20 Spirited Holiday Punches

These 20 festive punch recipes are a fun way to spread holiday cheer and ring in the New Year with friends!

Single serving cocktails are standard holiday fare. They’re bubbly and colorful, and we can adorn them with festive garnishes like cranberries and sprigs of rosemary.

But it can be difficult to please the masses and can too-often blow the budget when offering a variety of alcohols and mixers. Plus, wouldn’t you rather rather be cheers-ing your guests as the hostess-with-the-mostess rather than acting as the de facto bartender behind the bar?

Making big-batch cocktails for your party crowd is the way to go, and punches in particular have made a comeback. And no, we’re not talking about the soupy, non-alcoholic sherbet punch you might’ve grown up with.

We’ve found 20 sophisticated tipples that are guaranteed to impress your party guests, and fill you with holiday cheer from head to toe!

Goods that pack a punch

To be the host with the most — consider spiffing up your bar with these 5 holiday entertaining essentials, and prepare to toast!

Prepara Ice Balls / Champagne Bubbles Highball Glasses, set of 4 / Holly Jolly Drink Stirrers / Holiday Workout Cocktail Napkins, set of 20 / The Cellar 10-Piece Punch Bowl Set

Making Spirits Bright

You know it’s a party when you spot a punch bowl. There’s just something extra fun about lading your cocktail, and don’t even get us started on those gorgeous ice rings, they’re a real show-stopper!

Pomegranate Mojito Punch from Katie at the Kitchen Door

Spiced Orange Crunk Punch from Verses from my Kitchen

Milk Punch from Treats and Eats

Champagne Punch from FoodieCrush

Sparkling Cranberry Punch from Taste and Tell { Non-Alcoholic }   

Rosemary, Baby from Nerds with Knives

Camille’s Pomegranate Punch from Camille Styles

Spiced Cider Punch from Taste and Tell

Jingle Juice from Baked Bree

Grapefruit Ginger Spiced Rum Punch from Little Leopard Book

Autumn Punch from Scout

Thai Spiced Blood Orange Champagne Punch from Spoon Fork Bacon

Pomegranate Cranberry Punch with Candied Rosemary from Vegetarian Ventures

Bruleed Grapefruit Bourbon Punch from Kailley’s Kitchen

Cranberry Cider Punch from How Sweet Eats

Sparkling Apple Rum Punch from Freutcake

Baby it’s cold outside…

Who says punch has to be cold? Warm up with these toasty beverages, and listen to that fireplace roar!

Hot Wassail Punch from Eazy Peazy Mealz

Mocha Punch from Add a Pinch

Hot Licorice Punch from Food with a View

Milk Punch (Spiced Milk with Whiskey) from The Little Epicurean

Thanks to contributor Hayley Putnam of Tip Toes in the Kitchen. Follow her foodie tastes and other flights of fancy on Pinterest and Instagram.

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