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The Best Holiday Cocktails To Make With What's Already In Your Bar

Let's keep it simple this holiday.

The Best Holiday Cocktails To Make With What's Already In Your Bar

With all their bold colors and flavors, it’s difficult to pick just one great holiday cocktail to make. And it’s harder yet to find a recipe that uses what you’ve already got in your home bar.

To help you solve that problem, we’ve picked our favorite holiday drinks and sorted them by the type of liquor they require. Whether you’ve got vodka, bourbon, gin, tequila, rum, sparkling wine, red or white on hand, there are plenty of options for you here.

Check these out, and save yourself a trip to the liquor store.

1.
Half Baked Harvest

VODKA: Poinsettia Spritz Punch

Get the Poinsettia Spritz Punch recipe from Half Baked Harvest
2.
Half Baked Harvest

VODKA: Pomegranate Peppermint Moscow Mules

Get the Pomegranate Peppermint Moscow Mules recipe from Half Baked Harvest
3.
Half Baked Harvest

VODKA: The North Pole

Get The North Pole recipe from Half Baked Harvest
4.
Half Baked Harvest

VODKA, CHAMPAGNE: Blood Orange Champagne Mule

Get the Blood Orange Champagne Mule recipe from Half Baked Harvest
5.
Foodie Crush

VODKA: Pomegranate Martini

Get the Pomegranate Martini recipe from Foodie Crush
6.
Half Baked Harvest

VODKA, BEER: Christmas Ale Sangria

Get the Christmas Ale Sangria recipe from Half Baked Harvest
7.
Home Sweet Jones

VODKA OR GIN: Holiday Mule

8.
How Sweet Eats

BOURBON: Caramel Apple Hot Toddy

Get the Caramel Apple Hot Toddy recipe from How Sweet Eats
9.
Minimalist Baker

BOURBON: Chili Cinnamon Bourbon Hot Toddy

Get the Chili Cinnamon Bourbon Hot Toddy recipe from Minimalist Baker
10.
How Sweet Eats

BOURBON: Honeycrisp Old Fashioned

Get the Honeycrisp Old Fashioned recipe from How Sweet Eats
11.
Half Baked Harvest

BOURBON: Persimmon Bourbon Old Fashioned

Get the Persimmon Bourbon Old Fashioned recipe from Half Baked Harvest
12.
Half Baked Harvest

BOURBON: Naughty And Nice Cinnamon Bourbon Toddy Punch

Get the Naughty And Nice Cinnamon Bourbon Toddy Punch recipe from Half Baked Harvest
13.
Half Baked Harvest

BOURBON: Santa's Nightcap

Get the Santa's Nightcap recipe from Half Baked Harvest
14.
Minimalist Baker

BOURBON: Winter Bourbon Smash

Get the Winter Bourbon Smash recipe from Minimalist Baker
15.
Adventures In Cooking

WHISKY: Hot Buttered Hazelnut Whisky

Get the Hot Buttered Hazelnut Whisky recipe from Adventures In Cooking
16.
Todd Wagner/HonestlyYUM

GIN: Pear Sonata

Get the Pear Sonata recipe from HonestlyYUM
17.
Food Fanatic

GIN: Cranberry Gimlet

Get the Cranberry Gimlet recipe from Food Fanatic
18.
Minimalist Baker

TEQUILA, SPARKLING WINE: Sparkling Pomegranate Margaritas

Get the Sparkling Pomegranate Margaritas recipe from Minimalist Baker
19.
How Sweet Eats

TEQUILA: Mistletoe Margaritas

Get the Mistletoe Margarita recipe from How Sweet Eats
20.
Half Baked Harvest

TEQUILA: Cranberry Orange Margaritas

Get the Cranberry Orange Margaritas recipe from Half Baked Harvest
21.
Half Baked Harvest

TEQUILA: Pomegranate Ginger Paloma

Get the Pomegranate Ginger Paloma recipe from Half Baked Harvest
22.
How Sweet It Is

TEQUILA: Fresh Cranberry Ginger Vanilla Margaritas With Sugared Cranberries

23.
Baked Bree

RUM: Jingle Juice

Get the Jingle Juice recipe from Baked Bree
24.
Half Baked Harvest

RUM: White Christmas Mojito

Get the White Christmas Mojito recipe from Half Baked Harvest
25.
Todd Wagner/HonestlyYUM

COGNAC/BRANDY: Brandy Alexander

Get the Brandy Alexander recipe from HonestlyYUM
26.
Half Baked Harvest

CHAMPAGNE: Sparkling Cranberry Punch

Get the Sparkling Cranberry Punch recipe from Half Baked Harvest
27.
How Sweet Eats

CHAMPAGNE: Christmas Morning Mimosas

Get the Christmas Morning Mimosas recipe from How Sweet Eats
28.
How Sweet Eats

CHAMPAGNE: Pomegranate Cider Mimosas With A Salted Caramel Rim

Get the Pomegranate Cider Mimosas With A Salted Caramel Rim recipe from How Sweet Eats
29.
How Sweet Eats

CHAMPAGNE, GINGER BEER: Pomegranate Orange Punch

Get the Pomegranate Orange Punch recipe from How Sweet Eats
30.
Minimalist Baker

SPARKLING WINE: St. Germain Pomegranate Spritzers

Get the St. Germain Pomegranate Spritzers recipe from Minimalist Baker
31.
Spoon Fork Bacon

WHITE WINE, CHAMPAGNE: Spiced Blood Orange And Champagne Punch

32.
How Sweet It Is

WHITE WINE: Mulled White Wine

Get the Mulled White Wine recipe from How Sweet It Is
33.
Half Baked Harvest

WHITE WINE, GINGER BEER, BRANDY: Christmas Sangria

Get the Christmas Sangria recipe from Half Baked Harvest
34.
How Sweet Eats

WHITE WINE, CIDER: Pear Sangria

Get the Pear Sangria recipe from How Sweet Eats
35.
Bakeaholic Mama

RED WINE: Winter Sangria

Get the Winter Sangria recipe from Bakeaholic Mama