Holiday Cocktail Recipes from Local Restaurants & Craft Beverage Producers in Albany, New York

Get in the holiday spirit with a festive cocktail!

Upgrade your standard holiday beverages with these spirited recipes from local craft beverage producers and restaurants.

These recipes are also a great excuse to stock up on handcrafted spirits and support our local craft beverage & restaurant industries. Scroll on for a few cheers-worthy cocktail recipes to shake up at home this holiday season and beyond.

The Hollow's "Figgin' Delicious"

Recipe courtesy of The Hollow Bar + Kitchen

Ingredients:

2 oz Elephant Gin
1 oz Rosemary Simple Syrup
1/2 oz Fresh Lemon
1/2 oz Fig Liqueur

Method:
Stir ingredients in a shaker, pour into a martini glass and garnish with a fresh rosemary sprig.

Nine Pin Cranberry Holiday Punch

Recipe courtesy of Nine Pin Cider
Makes 5-7 servings

Ingredients:
2 cans Nine Pin Ginger Cider
2 cans Nine Pin Cranberry Orange Light Cider
3 fl oz of your favorite spirit (We like Harvest Spirits Apple Jack or Albany Distilling Iron Weed Bourbon)
3 oz Fresh Orange juice
1/2 cup Fresh Cranberry Halves
3 springs Fresh Rosemary

Method:
1) Mix all ingredients together in a 3/4 gallon punch bowl.

Holiday House Mule

Recipe courtesy of The Century House

Ingredients:
1.25 oz Pick Six Vodka (Saratoga Springs NY)
.75 oz Lychee Liqueur
2.0 oz Saranac Ginger Beer (Utica NY)
1.0 oz Nine Pin Cider (Albany NY)

Method:
1) Mix all ingredients together and serve in a copper tin.
2) Garnish with cranberries, lime and mint sprigs.

CreditKiki Vassilakis - Photographer

ADCo Holiday Punch

Recipe courtesy of Albany Distilling

Ingredients:
1oz Fort Orange Vodka
1.5oz Red Wine
1oz Cinnamon Simple Syrup
2oz Cranberry juice

Method:
1) Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
2) Shake to mix well.
3) Pour into a wine glass.
4) Top with a splash of gingerale, fresh cranberries, and chopped apple.

Hibiscus Margarita

Recipe courtesy of Maggie McFly's

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Reposado Tequila
1/2 Hibiscus Syrup
3 oz Housemade Margarita

Method:
1) Mix together.
2) Served over ice.
3) Garnished with Hibiscus Flower.

Black Walnut Nog

Recipe courtesy of Cooper’s Daughter Spirits
Recipe by Cooper's Daughter Spirits Owner Sophie Newsome
*Member of the Capital Craft Beverage Trail

Ingredients & Method:
1) In a mixing cup with ice add:
1.5 oz Cooper's Daughter Cacao Maple Vodka
1.5 oz Cooper's Daughter Black Walnut Liqueur
4 oz Ronnybrook Eggnog

2) Stir well.
3) Strain into a cup and add freshly grated nutmeg.