A tree and some lights may make your space look inviting for a holiday gathering, but nothing lights up your guests like a festive seasonal cocktail. Unfortunately, making individual drinks means you spend more time with a shaker and less with friends and family.

But don't stress. A few of our favorite Bay Area mixologists offered us their recipes for holiday cocktails you can prepare before the party starts.

The list includes updates on classic cocktails as well as a few originals. To further simplify your party prep, the ingredients in each recipe are scaled to make a one-quart batch.

Happy holidays!

Crab House’s Pom Fizz

(Courtesy of Crab House)

Estephanya Alarcon, the general manager at Crab House, created this festive sparkler for the holidays. And fine, this one's not exactly a batched cocktail. But with just two ingredients, it's dead simple to make on the fly.

Ingredients

Pomegranate syrup

Prosecco

Cocktail Preparation

Pour one ounce of pomegranate syrup into the bottom of a Champagne flute. Fill the remainder of the flute with Prosecco.

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