Miracle and Sippin’ Santa holiday pop-up bars to return to Seattle this Christmas season

Last year, the holiday season looked different because of the COVID pandemic. But this year, things are starting to look a bit more merry in the form of two holiday pop-up bars returning to Seattle. 

Miracle, a Christmas-themed, pop-up cocktail bar known for it's over-the-top festive decor, will be returning to local watering hole Rob Roy. The modern enclave will be transformed into a nostalgic holiday oasis complete with twinkling lights, vintage garland and a specialty playlist to evoke celebratory, holiday spirit.

This year's menu will feature past favorites and a few new Miracle concoctions. The Christmapolitain made with vodka, elderflower, dry vermouth, spiced cranberry sauce, lime, rosemary, absinthe mist is back at the top of the menu, along with the Christmas Carol Barrell (reposado tequila, coffee liqueur, dry curacao, spiced chocolate, aromatic bitters, orange bitters) and the Yippie Ki Yay Mother F****r! (Barbados rum, rhum agricole, Trinidad overproof rum, ube and coconut orgeat, acid-adjusted pineapple juice). 

Other drinks on this year's menu will have reimagined recipes, like the Jolly Koala, On Dasher and SanTaRex. But it's the new cocktail, Elfing Around made with prosecco, gin, mulled wine reduction, grapefruit shrub, aromatic bitters, orange bitters that promises to be a holiday hit. 

For those who want to mix holiday cheer with tropical vibes can visit Sippin’ Santa: a tiki-themed holiday pop-up bar is also returning to the city this season. Navy Strength will receive a makeover and feature the tropical menu with favorites like the Kris Kringle Kolada (dark Jamaican rum, amaro, allspice liqueur, lime, pineapple, cream of coconut) and the hot Yule Log Grog (gin, falernum, cranberry syrup, ginger liqueur, lime).

To add to the festivities, the glassware used for serving at both locations will be available for purchase. And this year, Miracle will donate 10% of its sales from its Santa Pants cocktail, Christmas Carol Barrell cocktail, and Santa Head barware to the James Beard Foundation Open for Good, a campaign to aid the relief efforts of independent restaurants.

Rob Roy’s Miracle on 2nd Street and Navy Strenth’s Sippin' Santa open on Nov. 24 and will remain open through Dec. 24.

For more information and to view this year's menus, visit the Miracle and Sippin’ Santa websites. You can also follow the brands’ social media accounts for updates and fun holiday content.