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Jingle Juice: 7 Festive Holiday Cocktails to Drink and Be Merry

'Tis the season for holiday cocktails by the fire! These sips from catering and mobile bartending businesses will certainly have you in good spirits (pun intended).

Michele Laufik
December 14, 2020

Toast to the upcoming holiday season with festive cocktails from these catering and mobile bartending businesses. Cheers!

A version of this story appeared in the fall 2020 issue of BizBash.

1930 Spritz
1930 Spritz
For the 1930 Spritz cocktail from Ron BarcelĂł, mix together Ron BarcelĂł Platinum, prosecco or sparkling wine, and pomegranate juice. Tip: Add garnishes like cranberries and rosemary for an extra festive touch.
Photo: Courtesy of Ron BarcelĂł
Cranberry Collins
Cranberry Collins
The Cranberry Collins cocktail from Los Angeles-based Cocktail Academy is a merry melody of gin, cranberry liqueur, clarified lemon, and vanilla simple syrup. To top it off (literally), the holiday cocktail is garnished with fresh cranberries.
Photo: Courtesy of Cocktail Academy
Mama Juana
Mama Juana
The dark-red Mama Juana is made by mixing Ron BarcelĂł Dark Series, Spanish wine (Rioja, tempranillo, or garnacha), orange juice, apple cider, cinnamon-honey simple syrup, diced honey crisp apple, sliced orange and lime. Don't forget to garnish your holiday-inspired beverage with fruits, lime, and cinnamon sticks.
Photo: Courtesy of Ron BarcelĂł
Toasted Bourbon Cinnamon Stick
Toasted Bourbon Cinnamon Stick
Washington, D.C.-based Ridgewells Catering dreamed up the Toasted Bourbon Cinnamon Stick cocktail for holiday soirees. Even if you're going virtual this season, you can make this festive, photo-worthy drink with bourbon, apple cider, ginger beer, fresh-squeezed lime juice, and ground cinnamon; then garnish it with thinly sliced granny smith apples and a whole smoked cinnamon stick.
Photo: Courtesy of Ridgewells Catering
Peek of Pecan
Peek of Pecan
If the fire isn't warming you up this winter, Cocktail Academy's Peek of Pecan cocktail sure will; the bourbon beverage is infused with pecan liqueur and orange bitters and is garnished with a toasted pecan.
Photo: Courtesy of Cocktail Academy
Holiday Horchata
Holiday Horchata
From New York-based HighLife Productions comes the Holiday Horchata: aged rum, homemade horchata, creme of coconut, and Grand Mariner, garnished with rosemary, cinnamon, and pomegranate seeds.
Photo: Courtesy of HighLife Productions
Apple Cobbler
Apple Cobbler
A sweet sip of apple and cinnamon, Cocktail Academy's Apple Cobbler cocktail is made with applejack, lemon, orgeat syrup, and angostura bitters, then garnished with apple slices and fresh cinnamon, of course.
Photo: Courtesy of Cocktail Academy
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