Whats the best holiday drink?

Question

Besides egg nogg, Im not a big fan of it.

Answer 1

Colonial Wassail Bowl
Makes 12 to 14 (4-oz. ) servings
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes

Ingredients
1 750-ml bottle dry red wine (such as Burgundy)
2 cups cranberry juice
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice
6 inches stick cinnamon
1/4 cup brandy (optional)
Lemon slices

Directions
1. In a large saucepan, combine red wine, cranberry juice, sugar, water, lemon juice, and stick cinnamon. Heat just until bubbly around edges; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Remove cinnamon with a slotted spoon. Stir in brandy, if desired. Carefully pour punch into a heatproof punch bowl; garnish with lemon slices, if desired. Ladle into heatproof cups. Makes 12 to 14 (4-oz.) servings.

Holiday Wassail
14 (6-ounce) servings

Ingredients
6 inches stick cinnamon, broken
12 whole cloves
8 cups water
1/2 of a 12-ounce can frozen cranberry juice cocktail concentrate (3/4 cup)
1/2 of a 12-ounce can frozen raspberry juice blend concentrate (3/4 cup)
1 6-ounce can frozen apple juice concentrate (3/4 cup)
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/2 to 3/4 cup brandy or rum or 6 tea bags (optional)
Orange slices (optional)

Directions
1. For spice bag, cut a double thickness of 100 percent cotton cheesecloth into a 6-inch square. Place cinnamon and cloves in center of cheesecloth square. Bring up corners of cheesecloth and tie with a clean string.

2. In a 3-1/2-, 4-, or 5-quart crockery cooker combine water, cranberry juice cocktail concentrate, raspberry juice blend concentrate, apple juice concentrate, sugar, and lemon juice. Add the spice bag to juice mixture.

3. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 2-1/2 to 3 hours. Remove the spice bag and discard. If desired, about 5 minutes before serving, add brandy or rum or the tea bags to the crockery cooker. Allow to stand for 5 minutes. Discard the tea bags, if using.

4. To serve, ladle beverage into cups. If desired, float an orange slice atop each serving. Makes 14 (6-ounce) servings.

Tea n Cider Wassail
about 15 (8-ounce) servings
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes

Ingredients
6 inches stick cinnamon, broken
12 whole cloves (about 1/2 teaspoon)
4 cups freshly brewed hot tea
1 32-ounce bottle cranberry juice (4 cups)
4 cups apple cider or apple juice
2 cups orange juice
3/4 cup lemon juice
1 cup sugar
Apple slices studded with whole cloves (optional)

Directions
1. In a 4-1/2- or 5-quart Dutch oven (or use a 5-quart electric slow crockery cooker), combine tea, cranberry juice, apple cider or juice, orange juice, lemon juice, and sugar. Tie the 6 inches stick cinnamon and the 12 cloves in a double thickness of 100-percent cotton cheesecloth. Add to juice mixture.

2. Bring juice mixture to boiling, stirring with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. (Or cover crockery cooker; cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 2-1/2 to 3 hours.) Remove and discard spice bag.

3. To serve, ladle into a heatproof punch bowl. If desired, garnish with apple slices and/or cinnamon sticks.

Answer 2

I would say I'm an eggnog kind of guy but if you want a great alternative try this hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps or with carolans, if you like coffee well coffee and Baileys is great and well a traditional hot buttered run drink is good as well. Another one to try would be this take Baileys and Hot chocolate and use a candy cane as a stir stick.

Enjoy and Merry Christmas

Answer 3

Hot buttered rums made with bacardi gold

Answer 4

coffee with Bailey's and whipped cream!

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white hot chocolate with Cinnamon

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hot apple cider!

Answer 5

Red or white wine or better of Hynothique with red bull.

Answer 6

hot choco

Answer 7

Egg nog.
Duh. :]