Well it’s officially December and officially the holiday season. I absolutely love this time of year. From getting to celebrate with friends and family to all the lights and décor, you can’t help but be in a good mood during the holiday season.
One of my favorite things about the holidays is how festive people get, especially some local bars in the Tampa Bay area. If you are looking for a fun night out and even a cute photo op you must check out one of these local holiday pop up bars.
Intermezzo Coffee and Cocktails in St. Pete, transforms into Miracle at Mezzo again this year. This is a great bar to stop in for the holiday festivities for morning coffee and then later in the evening for Christmas themed cocktails. Some of the highlighted cocktails include a Christmaspolitan and the ever popular Christmas Cricket. The drink names alone are sure to get you in the holiday spirit.
Sonder Social Club in Dunedin also gets into the holiday spirit with Christmas décor, lights, and specialty drinks. This intimate setting is perfect for any night during the holiday season. The bar has rolled out new food and drinks for the holiday season, including a 12 Drinks of Christmas cocktail menu.
Popular items from last year and are sure to appear again are:
- Brown Butter Old Fashioned—Evan Williams Bonded Bourbon Diplimatico Reserva, Darvelle Brandy, PX Sherry and bitters
- Christina’s Coquito—coconut, clove, all spice, eggnog and the option of Don Q Reserva or Dobel Anejo (this is actually made using the owner Christina’s family recipe)
- Milk + Cookies—Mellow Corn Whiskey, Sonder mylk, oat milk, chocolate, all spice, banana and marzapan, served with a warm chocolate chip cookie.
You can check out both of these holiday pop ups through New Years!
