No holiday season is complete without the insufferable relatives and the libations that go along with numbing the rage you may feel at the family dinner table. Here are a few recipes to help get you through those rough moments. For everyone who doesn’t have holiday headaches, well, just serve and enjoy! Happy Holidays from the Drinkhacker crew!

Winter Wonder
1 oz vodka
2 oz eggnog
.25 oz Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur
.25 oz peppermint schnapps

Add Vodka, eggnog, Peppermint Schnapps and Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur. Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass.

Amaretto & Eve
1 oz. Laird’s Bonded Apple Brandy
0.5 oz. Foro Amaro
0.25 oz. Disarrono Amaretto
top with 6 oz. hot apple cider

Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Jack Honey Egg Nog
4 oz. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey
12 oz. virgin eggnog
Garnish with Cinnamon Stick option

Laphroaig Ginger[Bread] Man
Created by Tyson Buhler (New York, NY)
1 1/2 parts Laphroaig 10 Year Old
3/4 parts cantaloupe juice
3/4 parts lemon juice
1/2 part ginger syrup

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into coup glass.

Café Maguey
1 oz. Milagro Tequila Reposado
1 oz. Del Maguey Crema
½ oz. agave nectar
2 oz. Lavazza Espresso Delicato

Stir with ice and strained into a double old-fashioned glass. (Note: ideal at breakfast with thick cut bacon)

Partridge and Pear Margarita
2 cups Sauza Signature Blue Silver 100% Agave Tequila
1 cup pear syrup
1 cup simple syrup
½ cup lemon juice
½ cup lime juice
Rosemary sprigs and pear slices for garnish (optional)

Combine the first five ingredients in a pitcher and stir. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Pour into margarita glasses and garnish each with a rosemary sprig and slice of pear. Serves 8. Enjoy! (Note: does not actually include Partridge)

Poinsettias In Pisticci
1.5 oz. Amaro Lucano
1 oz. lemon juice
.5 oz. honey syrup
rosemary sprig for garnish

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into coupe glass and garnish with rosemary sprig.

The Peppermint Patty
(Courtesy of the 3800 Ocean at Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa)
1/2 oz. peppermint schnapps
1/2 oz. vanilla vodka
1/2 oz. cream
1/2 oz. Frangelico
1/2 oz. chocolate liqueur

Build in glass with a peppermint rim. Top with whip cream and cherry