It's the most wonderful time of the year, and hotel restaurants and bars are getting creative with cocktails to bring the holiday cheer to guests.
From cranberry flavors to hot chocolate bases, these drinks put a festive spin on some traditional classics. For example, the Kimpton Marlowe Hotel's Miracle pop-up bar is offering several seasonal drinks, with names such as "Crooked Antler," "Rudolph's Replacement" and "Stocking Stuffer."
"With a bit of holiday magic infused in every pour, each drink is served in signature and whimsical glassware and best enjoyed in Miracle’s cozy and irreverent ambiance, which in our case, is outfitted with twinkling lights and over-the-top and kitschy decorations like a 6-foot Santa," said Joe Adamczak, general manager of bars and restaurants at Kimpton Marlowe Hotel.
Below is a list of specialty holiday cocktails offered at hotels, with their ingredients and descriptions. Click through the slideshow for photos of the drinks included.
Kimpton Marlowe Hotel
Drink name: The Crooked Antler
Key ingredients: Brandy, hints of vanilla, chestnuts, smoke
"The Crooked Antler is one of our newer cocktails this season, but the fun glass that it’s served in is rapidly making it one of the most popular," Adamczak said.
Drink name: Rudolph's Replacement
Key ingredients: Coffee, chai, orange
"Rudolph's Replacement has been described as a mash-up between an espresso martini and a Tootsie Roll, with decadent flavors of coffee, chai and orange, all served in a completely unexpected drinking vessel. Who doesn’t love drinking from prehistoric-like glassware?" Adamczak said.
Drink name: Stocking Stuffer
Key ingredients: Bourbon, sherry, amaro, cinnamon syrup, iced hot chocolate, aromatic bitters, marshmallow
"The Stocking Stuffer is served in a unicorn mug and contains bourbon, sherry, amaro, cinnamon syrup, iced hot chocolate, aromatic bitters and is garnished with a marshmallow. Definitely something on the sweeter side," Adamczak said.
Kixby Hotel
Drink name: Miracle on 35th Street
Key ingredients: Cognac, house made cranberry rosemary cordial and bitters, sparkling wine
The Miracle on 35th Street is a holiday themed twist on the classic French 75 cocktail served at the Kixby Hotel's ground-floor restaurant Black Tap.
Omni La Mansion del Rio
Drink name: The Blitzen Cocktail
Key ingredients: Coppalli white and cocoa rums, Campari, Carpano Antica, Ancho Reyes Verdes
Drink name: Frost Bite
Key ingredients: Diplomatico white and aged rums, blue Curacao, coconut, pineapple, lime
Drink name: Sleigh Ride
Key ingredients: Grey Goose vodka, Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto, cranberry, lime, soda
Drink name: Holiday Haze
Key ingredients: Fords Gin, plum, port, falernum, sparkle, lemon, egg white
Drink name: Tidings of Whiskey & Joy
Key ingredients: Lost Irish Whiskey, lemon, orange, ginger, pimento bitters, float of Malbec
Drink name: Merry Spritz-mas Mocktail
Key ingredients: Curious Elixir #4, zero proof aperitivo, cranberry, lemon
The seasonal cocktails at Omni La Mansion del Rio's El Colegio are crafted by celebrity mixologist Julie Reiner.
The Diplomat Beach Resort
Drink name: Take On Me
Key ingredients: Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon, Allspice Dram, festive spices, cranberry bitters, herbs
Drink name: Sweet Dreams
Key ingredients: Ron Zacapa 23 rum, house made hot chocolate, toasted marshmallow
Drink name: Cold As Ice
Key ingredients: Blanco tequila, blackberry, banana, lime, pineapple
These seasonal drinks are offered at The Diplomat's Sip & Snow Lodge pop-up speakeasy.
Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel
Drink name: Palmer House Brownie Old-Fashioned
Key ingredients: Rye whisky, Frangelico, creme de cacao
This cocktail is a liquefied version of the Palmer House Brownie, infused with premium liquors and accoutrements. The cocktail is filled with original brownie flavors and is garnished with a maraschino cherry.
Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
Drink name: White Sangria
Key ingredients: La Fête Blanc de Blanc, rum, triple sec, pineapple, orange, mint, cinnamon, star anise, fresh lilikoi
Drink name: Red Sangria
Key ingredients: La Fête Rouge, brandy, pomegranate juice, lime & lemon Juice, dragon fruit, rosemary
The property's "Holiday Sangrias" are made through a partnership with the wine brand La Fête du Rosé and will be available at its signature restaurant Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa and Botero Bar.