Drinks

In a classic case of more is more, a beach-ball-size bowl of eggnog turns any house into holiday central.

Feel free to experiment and substitute Luxardo in other drink recipes calling for fruit liqueurs or brandy.

This bracing drink comes from Fuglen. If using apple cider, choose one that's all apples with no added spices.

A clear cocktail for those parents who have seen "Frozen" exactly 14 times too many, and will get their fill of miniature Annas and Elsas come Halloween night.

This makes you feel like you’re on vacation no matter where you are.

An unexpected way to revamp hot chocolate.

RockSugar uses the juice of calamansi, a delicious but hard-to-find citrus fruit. We approximated its flavor with a mix of other citrus.

Be careful not to boil the tea. It will give you a cleaner flavor and be more nutrient-rich.

For the sweetest new year, serve this sparkly cocktail featuring classic Rosh Hashanah flavors: apple and honey.

An easy-drinking aperitif made slightly more potent with the addition of gin.

The bitterness of the caramelized sugar tempers the sweetness in this twist on an Old Fashioned.

If you like the smoky notes of mezcal, substitute half the tequila with it instead. To scale up, increase the drink ingredients only—you'll have enough ice cubes for several cocktails.

Tosca's cocktails are so good people drink them well into the meal.

"The herbal notes of gin pair well with celery in this refreshing cocktail—and bonus points for the cool green color." –Claire Saffitz, assistant food editor

Set aside some of the muddled berry-and-herb mixture and top with ginger beer to make a nonalcoholic refresher.

This goes down easy, and offers an oh-so-slight smoky taste.

Bonal is a French apéritif infused with gentiana, a low-growing wildflower common in many parts of France

Tepache is a fermented pineapple liquor commonly sold by street vendors in parts of Mexico.