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Starring two bitter Italian liqueurs, bourbon, and lemon juice, this four-ingredient cocktail is as easy to make as it is to sip.

A smoky scotch float takes this tangy whiskey cocktail to the next level.

This vodka and Campari cocktail is pretty and pink, long and bubbly, but with a decent bitter kick.

This riff on the martini has a touch of pear and cardamom. It’s the ideal make-ahead batched cocktail for your next gathering.

This soda fountain drink, which leans on acid phosphate for its tartness, can be traced back to 1915.

An acid phosphate with coconut water and raspberry.

This dessert of puff pastry layers sandwiched with a thick cream filling is even richer than its French cousin, the Napoleon.

Make somlói galuska in advance: the chocolate-cream “dumplings" require at least eight hours to soak up the golden rum syrup.

A touch of coffee balances the flavor of this modern spin on eggnog.

This modern eggnog recipe adds a vanilla bean and a smoky tea to the classic formula, evoking that yuletide feeling without drifting into Christmas spice.

Creamy, boozy eggnog is a classic Christmas drink; flavorful brandy and rum give the frothy drink a good kick.

This astonishingly moist and fragrant almond cake infused with rum and vanilla is crowned by a white glaze that crackles as the spoon digs in.

This bread—loaded with a rum-spiked walnut filling—is the traditional Romanian celebration bread for Christmas.

This flavor-packed nonalcoholic cocktail is delightfully bitter and tart.

The bright cherry flavor of kirsch gives this spiced holiday drink a fruity kick.