Why settle for basic holiday drinks when you can go full festive mode? Whether you’re feeling bubbly, caffeinated, or just trying to keep it clean, we’ve got you covered. Pick your poison (or lack thereof), and toast to surviving another holiday season.
Texas Mimosa

Hillaire Baumgartner
For when you want to pretend you’re a brunch aficionado but really just need an excuse to pour champagne at 10 a.m. Grapefruit juice + bubbly = effortless seasonal chic. Serves four, but let’s be real, who’s counting?
Fresh Texas grapefruit juice is topped with champagne. An easy, bubbly drink to celebrate the season.
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Juice from 6 large Texas grapefruits
Champagne
Instructions:
Pour the juice evenly between glasses and top with champagne. Enjoy immediately.
Salted Caramel Espresso Martini

Hillaire Baumgartner
Because nothing says “holiday vibes” like mixing dessert and day drinking. Shake up some salted caramel liqueur with espresso and vodka, and voilà—a caffeinated cocktail that screams, “I’ve got errands to run, but this comes first.”
Serves: 1
Freshly brewed espresso is shaken together with flavorful coffee liqueur and vodka.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces freshly brewed espresso
1 1/2 ounces salted caramel coffee liqueur
1 ounce vodka
Handful of ice
Instructions:
Add the espresso, coffee liqueur, ice, and vodka into a cocktail shaker.
Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Pomegranate Virgin Mojito

Hillaire Baumgartner
For the designated drivers and mocktail lovers, here’s a labor-intensive way to look fancy while staying sober. Homemade pomegranate syrup, muddled mint, and sparkling water combine for a drink that’s cooler than your average soda. Bonus points for crushing the ice by hand.
Serves: 1
A cool, punchy mocktail mojito with a homemade pomegranate simple syrup built into a drinking glass.
Ingredients:
1 large pomegranate
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 ounce fresh lime juice, plus the shells from ½ lime
2 ounces sparkling water or club soda
10 fresh mint leaves, plus more for garnish
Ice
Directions:
Make the simple syrup by adding the seeds and juices from one pomegranate, sugar, and water to a saucepan. Bring to a low boil for a couple of minutes, then set aside to cool completely.
Juice the lime and then cut into 1/4 pieces.
Gently slap the mint leaves between your hands to release the oils. Then, add the leaves, lime shells, and lime juice into a tall drinking glass. Muddle together.
Add 2 ounces pomegranate syrup, then fill the glass with ice. Fill the rest with sparkling water or club soda and stir well. Top with crushed ice and mint leaves.
Tom & Jerry

Hillaire Baumgartner
Warm, boozy, and delightfully retro, this Midwest holiday classic involves separating eggs, whipping batter, and stirring it all into a steaming mug of brandy and rum. It’s like eggnog but way cooler—and more likely to impress your judgmental aunt.
Serves: 1
This warm, Midwestern holiday drink is made with brandy, rum, hot water, and a silky, whipped egg batter.
Ingredients:
3 eggs
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
6 – 8 ounces hot water
1 ounce brandy
1 ounce rum
Nutmeg
Instructions:
Make the batter by separating the egg yolks and whites and putting them in two different bowls.
Add cream of tartar to egg white bowl and beat until stiff peaks. Then, add sugar and vanilla to the bowl of yolks and whip until they turn pale yellow.
Fold in the yolks/sugar mixture into the egg white until incorporated.
In a mug, add hot water, brandy, and rum. Scoop a dollop of the batter on top and stir to combine. Sprinkle it with nutmeg and enjoy.