From family gatherings to dinner parties, friendsgivings and so much more, there’s plenty of opportunities to celebrate this season ... and with our cocktails, the holidays will sleigh every. single. time. Up your cocktail game this season with Dogfish Head Distilling Co.! With ready-to-drink cocktails, ready-to-pour bottled goodness and a line-up of full-proof spirits, we’ve got tons of delicious libations to get you in the holiday spirit (pun intended).  

Just crack open and enjoy! 

What better way to sleigh the holidays than by simply chilling, crackin’ and sippin’ our ready-to-drink cocktails?? With six different recipes to choose from and two bar cart mix-packs, these cocktails are the perfect way to mix things up through the holidays. Each recipe has two real fruit juice combinations alongside 2+ shots of full proof spirits that sleigh every time.  

Looking for a classic holiday cocktail? Look no further than our Passionfruit & Citrus Vodka Mule. The ginger beer and lime juice in this mule will have you feeling all the holiday goodness blended with the vibrant flavors of real passionfruit juice. 

Maybe you want to head somewhere tropical as the weather gets chilly. In that case, reach for our Strawberry Lime Tequila Margarita and our Pineapple Orange Rum Mai Tai! Both of these recipes were born out of ideal summertime sippin’, yet are perfect for transporting you to your favorite sunny beach, no matter the time of year! 

For those days when you want a coastal classic, our Blood Orange & Mango Vodka Crush and our Grapefruit & Pomegrante Vodka Crush will make you feel like you’re hanging out right here in coastal Delaware. Or maybe you want a lemony, zesty, refreshing go-to. For that, we’ve got Strawberry & Honeyberry Vodka Lemonade for a perfectly balanced subtly sweet yet vibrant flavor.  

If you’re anything like us, you may want a little bit of everything, and for those moments, reach for one of our two bar cart mix packs. There’s no better holiday hosting hack than bringing a variety of cocktail goodness to the gathering. Our Bar Cart Tropical Mix Pack and our Bar Cart Vodka Mix Pack are the perfect way to make sure there’s a cocktail recipe for everybody at the table this season.  

Ready-To-Pour Cocktails  

Maybe you’re ready for a night-cap and looking for something with a little higher ABV, but still ready-to-drink. For those occasions, choose from one of our many ready-to-pour cocktail recipes.  

Our newest ready-to-pour cocktail was created in collaboration with our pal Brad Leone to celebrate all things art, food, music and the joy of coming together. Our Pawberry Cocktail is distilled from white whiskey macerated on paw paw puree and fresh Delaware-grown paw paws along with ‘navy strength’ Ladybug Silver Rum. We then combined all of that goodness with strawberry, orange and passionfruit juices and a touch of Hibiscus flower to create a perfectly refreshing tropical cocktail that’ll have you ready to take on the high seas!  

Or maybe you want to dig back in time a little with Sonic Archaeology. As our liquid tribute to the blending sounds and spirits of the roaring ‘20s, this ready-to-pour cocktail is a melding of Dogfish Head whiskey, rum and apple brandy, with honey and real lemon & pomegranate juices to create a totally original drinking experience.  

What’s a more holiday-classic cocktail than a good old fashioned Old Fashioned? With our new Brown Sugar Old Fashioned, releasing on Friday, Nov. 29, you can enjoy this classic cocktail without doing all the work! We blended our Hull & Helm Whiskey with house made bitters, real orange zest & demerara simple syrup to create this classic Old Fashioned. Just pour over ice to enjoy or garnish your own way to give it a personal twist.   

Hand-Crafted Cocktails With Our Full-Proof Spirits

You can also show off your mixology skills a little with some hand-crafted cocktail recipes that you can easily recreate at home. Our in-house mixologist at Chesapeake & Maine, Ryan Warwick, and our distilling team helped us come up with some recipes for you to make this holiday season to blow your friends and family away, or to simply sip by the fire on your day of rest.  

Lost In Manhattan 

Get lost in Manhattan with our peachy-take on a Manhattan, featuring our Gold Medal Winning Whiskey, Let’s Get Lost. This cocktail is a quick one to make, just combine the ingredients in a glass with some ice, give it a stir and top with an orange twist.  

• 2 oz. Dogfish Head Let’s Get Lost Whiskey 
• 1 dash Angostura bitters 
• 3 dashes peach bitters  
• 1 tsp. Lapsang souchong tea  

Compelling Stonewall  

Get compelled for some cidery goodness with Compelling Stonewall, our apple-ginger take on a stonewall cocktail. For this recipe, combine the gin, apple cider and falernum in a cocktail shaker with ice, shake and then pour into a highball glass over ice. Finish it off by topping with some ginger beer and you’re ready to enjoy!  

• 3 oz. Apple cider 
• ½ oz. Falernum (or Punkin Liqueur)  
• 2 oz. Dogfish Head Compelling Gin, infused with dried plums and apples 
• Topped with ginger beer  

Mr. Bobby’s Punkin Ol’ Fashioned  

Mr. Bobby has a punkin-tastic old fashioned recipe, perfect for cozy fall nights. Just stir together some Hull & Helm Whiskey with Punkin Liqueur and angostura bitters, and garnish with an orange zest and you’re ready to enjoy! We love this cocktail because it’s super versatile. Don’t have any Punkin Liqueur? Swap it out with some Maple Spiced Rum!  

• 2 oz. Dogfish Head Hull & Helm Whiskey 
• ½ oz. Dogfish Head Punkin Liqueur  
• 3 dashes angostura bitters 

Whether you’re sippin’ on some ready-to-drink goodness or mixing up delicious hand-crafted cocktails with our full proof spirits, these drinks are guaranteed to sleigh this holiday season. Be sure to tag us while you’re sippin’ this season at @dogfishspirits on Instagram and Facebook.