REVIEW: Holiday Sweets & Treats Returns with Hot Cocoa and Beer for the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

Returning for the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays is the Holiday Sweets & Treats marketplace. In previous years, this booth has served cookies or sundaes in addition to sweet beverages, but this year the menu is strictly drinks, serving up a variety of hot cocoas and beers.

Menu for Holiday Sweets & Treats Holiday Kitchen at the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

Beverages:

• Hot Cocoa (Non-Alcoholic) – $3.75
• Chocolate Peppermint Shake Featuring Twinings® Peppermint Cheer Tea (Non-Alcoholic) – $4.50
• 🆕 Breckenridge Brewery Christmas Ale, Breckenridge, CO (7.1% ABV) – $5.50 for 6 oz., $9.50 for 12 oz.
• 🆕 Playalinda Brewing Co. Coquito Beer, Titusville, FL (5.5% ABV) – $5.50 for 6 oz., $9.50 for 12 oz.
• 🆕 Brew Hub S’mores Porter, Lakeland, FL (8.5% ABV) – $5.50 for 6 oz., $9.50 for 12 oz.
• Beer Flight – $10.00
• Hot Cocoa with Assorted Cordials (Baileys Irish Cream [$21/bottle], Frangelico Liqueur [$22/bottle] or Fireball Cinnamon Whisky [$22/bottle]) – $11.50
• Chocolate Peppermint Shake Featuring Twinings® Peppermint Cheer Tea and Whipped Cream Vodka – $11.50

The Coquito Beer returns, but from Playalinda Brewing Co., as opposed to M.I.A. Beer Company, who provided it in 2021. Meanwhile Brew Hub has changed its s’mores-flavored offering from a black lager to a porter.

Photos of Menu Items from Holiday Sweets & Treats Holiday Kitchen at the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

Hot Cocoa – $3.75

This is your standard Disney hot cocoa, similar to what you’d get at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and the like. Good for a chilly night, but there are far more interesting options on the festival food and beverage lineup.

Chocolate Peppermint Shake Featuring Twinings® Peppermint Cheer Tea and Whipped Cream Vodka – $4.50

These peppermint shakes are good, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. The non-alcoholic option of this beverage comes in a larger cup and with a striped paper straw. The added caffeine-free tea gives it somewhat of a minty aftertaste, but it blends well with the rest of the drink. The whipped cream vodka really elevates it from a standard hot chocolate that you can get around the park.

*NEW* Breckenridge Brewery Christmas Ale, Breckenridge, CO (7.1% ABV) – $5.50 for 6 oz., $9.50 for 12 oz.

From Breckenridge Brewery: “The chill of winter calls for a beer with extra flavor and strength! An abundance of carefully roasted malts create notes of caramel and chocolate, while Chinook and Mt. Hood hops contribute a spicy quality for balance and a clean finish.”

*NEW* Playalinda Brewing Co. Coquito Beer, Titusville, FL (5.5% ABV) – $5.50 for 6 oz., $9.50 for 12 oz.

Untappd describes this beer as an “amber ale with coconut & spices.”

*NEW* Brew Hub S’mores Porter, Lakeland, FL (8.5% ABV) – $5.50 for 6 oz., $9.50 for 12 oz.

Untappd describes this as an “imperial smoked porter conditioned on graham cracker, chocolate, and vanilla.”

Hot Cocoa with Assorted Cordials (Baileys Irish Cream [$21/bottle], Frangelico Liqueur [$22/bottle] or Fireball Cinnamon Whisky [$22/bottle]) – $11.50

All three of these alcoholic hot chocolates are delicious. The hot chocolate is thick and not watery, and has a good amount of alcohol in each cup. However, you could easily replicate these at home for probably a lower price.

Beer Flight – $10.00

Location of Holiday Sweets & Treats Holiday Kitchen at the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

Holiday Sweets & Treats is located at number 27 on the map below.

Do you wish that the menu would go back to serving food, or do you think this should be known as the “hot cocoa” marketplace moving forward?

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