Friday Food Insider: It’s time to get into the holiday spirit(s)

Pictured here is the Jingle Berries gin and tonic from Batson River in Biddeford. PHOTO / ALEXIS WELLS

It’s not too late to get into the holiday season, and what better way than by visiting a local restaurant or cocktail lounge?

Check out these tasty and fun cocktails like a Mistletoe Mule, a Grinch’s Margarita or a Maids-A-Milking Eggnog. I mean, it’s only this time of year when you can get a Christmas-themed cocktail, right?

Here are some places to look for fun cocktails this holiday season.

Southern Maine

  • ALTO Terrace Bar + Kitchen, including its ski-lodge igloos, at the Cambria Hotel Portland Downtown Old Port, 25 Hancock St., Portland.
  • Fire & Ice Igloos, at the Portland Harbor Hotel, 468 Fore St., Portland.
  • Via Vecchia, at 10 Dana St., Portland. 
  • Apres, at 148 Anderson St., Portland.
  • Portland Hunt & Alpine Club, at 75 Market St., Portland.
  • Blyth & Burrows, at 26 Exchange St., Portland.
  • Highroller Lobster Co., at 104 Exchange St., Portland.
  • Papi Portland, at 18 Exchange St., Portland.
  • Batson River Brewing & Distilling, at 82 Hanover St. in Portland, 12 Western Ave. in Kennebunk and 17 Lincoln St. in Biddeford.
  • Tinsel Bar at the Burleigh, inside Kennebunkport Inn, at 1 Dock Square, Kennebunkport.
  • River Tap & Grill, at 52 Gold Course Lane, Hollis. 

Heading north

  • Sonder & Dram, at 12 Ash St., Lewiston. 
  • The Oak Table & Bar, at 233 Water St., Augusta.
  • Homestead Kitchen & Bar, at 186 Broadway, Farmington. 
  • Happy Endings Martini, Tapas & Dessert Bar, at 32 Main St., Bangor.
  • Timber Kitchen & Bar, at 22 Bass Park Blvd., Bangor.

What is your favorite holiday cocktail? The Mainebiz Food Insider wants to know! Contact Alexis Wells at awells@mainebiz.biz

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