It’s never truly the holidays until the air is thick with the sweet smells of spice and sugar. What smells more festive than warm gingerbread cookies baking in the oven and cinnamon and cloves simmering on the stove? In honor of sugar and spice and everything nice season, I’ve decided to highlight the sweetest and spiciest food and drink options at EPCOT’s Festival of the Holidays. Will you try any of these items this year?
Bavaria Holiday Kitchen
Sugar: Black Forest Roulade with Cherry Whipped Cream
Spice: Glühwein: House-made Hot Spiced Wine
American Holiday Table
Sugar: Chocolate Pecan Tart with Whipped Cream and Whisky-caramel Sauce
Spice: 81Bay Brewing Company Cinnamon Cranberry Orange Wheat Ale, Tampa, FL
Yukon Holiday Kitchen
Sugar: Maple Bûche de Noël: Maple Mousse rolled in Gingerbread Chiffon Cake with Cranberry Sauce and Pecan Crumble
Spice: Frozen Coffee with Tap 357 Whisky
Sapphire Holiday Kitchen
Sugar: Sfenj: Warm Beignets with Cream, Cinnamon-Sugar and Chocolate Sauce
Spice: Walnut Spiced Coffee with Walnut Liqueur and topped with Cinnamon and Whipped Cream
Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen
Sugar: Horchata Cheesecake: Creamy Rice Cheesecake served with Cajeta Sauce
Spice: Holiday Cider: Hard Apple Cider with Cinnamon-infused Tequila
Spice: Mexican Fruit Punch: Mezcal, Red Wine and Blackcurrant Liqueur infused with Star Anise, Cinnamon, Clove, Ginger and Orange Peel (served warm)
Spice: Horchata Margarita: Tequila, Horchata Rum, Cinnamon Whisky and Agua de Horchata, served on the rocks
More Sugar and Spice
L’Artisan des Glaces- Glace au Pain d’Epices: Gingerbread Ice Cream with Gingerbread Pieces
Joffrey’s (Canada)- Ginger Chai Madness: Chai Latte with Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur and Gingerbread Syrup
Refreshment Outpost– Coca-Cola Cinnamon Float (non-alcoholic)
Refreshment Port– T.G. Lee Eggnog with Spiced Rum
UK Beer Cart– Mulled Cider: Strongbow Hard Apple Cider, Twinings Orange and Cinnamon Herbal Tea, Pimms No. 1 and Apple Juice with Star Anise (served warm)
