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December 07, 2017

5+ festive cocktails to try this holiday season

One is made with Tröegs Mad Elf

Food & Drink Holiday
Candy Cane Cocktail Courtesy of Aloft Philadelphia/PhillyVoice

This drink features Absolut Vanilla Vodka, Peppermint Schnapps, Grenadine, Sprit and Tröegs Mad Elf, a ruby red beer brewed in Hersey that tastes of cherries, honey and cocoa with notes of cinnamon, clove and allspice.

This December, bars in Philly, the suburbs and the Shore are offering holiday cocktails. 

You'll find a green martini, a hot toddy, a drink made with Mad Elf and other festive concoctions in the roundup below.


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Philly

W XYZ at Aloft Philadelphia Downtown

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The lively W XYZ bar in new hotel Aloft Philadelphia Downtown will give back this December by donating $1 from each sale of their new CandyCane Beer Cocktail to Philabundance.

The Candy Cane Beer Cocktail at W XYZ is made with Tröegs Mad Elf, a ruby red ale that tastes of cherries, honey and cocoa.

Absolut vanilla vodka, peppermint schnapps, grenadine and Sprite are mixed with the festive beer to make the bright drink.

Through December, the bar will be donating $1 from each sale of the new holiday cocktail to Philabundance, the area’s largest hunger relief organization.

101 N. Broad St.
(215) 607-2020

Miracle Pop-Up Bar

IVT on East Passyunk is decked out for the holidays with twinkling lights, pine cones and stockings. It, along with 50 other locations around the world, are hosting pop-up Miracle bars.

Each pop-up will serve the same list of "holiday cheer." Whether in Philly or Paris or Panama City, you'll find the Snowball Old-Fashioned, The Gimlet Stole Christmas, Run Run Rudolph and many more festively named cocktails on the menu.

Through Saturday, Dec. 23
ITV
1615 E. Passyunk Ave.
(267) 858-0669

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar

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The eggnog-like drink is a holiday favorite every year at Cuba Libre.

Cuba Libre offers its take on a classic Puerto Rican holiday cocktail. The bar's El Coquito, an eggnog-like drink, is made with spiced rum, rum cream, coconut cream, half & half and nutmeg.

10 S. Second St.
(215) 627-0666


Suburbs

Earl's New American

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Earl's New American serves a hot toddy called “Worth the Wait” that uses Granny Smith apples.

This Peddler's Village restaurant is serving the Worth the Wait Cocktail this holiday season. The hot toddy is made with bourbon infused with Granny Smith apples. To make, the bar takes fresh apples, cuts them into cubes and lets the fruit sit in the bourbon for about five days.

The other ingredients in the drink are warm apple cider, fresh lemon juice and honey.

Try and grab a seat by the fireplace to enjoy the warm drink.

2400 Street Road, New Hope, PA
(215) 794-4020

Revolution Chop House at Valley Forge Casino Resort

Grinch CocktailCourtesy of Cashman & Associates/Revolution Chop House

Revolution Chop House at Valley Forge Casino Resort is offering The Minty Grinch Cocktail.

Over all the hustle and bustle this holiday season? Take a break and sip on The Minty Grinch, a cocktail to lift your spirits.

Revolution Chop House at Valley Forge Casino Resort is offering the drink, made with Absolut vanilla vodka, Godiva white chocolate liqueur, green crème de menthe and half & half.

1160 First Ave., King of Prussia, PA
(610) 768-5003


New Jersey

Tango's Lounge at Tropicana Atlantic City

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The Sex On A Snowflake cocktail is made with Malibu rum, coconut cream and shredded coconut.

Now that it's winter, it's time to forgo Sex on the Beach and try, uh, Sex on a Snowflake.

The wintery twist on the tropical cocktail includes Malibu rum, coconut cream and shredded coconut. It can be found in Atlantic City. 

Tropicana Casino & Resort
2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.

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