Image used with permission by copyright holderCelebrate Christmas with the Carlyle Punch! For those of you who don’t know, the Carlyle is an iconic Upper East Side hotel in New York. It became known as the New York White House during President John F. Kennedy’s administration and he was even rumored to have brought Marilyn Monroe there after she famously sung Happy Birthday to him. Mick Jagger even keeps a residence there. If you watched Bill Murray’s Netflix Christmas special, “A Very Murray Christmas,” it’s the beautiful hotel where the whole thing takes place. It’s one of the most glamorous spots in the entire city. So why not celebrate Christmas with a famous libation from one of New York’s most celebrated hotels?
Simply gather up Southern Comfort, raspberry vodka, cranberry juice, St. Germain, orange juice, bitters, and a few other things, and mix it all up in one giant punch bowl. Your holiday guests will be pleased, especially since they know they don’t have to travel all the way to New York to get a seat in Bemelmans Bar in the Carlyle, to have a sip of this famed holiday cocktail. All you have to do is head to your local liquor store, pick up Southern Comfort, raspberry vodka and St. Germain, then get everything else, and you can picture yourself in New York to celebrate the holidays. See below for the full recipe:
Dogfish Head is celebrating with a beer advent calendar
Count the days to Christmas with beer
Dogfish Head Brewery is going festive this holiday period. The renowned Delaware brewery just dropped an advent calendar aptly named 24 Days of Dogfish Head. In it, craft enthusiasts will find a mix of beers, RTD cocktails, and brand merch like coozies.
For a cool $100, craft enthusiasts are treated to a bevy of drinks to guide them through December towards Christmas. It's part of a larger trend capitalizing both on the tradition of festive imbibing around the holidays and the ease with which today's consumers can special order alcohol and have it delivered right to their doorstep. And, it's kinda fun.
Make life easy for your Halloween party with this quick and tasty punch
Whether you're going all-out for Halloween with spiderwebs everywhere and a house full of sweets, or whether you'd rather have a low-key affair and share a few casual drinks with some friends, a great way to enjoy tasty cocktails without the stress is to make batched drinks. You can mix everything up before any guests arrive, then let people serve themselves for a low-stress way to ensure everyone gets a drink.
The key to a good batched drink is to get the proportions right, as these will often use more fruit juices and other mixers as they typically contain less ice than a shaken or stirred cocktail. And the other key is to pick flavors that are easy to drink and will be widely enjoyed. Unless your friends have very particular (and very similar) tastes, this is not the time for hot and spicy margaritas, powerfully bitter negronis, or dangerously boozy martinis. Pick something fruity and on the sweeter end, as this tends to be more amenable to a wider range of people, and you'll have a better chance of pleasing everyone's palate.
Sierra Nevada releases 2024 version of Celebration Fresh Hop IPA
Sierra Nevada's fresh hop is back
Per one of the longest running American IPA releases in the nation, Sierra Nevada has dropped its latest Celebration Fresh Hop IPA. The beer is a perfectly bitter ale, arriving in the wake of the latest hop harvest. As one of the major players in the craft beer movement, Sierra Nevada is a label we always like to pay attention to.
Available now through December, the beer offers a pleasant mix of biscuit and caramel notes, checking in at 6.8% ABV. The iconic California label first launched the beer way back in 1981. Since, it has grown to become one of the most-anticipated beer releases among west coast breweries, if not nationwide.
