"christmas cocktails" news and stories

Does Christmas make you want to drink more? I don't mean in a depressed way. I'm talking about just the parties, the festivities, and all of the cool food and drink recipes we've been posting here. I'm not a huge drinker, but everytime I see one of these recipes on Slashfood or other sites, I say to myself "hey, I gotta try that!"

This is the White Christmas Dream, and it's not only a nice creamy holiday drink, it also looks like the holidays, with its intense white color and nutmeg on top. The name also reminds me of a certain song.

Yes, I know, every day this week has had a Happy Hour recipe, but hey, it's Christmas!

This is the Mistletoe and Holly, a cocktail that not only has an appropriate holiday name but also has a great red and white color scheme going on. Sort of looks like Santa's suit. It's from the book Hot Drinks, from Mary Lou and Robert J. Heiss.

Since this month is Cookie A Day month here at Slashfood, and today also happens to be National Cookie Day, I think it's appropriate for today's Happy Hour post to be about a cookie you can have in liquid form.

It's the Christmas Cookie Cocktail, courtesy of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. As you can imagine, it includes chocolate in some form (in this case, chocolate sauce drizzled in the glass), but it also has Peppermint Schnapps, vodka, and Bailey's. This is one cookie that's definitely not for the kids (though maybe they can have the candy cane you're supposed to put in it).

There are many cocktails that can warm you up on a cold winter evening (I know, it's only December 3, but when it's Christmas time and much of the nation has been hit by a snowstorm, it's winter), but there aren't many that can honestly be called "hot." This one can.

It's the Red Hot Santa Tini, and not only do you rim the glass with cayenne pepper (added to cocoa), the main ingredient is chili-pepper infused vodka. And on top of the whipped cream you put a little chili pepper! Full recipe after the jump.