Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey’s Top Christmas Drinks
The holiday season is upon us, and it’s truly a wonderful time of the year. One holiday tradition for many is enjoying Christmas cocktails with Christmas dinner. As it turns out, certain drinks take on a special importance in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. When it comes to holiday cocktails, I always love to see what kinds of festive drinks restaurants and bars come up with this time of year. Some of the drinks even come with little holiday decorations, which I find super cute. It’s certainly a time of year to get creative with holiday fun, and that includes festive cocktails.
Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey’s Popular Christmas Cocktails
The crew at Drinksworld has put together a roster of the most popular Christmas cocktails in each state using search data. “Our research shows that regional favorites span an impressive variety of both hot and cold beverages, paired with a delightful mix of timeless classics and modern cocktails,” a spokesperson from the company said.
So, what’s the most popular Christmas cocktail in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, according to Drinksworld? In Pennsylvania, it’s Brandy Alexander. In New Jersey, it’s Coquito. Finally, in Delaware, it’s Christmas Punch.
What’s interesting is that one drink really is the most popular in America, and that drink is eggnog. It’s a holiday favorite. Eggnog was the top pick in 12 states, more than any other drink. Other popular drinks included hot buttered rum, Christmas punch, cranberry mimosa, coquito, Irish coffee and brandy Alexander. Hot buttered rum was actually the No. 2 most popular drink across the country, with 10 states picking that as a favorite.
So, what is eggnog? According to Simply Recipes, eggnog is, “A traditional holiday drink dating back hundreds of years, eggnog is made with eggs (hence the name), milk, cream, spices like nutmeg and vanilla, and fortified with rum, whisky, and/or brandy. We grew up with eggnog, the kind you buy in a carton, and every Christmas holiday we kids drank up as much of it as we could.” Eggnog is really the perfect thing to drink while listening to Christmas music or doing other holiday things. As for the history of eggnog, according to the National Library of Medicine, “Culinary historians have traced the origins of (eggnog) to the medieval British punch called ‘posset,’ warm milk curdled with alcohol such as wine or beer, flavored with spices.” It’s wild to think that this drink has been around for so long, but we still love it.
