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"  Eggnog isn&amp;#039;t for everyone. Though we highly recommend making your Christmas concoctions from scratch or trying something lighter, like sherry instead of rum or whiskey in your egg nog or even a Tom and Jerry, you might be looking for something else entirely. In which case Esquire drinks correspondent David Wondrich has one word of advice: Champagne. Sparkling wine in general, actually, if you&amp;#039;d like to make a nice Champagne Punch (see Wondrich&amp;#039;s recipe here \u2014 all you really need is some lemon juice, sugar, a bit of brandy, a lot of the sparkling stuff, and ice), which might be the best way to serve a holiday get-together. Or if you&amp;#039;d like to serve it straight, Wondrich recommends sipping a bottle of Henriot Brut: &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s no shame in Champagne. It&amp;#039;s always pleasant.&amp;quot; And vaguely merry without ever becoming cloying. The only thing you probably don&amp;#039;t want to do on the 25th is mix yourself up a martini. &amp;quot;Unless you live in Connecticut.&amp;quot; In which case, by all means, joy to gin. PLUS: The New Rules of Holiday Drinking &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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