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Coquito

Coquito, which means "little coconut" in Spanish, is an eggnog-like mixture of coconut milk, eggs, sweetened condensed milk and rum or pitorro, a sort of moonshine rum. Coconut and rum cocktails are made...

Author: Daniela Galarza

Live Basil Gimlet

Author: Robert Willey

The Original Mix Classic Bloody Mary (a k a the Red Snapper)

Fernand Petiot, who was the bartender at Harry's New York Bar in Paris in the 1930s, took credit for zapping tomato juice and vodka with Worcestershire sauce, lemon, salt and pepper. He moved to the King...

Author: Florence Fabricant

Milk Punch

Author: Julia Moskin

Butterscotch Scotch Eggnog

In this recipe, the smoky Scotch makes the eggnog more complex and gives it a savory taste, which goes nicely with the caramelized flavor of the brown sugar. If you're wary of using raw eggs, here's a...

Author: Melissa Clark

Pomegranate Spritz

A cocktail featuring prosecco with pomegranate juice.

Author: Jennifer Steinhauer And Helene Cooper

Green Tea Punch

This rum-based drink is made with lime juice and freshly brewed hot Sencha tea and Moroccan mint green tea.

Author: Jennifer Steinhauer And Helene Cooper

Grapefruit tini

Top-shelf vodka and fresh grapefruit juice topped with prosecco: a refreshing holiday cocktail.

Author: Jennifer Steinhauer And Helene Cooper

Black Velvet

Author: Steven Stern

Boulevardier

This simple cocktail, basically a Negroni made with whiskey instead of gin, dates back to the late 1920s, but has recently enjoyed a comeback in bars across the country. It even inspired the name of the...

Author: Robert Simonson

Pomegranate Winter Punch

Author: Glenn Collins

Coconut Daiquiris

Author: Amanda Hesser

The Posset

Author: Jonathan Miles

Christmas Glogg With Brandy and Port

As it simmers, this traditional Swedish mulled wine will fill your home with the scent of burnt orange peel, cardamom and heady sweet wine. It is just the thing to sip on a winter's night as your toes...

Author: Melissa Clark

Whiskey Crusta

Author: William Grimes

Basil Mint Wine Cooler

Author: Julia Moskin

Citrus Gin and Tonic

Author: Jeff Gordinier

José's Gin and Tonic

Author: Jeff Gordinier

Absinthe Frappé

Author: Robert Willey

Cherry Caipirissima

This simple four-ingredient cocktail is made by muddling a handful of fresh, sweet cherries, lime and simple syrup and topping it with a few splashes of rum. It's a perfect midsummer's night cocktail....

Author: Robert Willey

Old Fashioned

Author: Jonathan Wells

Jungle Bird

This tiki drink, believed to have been invented at the Kuala Lumpur Hilton in 1978, has recently lurched from obscurity to ubiquity. It is a favorite among mixologists, and a natural for home bartenders,...

Author: Robert Simonson

Bohemian Spritz

While Americans content themselves with Rudolph and Frosty, rural Austrians revere a more outré member of the holiday pantheon: Krampus, the malevolent goat-horned demon. A pre-Christian holdover, he...

Author: Steven Stern

Atomic Cocktail

Author: Jonathan Miles

Bitter Coffee

Maksym Pazuniak, who has tended bar at Cure in New Orleans and The Counting Room in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is a devotee of challenging tastes. Bitter Coffee, a hot, creamy concoction suited to the winter...

Author: Robert Simonson

Celery Tonic

Author: Julia Moskin

Rosé Sangria

Author: John Willoughby

Sumo Collins

Author: Robert Willey

Snowbirds and Townies

Tonia Guffey, the head bartender at Dram in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, said he was inspired to create this holiday drink "by those chocolate oranges you get from your mom for Christmas every year and you...

Author: Robert Simonson

Saratoga

Author: Robert Simonson

The Barcelona Delusion

Author: Keith Dixon

Bellini Coupe

Author: Florence Fabricant

The Marea

A signature drink from the Manhattan restaurant Marea, this concoction was meant to evoke an underwater garden in a glass. It uses grappa, lemon-flavored Acqua di Cedro liqueur, passion fruit and preserved...

Author: Laura M. Holson

Sweet Potato Dreams

Lynn House, most recently of the Chicago bar Blackbird, drew on her Southern background for this rich cocktail. "One of my greatest memories as a child was making pies with my grandmother for the holidays,"...

Author: Robert Simonson

Mount Vernon

Author: Jeff Gordinier

The Hummingbird

This drink comes from the now-closed Martini House in St. Helena, Calif. It is a blend of Aviation gin, St.-Germain, lemon juice and soda that is refreshing, not too tart or sweet. It was served at the...

Author: Laura M. Holson

Satsuma Mojito

Author: Christine Muhlke

Cara Cara Citrus Liqueur

This homemade liqueur is the perfect addition to many a beachy cocktail, served in frosty glasses and sipped on a porch at sunset. The margarita, the Cosmopolitan and the ever-dangerous Lemon Drop are...

Author: Cathy Barrow

Fountain of Youth

Author: Jeff Gordinier

Turkey Legs

This holiday drink is "Bob Hope's Christmas in Hawaii" in a glass: a tiki-like creation with some spice, owing to the rum and allspice dram, and tropical notes from the mint and lime. Its creator, Jon...

Author: Robert Simonson

Fizzy Campari and Gin

Author: Julia Moskin

Irish Coffee

Jack McGarry, a co-owner of the Dead Rabbit bar in Lower Manhattan, is so particular about his Irish coffee that he arranged a search for the best cream available in the Northeast. He settled on Trickling...

Author: Robert Simonson

Whiskey Crusta

Author: William Grimes