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"Traditional hot mulled cider with white wine 'Glühmost', and the more common red wine version 'Glühwein' are served throughout the cold weather season, and are sold by-the-mug at outdoor Christmas Markets in Germany. Delicious!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, dry white wine...

"Another GREAT Jamie Oliver recipe, and one that I am preparing for New Year's Eve! Jamie says you can use any spirits or liquor, but he suggestes vodka and tequila in his recipe. These bottles look SO festive and pretty, I plan to use holly, berries, bay leaves, fruit slices, ivy and woody herbs for my bottles this year. DO check that the liquor..."

Ingredients: tequila, fresh edible flowers...

"I wanted a sangria but didn't find a recipe, so I invented this one. I used grapefruit juice. I don't see that often in sangria. It's not too bad."

Ingredients: dry red wine, carbonated water...

"This is such a wonderful, refreshing drink in the summer! Double the recipe for punch! :)"

Ingredients: orange slices, lemon juice concentrate...

"If you want to make a refreshing cocktail by the pitcher ... try this one. It is a combination of my Vodka Water as the base, then adding a tad more Citron Vodka and some juice. Tastes familiar, kind of like the pink starburst candy. They go down way too easy, but everyone loves them. ;) A New favorite with my DH."

Ingredients: Absolut citron vodka, Absolut mandarin vodka...

"The ice cubes are lovely served in summer drinks; the ice mold makes a very elegant addition to a punch bowl. This is from the Joy of Cooking. (Note: "cooking" time is freezing time.)"

Ingredients: fresh edible flowers, maraschino cherries...

"No one is sure how this heady concoction originated but Chatham Artillery members believe that gentle ladies made up the first beverage. Then one by one officers of the Artillery sneaked in and added this and that, thus creating Savannah's most noted drink."

Ingredients: dark rum, gin, dry red wine...

"Light, fizzy, and tastes like candy!
Recipe can be made in larger quantities but enough is shown here for 2 drinks. If making in a punch bowl, make an ice block ahead of time by freezing water in a cake pan.
If you can, squeeze your own orange juice and strain it right before adding it to the drink."

Ingredients: spiced rum, ginger ale, ice...