2025 Festive Drink Bingo
Drink Bingo is one of our favorite annual holiday traditions, and this year’s roster is the most exciting one yet! Prepare to earn stamps at 25 Downtown Edmonds bars and restaurants, which are pulling out all the stops to ensure you have the most jolly of times. Think house-made ‘nog, mulled wines, creative cocktails, and more.
But don’t take it from us. Comb through this list, do some stretches, and start strategizing now.
Pinky’s Up, Holiday Style
Here’s how the Festive Drink Bingo game works: Head to any participating location, order a drink, and ask for a bingo card. Bring it with you so you can get a stamp for every hot or cold beverage you buy (to-go counts, too!). Rack up the bingos (and pre-arrange a DD if you’re planning to indulge in extra alcohol). Also note: there are non-alcoholic alternatives for every boozy beverage, so everyone will have a great time ticking boxes.
Once you’ve gotten all your bingos—or run out of time—turn in your card at Santa Fe Mexican Grill & Cantina any time before January 15th to pick up a limited edition “Cheers Club” sticker. You’ll be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a gift card to your favorite bingo spot! Winners will be notified by January 20th.
Bingo runs from November 28th to December 31st this year. Game on, Edmonds.
Here’s The List of Sips:
Celebrate Hoppy Holidays with a holiday beer, cider, or wine!
Order Wreck The Halls: Sorrel, warm winter spices, sparkling apple cider, lemon, simple syrup, and vodka.
Savor a Tormé Fog made with Larceny bourbon, brown butter chestnut demerara, Marzadro crema alpina pistachio, Borghetti espresso liqueur, and Lustau Los Arcos amontillado sherry.
Go classic European with Glogg, a mulled wine mixed with rum, fruits, and spices for a delicious and effervescent winter drinking experience.
Cozy up with a Brown Sugar Bear Latte—housemade brown sugar cinnamon added to The Crumpet Shop’s craft latte. Warm and sweet, sprinkled with a little cinnamon spice and everything nice.
Try a Flurry Fizz made with gin, vanilla bean syrup, cava, lemon juice, and edible glitter. Comes in a champagne flute with a sugar rim!
Experience the joy of the holidays with a festive glass of Falx Sparkling Wine—$2 off for bingo! With 100% Pinot Noir, Falx is quickly becoming a holiday favorite.
Park your sleigh nearby to sip on a Midnight Sleigh Ride—an old-fashioned with bourbon, spiced cranberry simple syrup, black walnut bitters, orange bitters, garnished with a torched orange twist.
You’re going to be talking about the Jingle Bell Rock long after the decor goes back into storage. Think: Gin, spiced cranberry, rosemary, lime, and sparkling wine. This cocktail is for celebrating!
Celebrate with The Sparkle of the Season! This effervescent moment features festive winter bubbles (optional: add a pinch of sparkles!).
Escape the cold with an Italian Lemon Drop made with Caravella Limoncello, vodka, muddled lemon, and triple sec.
Indulge in Legent’s Greetings—a spirit-forward, warming festive delight made from Legent Japanese-style bourbon, Cognac, orange oleo, and wintery spices, served on a large, clear rock.
People-watch while you savor the 10th Hour: Malfy gin, apple, and cranberry juices with black tea and cinnamon served over ice.
Try a cup of Hot Chai-der: Spiked apple cider infused with chai tea and holiday spices. Festive!
Order a round of Lloyd Christmas. This celebratory cocktail is made with High West Double Rye, Falernum Syrup, Luxardo Amaro, Angostura Bitters, and served up with a candied ginger garnish.
Call up your favorite coffee date for a Nordic Nutcracker Latte—a delicious blend of nutty, toffee, and praline flavors perfectly paired with their house-roasted espresso and your choice of milk.
Linger over a Sugar Plum made with pisco, Chambord, cranberry, lime, rhubarb bitters, and sparkling glitter.
Warm up from the inside with a pint of Blizzak Winter Warmer. It’s brewed with an array of crystal malts, Munich, and a touch of black malt. Hopped with Chinook and Columbus and amplified with smashed juniper berries added to the boil, this one tastes like the holidays in a glass, with notes of sweet caramel, juniper, pine, and candied orange.
Take time for a toddy with the Pumpkin Spice Toddy, made with bourbon, pumpkin spice, maple, lemon, and fall-time bitters.
Santa Fe Mexican Grill & Cantina
Spice up the season with Rompope: a naughty rum-based Mexican eggnog!
Try Saints & Sinners, maybe the most unique hot cocoa you’ve ever had! House-made hot chocolate, Scratch Barrel Finished Gin, Liqueur Verte (a Green Chartreuse replacement), Citrus Liqueur, Verte-infused whipped cream, and chocolate shavings. Rich, herbaceous, and delightful.
Warm up with a dealer’s choice (you’re the dealer) of any holiday beverage on the menu.
Load up on Holiday Teas during darker days. Holiday tea samples are available on weekends in November and December! Purchase any seasonal holiday tea to receive a stamp on your Festive Drink Bingo card.
Warm yourself from nose to your toes with a Clausmopolitan—the elves sprinkled wintery magic over this modern classic, creating a bright and heavily spiced cranberry treat that will make your cheeks flush with glee.
Virtue knows what you really want this season: Choices. Pop in for any glass of wine!
Festive Drinks Galore
We see some serious sipping on your horizon, and we fully expect you’ll be busy holiday hydrating from morning to night (until 12/31, at least!).
Take a little breather from getting your stamps to show us where your bingo battles are taking you. Add #edmondsholidays to your posts and we’ll send you hearts on our drinking breaks, too.
By Whitney Popa, main photo by Matt Hulbert
