1. Shake Things Up.
It’s Grandma’s secret recipe: creamy, sweet and with a bit of a kick. Treat yourself to an evening out and experience the deliciousness of real homemade eggnog in martini form. The presents are wrapped and the decorating’s finished, so you can celebrate time off with an evening of joyful conversations. The Bridge Inn Eggnog Martini, $10, The Bridge Inn Pleasantville, 3 Covered Bridge Rd., Oley, 610.689.5818. thebridgeinn-pleasantville.com
2. Tap into the Season.
Savor all the iconic holiday spices in one delicious beer. Ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and cloves are brewed in this full-bodied red ale. Pick up a six-pack and watch a holiday movie with a friend, or enjoy a glass on tap while you take a relaxing break from holiday shopping. Sly Fox Christmas Ale, 16 oz. draft: $6.50, 21 oz. draft: $7.50, six-pack: $10, Case: $36, Sly Fox Taphouse at the Knitting Mills, 820 Knitting Mills Way, Ste. 100, Wyomissing, 484.878.2154. slyfoxbeer.com
3. Christmas Cocktail.
Topped with whipped cream and coffee beans, this yuletide drink looks and tastes like a delectable dessert. Reading Distilling Guild combines their Christmas Rum with Benchwarmers Coffee & Doughnuts’s signature coffee for an invigorating drink. The limited-edition spiced rum is filled with cinnamon and tart cherry flavors that symbolize this jolly season. “The Night Before Christmas,” $10, Reading Distilling Guild, 503 Penn St., Reading, 484.222.3601. rdgspirits.com
4 Warm Welcome.
Toast fun, friendship and good cheer. Add Warm Winter Spice to Ridgewood Winery’s Cabernet Sauvignon or combine Hot Butter Rum with Olde Orchard green apple wine. Savor a glass at the winery, or get packets to make at home. Warm Winter Spice and Hot Butter Rum, 8 oz. glass or 10 oz. slushie mug refill: $8.50 (plus tax), packet only: $10.50 (plus tax) Ridgewood Winery, 2039 Philadelphia Avenue, Birdsboro, 215 Township Line Rd., Bechtelsville, 484.509.0100. ridgewoodwinery.com
5 Mulled Magic.
Infuse your home with a symphony of scents. This Mulled Wine Kit contains Folino Estate Chambourcin, pomegranate simple syrup and a fragrant mix of cloves, allspice, cardamom, star anise, cinnamon and dried oranges. Mix up a batch for guests, and give one as a gift for a special treat. Pomegranate Mulled Wine Kit (serves 4), $42 (tax included), Folino Estate Winery, 340 Old Route 22, Kutztown, 484.452.3633. folinoestate.com
