With many family gatherings, company parties and holiday events being canceled, we find ourselves at home A LOT.
With the holidays right around the corner, we were excited to catch up with Hannah Baker, a local bartender in Havre de Grace. We asked her to share some of her favorite holiday cocktails and she did not disappoint. Hannah came up with her favorite festive, tasty recipes that are easy to replicate at home.
These holiday cocktails & mocktails are sure to impress every family member and “virtual” guest at your table this year. They are delicious, yet simple and Hannah has created step by step recipes for our Havre de Grace Living followers.
From homemade grenadine (you’ll never use the red stuff in the plastic bottle again) to her chocolate and candy cane rimmed grasshoppers and holiday ‘nog, these will be sure to get you into the holiday spirit. Hannah, lover of all things Havre de Grace, suggested JoRetro for our glassware. We were lucky enough to be able to borrow a fabulous vintage punch bowl for the egg nog. We highly recommend checking out their store!
Hannah Baker is the Head Bartender at Woodberry Kitchen in Baltimore. She works closely with local farmers and foragers to craft an ever rotating spirits menu with an emphasis on local terroir utilizing only ingredients that are grown or foraged only in the Chesapeake Bay region. She has curated a spirits program that highlights only spirits handcrafted in the United States, east of the Mississippi river, always with an emphasis on locality.
In addition to her cocktail and spirits programs, Hannah has undertaken the ambitious bitters and barrel-aging programs as well as creating and spearheading the amari program at Woodberry Kitchen. All utilizing and highlighting different bounty found and grown in Maryland.
Hannah grew up near Minneapolis, MN and currently lives in Havre de Grace, Maryland with her husband and three children. She previously worked at The Laurrapin Grille in Havre de Grace as a bartender and catering manager.
