Holiday Drink Week: Get $8 Specialty Cocktails

Photo by Helena Lopes

Raise a glass to the holiday season during Holiday Drink Week. From November 27-December 3, each specialty drink is $8. 

Each participating location is making a specially crafted cocktail for the event. Holiday Drink Week can be enjoyed at some of Portland’s best bars and restaurants. Get out, support local businesses and have a great drink. You may even find a great food special to accompany your drink.

This year, 26 restaurants and bars are participating in the Portland Mercury’s Holiday Drink Week. I’ve listed them  in alphabetical order with the cocktail description and address. Be sure to check open hours before you visit these locations. 

2023 Holiday Drink Week

5 & Dime 

6535 SE Foster Rd.

What a Pleasure: A balanced and slightly smoky rum old fashioned with housemade chai made with Cruzan, Laphroaig, chai, Crimson Snap Amaro and honey.

Baker’s

2500 SE Clinton St.

Hot Buttered Rum: Made with vanilla bean ice cream, Cruzan rum, butter, brown sugar and spices.

Birdie Time Pub

925 SE Main St.

Holiday Pomegranate Margarita: Combines tangy pomegranate and a classic margarita. Made with house marg mix, triple sec and pomegranate syrup.

Carina Lounge

410 NW 21st Ave.

Yuletide Rush: Holiday play on a classic made with Jim Beam Bourbon, cranberry-infused local honey, fresh lemon and rosemary.

CereusPDX

1465 NE Prescott St, Suite F

Holiday Mulled Cider: Homemade cider made with slow-pressed apples, cranberries, fresh rosemary, cinnamon, pecans, star anise, and vanilla bean, and topped with maple and blue cheese whipped topping and spiked with Maker’s Mark Bourbon.

Clarklewis

1001 SE Water Ave.

The Poinsettia: Seasonal flavors with Jim Beam Honey, pomegranate juice, rosemary syrup, Amaro Nonino, lemon and bergamot bitters.

Dots Cafe

2521 SE Clinton St.

The Hot Cross: Cruzan Estate Dark Rum, housemade fig and cinnamon syrup, black walnut bitters and lemon with a dried orange garnish. Served hot.

High Horse at The Bidwell

520 SW Broadway

Alexander-In-Law: A vegan play on a Brandy Alexander with equal parts Clear Creek Pot Still Brandy and Cognac VS, nutmeg, coconut cream and dark chocolate liqueur.

Interurban

4057 N Mississippi Ave.

Far Away Holiday: Jim Beam pre-prohibition rye, cognac/brandy, caramelized fig syrup and lemon juice.

King Tide Fish & Shell

1510 SW Harbor Way

Hey Santa, Want to Party?: A spiked hot chocolate with Suntory Toki, Ancho Reyes, peppermint schnapps and hot chocolate mix.

Lardo

1212 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Surprised Eddie?: Frozen eggnog 

Mandalay Bar

417 NW 21st Ave.

The Gingerbread Day Off: Maker’s bourbon gingerbread martini with housemade spiced gingerbread syrup and coconut cream.

Moreland Ale House

7995 SE Milwaukie Ave.

Sweatah Weathah: Jim Beam Rye, crème de cacao, cinnamon nutmeg syrup and grapefruit juice

Old Asia Bistro & Tea House

12055 SW First St, Beaverton

The Happy Buddha: Suntori Toki Whisky, housemade matcha syrup, lemon juice and honey. Served hot.

Pacific Standard

100 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

Cranberry Fun-Size Gimlet: Roku Gin and house cranberry-lime cordial.

Paymaster Lounge

1020 NW 17th Ave.

Boozy Hot Spiced Apple Cider: Hornitos Reposado, hot spiced apple cider and cinnamon orange slice.

Spoke & Fork

375 NE Holladay St.

Sleigh to the Vardier: Maker’s Mark Bourbon, amaro, Campari and orange rosemary essence.

Taylor Street Tavern

808 SW Taylor St.

Spiked Orange Hot Chocolate: Jim Beam orange whiskey, dark hot chocolate, cinnamon and whipped cream.

The Lift Off Lounge

5216 NE Sandy Blvd.

Secret of The Mogwai: Chinese five-spice infused vodka, cranberry, orange, lime and rosemary.

The Rambler

4205 N Mississippi Ave.

Rudolph’s Revenge: Jim Beam Black, cacao-infused Ramazzotti, demerara sugar, toasted pecan bitters, grapefruit oil and king cube.

The Star

1309 NW Hoyt St.

Tree Top Highball: Toki highball with spruce tip syrup.

Thunderbird

Skip To My Lou: Jim Beam Black, toasted oat orgeat, pear brandy and bitters.

Top Burmese

12655 SW First St., Beaverton

Jack Frost: Peppermint martini with DeKuyper blue curaçao, peppermint vodka and coconut cream.

Top Burmese Ambassador

180 E Main St Ste 105, Hillsboro

Spiked Vegan Eggnog: Cinnamon and vanilla bean infused rum, aquafaba (chickpea water), simple syrup, coconut milk and a sprinkle of nutmeg.

Top Burmese Burma Joy

1305 NW 23rd Ave.

Burma Joy to the World: Ginger-spiced Maker’s hot toddy with housemade ginger syrup, lemon and spices. Served hot.

Toro Mexican Kitchen

1355 NW Everett St, Ste 120

Spiked Orange Hot Chocolate: Jim Beam orange whiskey, dark hot chocolate, cinnamon and whipped cream.

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