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

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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