21 Big-Batch Cocktails To Get Everyone Drunk At Your Holiday Party

So pretty! This bad girl is made with gin, St. Germain, triple sec, and chamomile tea. Double or triple it if you're serving a big crowd. Get the recipe.

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Mixing black tea with booze is sort of like the classiest possible version of Four Loko. Get the recipe.

Rum, cognac and cava (with plenty of citrus) make for a serious 1-2-3 punch. Get the recipe.

Literally (LITERALLY) no one on Earth could dislike this punch: cider, ginger beer, bourbon, lemon, and cinnamon, brought together in beautiful union. Get the recipe.

Cinnamon and bitters add a little spicy holiday flair to gin. Get the recipe.

I have documentably made this Aperol + grapefruit + bubbly punch for a Christmas party and watched it VANISH into thin air because it is very pretty and very delicious. It's also relatively gentle, so there's not much collateral damage. Get the recipe and instructions for making the ice ring.

This is sort of like the spicy, sassy love child of horchata and eggnog — and it's a awesome vegan option if you just leave out the beaten egg whites. Definitely DON'T leave out the rum, though. That's important. Get the recipe.

N.B. this recipe refers to bourbon as "optional" — that is incorrect. Get the recipe.

Campari, rum, Rooibos tea (!) and pomegranate juice make for a super-festive (but very sophisticated) mix. Get the recipe.

Rum, brandy, citrus, rosemary, and a special little pinch of cardamom to make things interesting. Get the recipe.

Red wine, ginger ale, juice, and some nice wintery fruits. Get the recipe.

This is an easy mix of bourbon (Bulleit is nice, but any kind is fine), pomegranate juice, Champagne, and ginger liqueur. It's written as a single-serving ratio, so you can scale up to any amount for a jumbo party. Get the recipe.

The magical joy-bringing properties of a huge, steaming vat of spicy-sweet wine CANNOT be underestimated. Get the recipe.

Herb-infused Aperol, bourbon, and honey make a great team. Get the recipe.

This hot punch involves the cool combo of rum, red wine, and black tea. Get the recipe.

The ice ring really makes this one a stunner, so don't skip it (you just need to remember to make and freeze it the night before). Get the recipe.

Complex flavor, easy prep: Just stir together Campari, vermouth, chamomile tea, orange and grapefruit juice, and bitters. You can scale up the one-drink ratio for any number of drinkers. Get the recipe.

This is essentially eggnog minus the weirdness of fussing with raw eggs. Still creamy, delicious, and full of bourbon. Get the recipe.

French 75's (gin, lemon, syrup, champagne) are elegant and delightful but would be a nightmare to make separately for every single guest. Self-serve is better. Get the recipe.

Sangria for lazy people? Fruit punch for grownups? All of the above. Get the recipe.