GrinchHopper
What’s the holiday season without the cheers? Get into the spirit with some spirits by sipping on cocktails made especially for celebrating this time of year.
Head to The Cosmopolitan and check into the wintry Ski Lodge, a speakeasy-style space where you can order the GrinchHopper with Fernet Branca, crème de menthe, crème de cacao, cream and mint. There’s also cocktails made for two and a $250 cocktail called the Nat King Cole with your choice of very special whiskies.
Get your fill of egg nog in cocktail form along with other holiday sips at The Cabinet of Curiosities at Bally’s. Inside the immersive lounge try the Sweater Weather cocktail, a mix of Elijah Craig bourbon, egg white, egg nog and mango purée.
If you’re downtown head to Vegas Vickie’s or Legacy Club at Circa Resort & Casino for three holiday delights: Sugar and Spice or the Whiskey Wonderland, both bourbon-based or the vodka-based Stocking Stuffer.
For a little getaway during your getaway head to local’s favorite hotel Green Valley Ranch Resort for its Winter at The Terrace. The outdoor pop-up lounge with private igloos and fire pits offers a slew of holiday cocktails, shareable cocktails, champagnes and a spiked hot chocolate experience.
Over at The Venetian and The Palazzo, stop by for three holiday cocktails, The Grinch at The Dorsey, Chris Kringle at Rosina Cocktail Lounge and Reindeer Fuel, made with a coffee liquor base and mezcal at Electra Cocktail Club.
Winter at The Terrace
Right next door to one another at The Shoppes at Mandalay Place, stop into Minus 5 Ice Bar for its real-cold temps and three holiday cocktails: The Gobble Gobble, Winter’s Harvest and Boozy Hot Chocolate. Next door, the speakeasy, 1923 Prohibition Bar offers $18 holiday cocktails that includes the Fireside Old Fashioned, Mistletoe Mojito and the Winter Wonderland.
Find the hidden drinking spot at Resorts World, Here Kitty Kitty Vice Den and step inside and be transported to a room wrapped in holiday cheer and serving up holiday drinks like the Ubes of Toyland made with Bailey’s Irish Cream, Captain Morgan spiced rum, ube milk and coconut.
If you’re shopping for gifts at Town Square, take a break and stop by Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar and partake in one of many holiday cocktails like the Huladays cocktail, Coconut Eggnog martini, Partridge & Pear, and the O’ Citrus Tree.
Over at Palms, make dinner reservations at Scotch 80 or Vetri Cucina and imbibe on three different specialty holiday cocktails at each location. And, if you’re wrapping up the night and looking for a place to lounge and order a nightcap head to Press Lounge at Four Seasons. Gather with your sweetie or friends around the fire pits and sip on a Hot Toddy while making s’mores.
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