naughty And Nice Cinnamon Bourbon Toddy Punch recipe from Half Baked Harvest
13
Half Baked Harvest
BOURBON: Santa's Nightcap
Get the Santa's Nightcap recipe from Half Baked Harvest
14
Minimalist Baker
BOURBON: Winter Bourbon Smash
Get the Winter Bourbon Smash recipe from Minimalist Baker
15
Adventures In Cooking
WHISKY: Hot Buttered Hazelnut Whisky
Get the Hot Buttered Hazelnut Whisky recipe from Adventures In Cooking
16
Todd Wagner/HonestlyYUM
GIN: Pear Sonata
Get the Pear Sonata recipe from HonestlyYUM
17
Food Fanatic
GIN: Cranberry Gimlet
Get the Cranberry Gimlet recipe from Food Fanatic
18
Minimalist Baker
TEQUILA, SPARKLING WINE: Sparkling Pomegranate Margaritas
Get the Sparkling Pomegranate Margaritas recipe from Minimalist Baker
19
How Sweet Eats
TEQUILA: Mistletoe Margaritas
Get the Mistletoe Margarita recipe from How Sweet Eats
20
Half Baked Harvest
TEQUILA: Cranberry Orange Margaritas
Get the Cranberry Orange Margaritas recipe from Half Baked Harvest
21
Half Baked Harvest
TEQUILA: Pomegranate Ginger Paloma
Get the Pomegranate Ginger Paloma recipe from Half Baked Harvest
22
How Sweet It Is
TEQUILA: Fresh Cranberry Ginger Vanilla Margaritas With Sugared Cranberries
Get the Fresh Cranberry Ginger Vanilla Margaritas With Sugared Cranberries recipe from How Sweet It Is
23
Baked Bree
RUM: Jingle Juice
Get the Jingle Juice recipe from Baked Bree
24
Half Baked Harvest
RUM: White Christmas Mojito
Get the White Christmas Mojito recipe from Half Baked Harvest
25
Todd Wagner/HonestlyYUM
COGNAC/BRANDY: Brandy Alexander
Get the Brandy Alexander recipe from HonestlyYUM
26
Half Baked Harvest
CHAMPAGNE: Sparkling Cranberry Punch
Get the Sparkling Cranberry Punch recipe from Half Baked Harvest
27
How Sweet Eats
CHAMPAGNE: Christmas Morning Mimosas
Get the Christmas Morning Mimosas recipe from How Sweet Eats
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How Sweet Eats
CHAMPAGNE: Pomegranate Cider Mimosas With A Salted Caramel Rim
Get the Pomegranate Cider Mimosas With A Salted Caramel Rim recipe from How Sweet Eats
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How Sweet Eats
CHAMPAGNE, GINGER BEER: Pomegranate Orange Punch
Get the Pomegranate Orange Punch recipe from How Sweet Eats
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Minimalist Baker
SPARKLING WINE: St. Germain Pomegranate Spritzers
Get the St. Germain Pomegranate Spritzers recipe from Minimalist Baker
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Spoon Fork Bacon
WHITE WINE, CHAMPAGNE: Spiced Blood Orange And Champagne Punch
Get the Spiced Blood Orange And Champagne Punch recipe from Spoon Fork Bacon
32
How Sweet It Is
WHITE WINE: Mulled White Wine
Get the Mulled White Wine recipe from How Sweet It Is
33
Half Baked Harvest
WHITE WINE, GINGER BEER, BRANDY: Christmas Sangria
Get the Christmas Sangria recipe from Half Baked Harvest
34
How Sweet Eats
WHITE WINE, CIDER: Pear Sangria
Get the Pear Sangria recipe from How Sweet Eats
35
Bakeaholic Mama
RED WINE: Winter Sangria
Get the Winter Sangria recipe from Bakeaholic Mama

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