Time to spike the eggnog.
Holiday Punch-Making Party at Novela
Not yet feeling the holiday spirit? Novela can help, if you hurry. Tonight, Punchmeister Dillon Lockwood will be teaching a holiday punch making class, starting at 6:30pm. You'll learn to make Novela's exclusive Christmas and New Year's punch, and even take home a bottle of punch to share with your favorite 11 friends. Buy tickets online for $45. // 662 Mission St., novelasf.com
Bandit's Way at Barbarossa
If you like Humphry Slocombe's Secret Breakfast ice cream, you'll love Barbarossa's cocktail version, called Bandit's Way ($12). The secret ingredient is cereal milk, which is made in-house by "marinating" frosted flakes in milk, removing them, and retaining the "cereal milk" in order to mix it with a few of our favorite things: Irish whiskey, bourbon, bitters and nutmeg. We like to think of it as the secret breakfast of champions. // 714 Montgomery St., barbarossalounge.com
Michael Mina's Truffle Eggnog
When you're ready to treat yourself to the season's most decadent eggnog, order the Alba ($21) at Michael Mina restaurant. Created by lead bartender Raymundo Delgado, the seasonal cocktail is made with white rum, spiced rum, truffle coconut eggnog, port, and liquor 43, and garnished with a toasted coconut chip and pinch of truffle salt. // 252 California St., michaelmina.net
12 Days of Holiday Cocktails at Smokestack
Smokestack started celebrating the 12 days of Christmas last Saturday by featuring a new and different cocktail every day for $12, for 12 days. That means you've still got seven days of holiday cocktails to enjoy before Christmas Eve. Wednesday's cocktail is My Ugly Sweater, made with gin, cinnamon syrup, and Jerry Thomas bitters. We're looking forward to Saturday's Candy Cane Sour, made with candy cane syrup, bourbon, lemon and egg white. // 2505 3rd St., magnoliasmokestack.com
12 Days of International Holiday Feasts at Myriad Gastro Pub
Myriad Gastro Pub is also celebrating the season for 12 days, with a series of international holiday meals culminating in a traditional Italian fish feast on Christmas Eve. Other culinary options include French, Spanish, Ethiopian, Irish, and all-American. Whichever cultural tradition you choose, start the meal with the Crimson Fog cocktail, made with Carpano Antica Formula, Punt e Mes, Rainwater Madeira, beet juice, orange juice, cranberry juice and Miracle Mile Forbidden bitters. // 2491 Mission St., myriadsf.com
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