Entertaining

Cheers to the holidays with these cocktails, mocktails, and more

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Cheers to the holidays! The end of the year means celebrations and get-togethers with family and loved ones—plus a cocktail or glass of wine (or two). If you’re looking for a festive upgrade to your usual drink of choice—alcoholic or not—we’ve got plenty of cocktail and mocktail recipes for you. Check out our picks for your next holiday drink:

The best martini ever

Hot buttered rum

Kentucky Joe coffee

White hot Russian

Warm caribou

Espresso slushie (non-alcoholic)

Minted mule (non-alcoholic)

Pineapple Palmer (non-alcoholic)

Slow cooker mulled wine

10 picks for the cider connoisseur 

The beer lover’s cocktail

Icewine

The Wheatley mule

3 Champagne cocktails

Sparkline white tea (non-alcoholic)

Mocktail margarita (non-alcoholic)

Gin and tonic (non-alcoholic)

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