Trader Joe’s Has New Holiday Items This Year
Trader Joe’s has new holiday items this year and they sound delicious. There is 473 products being introduced with 66 of them that are new. People has a list of…
Trader Joe’s Has New Holiday Items
Getty Images RFTrader Joe's has new holiday items this year and they sound delicious. There is 473 products being introduced with 66 of them that are new. People has a list of nine sweet treats that they say you need to check out.
- Handmade Candy Cane with Cocoa Center – Made with peppermint oil, tapioca syrup and red radish for the bright red color filled with a cocoa crème-filling.
- Boozy Macarons – Flavored with rum, the orange are flavored with Cointreau and the purple with French XO brandy.
- Mini Chocolate Mousse Desserts – A shortbread base with chocolate mousse. Also, dark chocolate ganache and a sprinkle topping.
- Peppermint Flavored Ice Cream Cones – Chocolate-lined cones filled with pink-tinted peppermint ice cream.
- Astounding Multi-Flavor Joe Joe's – Assorted sandwich cookies in four varieties including Peanut Butter with milk chocolate coating and dark chocolate drizzle. Vanilla with ginger-infused white chocolate coating and ginger cookie sprinkles. Double Chocolate with dark chocolate coating and milk chocolate drizzle. Finally, candy Cane with dark chocolate coating and peppermint sprinkles.
- English Toffee with Nuts – A large canister of buttery toffee with almond and cashew pieces. Also, coated in chocolate and covered with chopped nuts.
- Mini Peppermint Meringues – Made with sugar, egg whites, peppermint pieces and natural flavors.
- Jingle Jangle – Pretzels covered in milk, dark and white chocolate, dark chocolate-covered caramel popcorn. Furthermore, they have dark chocolate-covered Joe Joe’s cookie pieces, milk chocolate pieces with a red candy coating and dark chocolate peanut butter cups.
- Jingle Jangle Pretzel Twists – Pretzel twists that combine a peanut butter candy coating with candy-covered milk chocolate pieces and Joe Joe’s cookie pieces.
Finally, Trader Joe's has new holiday items this year. There is two Trader Joe's locations in the Tampa Bay area. One on 4th St. N. in St. Pete and the other on Swann Ave. in Tampa.
5 Christmas Themed Cocktails Around Tampa Bay You HAVE To Try
While you're dining out in Tampa Bay, be on the lookout for these Christmas-themed cocktails! Many bars and restaurants are getting in the holiday spirit and creating delicious festive cocktail menus. It seems like everywhere we go out there's at least 1 holiday specialty on the menu, don't skip it! For most places, these flavors are for a limited time only and shouldn't be taken advantage of.
What's a better way to celebrate the best time of the year than sipping on a specialty holiday cocktail with loved ones? If you're looking for a way to spice up date night during December, try going on a Christmas-themed bar-hopping adventure. There are plenty of spots in Tampa Bay serving Christmas-themed cocktails, but here are our top 5! Any that we missed? Let us know on Twitter or Facebook.
Looking for other holiday activities in Tampa? Check out our must-see holiday event guide here. Want something to do that won't break the bank? (Cause let's be real, we'll be spending all of our money on presents and Christmas cocktails). Find out which Tampa Bay neighborhoods have the best Christmas lights display and drive around with your friends and family!
Honorable mentions:
Some places didn't make our list but still deserve an honorable mention. Joy Bar is one of Tampa's best dive bars, and keeps their Christmas theme 365 days a year! They offer Christmas-themed shots and some of the cheapest drink prices in town including beer ($2.50), well drink ($3), Blantons ($8) High Noon ($3) plus many more deals.
Here are 5 Christmas Themed Cocktails Around Tampa Bay You HAVE To Try
Sonder Social Club
Sonder Social Club in Dunedin is now Santa's Social Club for December! Be sure to try Santa's Spiked Cider Sip cocktail made with longbranch bourbon, apple juice, lemon juice, apple syrup, apple blossom bitters, caramel foam.
Barterhouse Ybor
Barterhouse Ybor has officially transformed into Blitz Inn for the holidays! The entire restaurant turns into a winter wonderland complete with a themed food and drink menu. Our favorite is definitely the Yule Tide Old Fashioned: Cocoa Puffs, cinnamon, Santa’s syrup
Miracle At Intermezzo St. Pete or Strandhill Public in Tampa
Back and better than ever is Miracle at Mezzo at Intermezzo Coffee and Cocktails in St. Pete AND at Strandhill Public in Tampa. They brought back some of the more popular drinks from last year and added some new additions to the menu. The Christmas Cricket might be our favorite. Made with Blanco tequila, coco-pandan, heavy cream, vanilla liqueur, and fernet branca menta, and mole bitters.
Small Giant
One of the hidden gems along Water Street has turned into a Christmas pop up experience! Their festive cocktail lineup is: Sugar Cookie Martini, the Mistletoe Martini, the SG Eggnog, and the Boozy Iced Hot Chocolate
Sippin' Santa Tiki Bar
The pop-up Christmas bar, Sippin' Santa at The Ocean Hai patio at the Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach is a must-see for anyone this holiday season. Transport to a tropical, festive paradise at this Polynesian restaurant in Downtown Clearwater. We recommend trying the Yule Mule, made with tequila, applejack, lime, maple-cranberry syrup.
