The holidays are here! And so are family get togethers, parties, evenings spent with friends and family, food and .. yes, you guessed it, fine beverage! Below are some great holiday inspired drink recipes to share with your loved ones this holiday season! For more holiday drink recipes, as well as food recipes and party planning tips, be sure to check out the current issue of Mutineer Magazine for the Mutineer Holiday Food & Beverage Extravaganza currently on newsstands!

Wandering Star Punch
by Josey Packard, Drink, Boston, MA
Serves 20

Combine ingredients with ice in a punch bowl. Serve liberally.

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Thanksgiving is a time to get together with family for good food and what goes better with family and food than fine beverages? For this most festive of Thanksgivings, we’ve compiled a few drinks that we think will compliment Thanksgiving dishes really well, as well as impress your friends.

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Spirit: Absinthe
Distillery: Philadelphia Distilling

Philadelphia Distilling has realeased Vieux Carre, their tribute to New Orleans and The French Quarter’s ties to absinthe. It is distilled through a process of double maceration, which enhances the quality and flavor of the product. The spirit includes an array of flavors that are the result of including Grande Wormwood, Petite Wormwood, Green and Star Anise, Fennel Doux Provence, Melissa, Genepi, Hyssop and Spearmint.

Philadelphia Distilling says that their product can be mixed with or without sugar. They recommend that the best mix to balance the product is three parts water, one part Vieux Carre, and skip the sugar.