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Gather round beneath the mistletoe folks – it’s December, which means the holidays are here! Between going on vacation, special family dinners, and possibly being snowed in, there’s going to be a lot of booze consumed this month. But who says you have to drink your booze? At Liquor Barn, we like to eat it too. Since it’s the holiday season we have a bit of a sweet tooth, so we figured we would share a few of our favorite boozy dessert recipes. Treat yourself!Stout Gingerbread Cake There is …

This is dummy text You wouldn’t believe it, but people have been drinking eggnog to ring in the holidays for almost a thousand years. It seems like it started back in England. Specifically, it originated in Medieval England, when monks in the 13th century drank a beverage called “posset,” which contained milk, eggs, sherry, figs, and other spices. If you could afford to eat eggs you were probably quite rich, so drinking posset was both a great way to show off to your friends and also a g …

If you’ve ever been to Europe in the winter time, one of the most exciting things about the holiday season is going to a Christmas market and trying lots of yummy hot dishes, such as spicy sausage in Zagreb or goulash in Budapest. And nothing warms the soul better than a glass of hot mulled wine on a chilly, snowy night. Depending on the region, there are a number of different names for it; in Hungary they call it forralt bor; in Holland it’s glühwein; in France it’s simply vin chaud. The …