Celebrate the Holidays with Cocktail-Inspired Spa Treatments

We know that vinotherapy treatments are a great alternative way to drink up the benefits of wine, and now, more than ever, spas are incorporating various types of booze like bourbon, vodka and beer into their treatments as well. Something about the festive spirit of the holidays makes these treatments all the more welcoming, so we’ve rounded up a few that caught our eye. Warm up, relax and soak it all in.

Hot Toddy Body Treatment
The Spa at Camelback Inn at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ
Happy Hour begins with brown sugar and bourbon combined in an intoxicating gingersnap/pecan-flavored body scrub. This exfoliant scrubs and refines your skin, leaving it soft and renewed. The body is then wrapped in sheets freshly steamed in a blend of fragrant herbs to promote relaxation and aid in releasing impurities from the body. A relaxing scalp massage is given, followed by a gentle Vichy shower. Your skin will then be treated to caramel body milk infused with a rich, buttery caramel scent, made with a special blend of natural oils that hydrate, stimulate, refresh and enrich your skin. 60 min. $165 (This seasonal offer is valid November 18 – December 31, 2011.)

Refresh Water Cure
Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY
This relaxing, foaming milk soak (90°-100° F) features calming extracts of oats, prized for their hydrating effect on the skin, along with bourbon vanilla and massola bark to ease nervous tension while softening the skin. Recommended for over-stressed nervous systems and dry, devitalized skin. 20 min. $60

Texas Sarsaparilla & Coffee Bean Treatment
Lantana Spa at JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, San Antonio, TX
This south Texas ranch-inspired spa experience takes a local beverage, Texas Sarsaparilla, along with finely ground and richly fragrant coffee beans and blends them with honey, tobacco and black silt clay for a detoxifying scrub and mud treatment. The experience is completed with an application of bourbon vanilla body lotion. 50 min. $135

Bourbon Vanilla Voyage
Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley, CA
Transport yourself to the wonders of Africa. From the mysterious island of Madagascar and the waters of the Dead Sea comes this intoxicating body treatment. Sea salt, organic shea butter and wild-harvested African herbs are whipped into a synergistic blend creating a luxurious exfoliation. Next, a creamy Bourbon Vanilla silk and shea butter lotion deeply moisturize the skin. 50 min. $140

Mile High Malt Scrub & Microbrew Massage
The Ritz-Carlton Denver, Denver, CO
This ex’beer’ience incorporates two beers from a nearby brewing company, Great Divide. First, enjoy an exfoliating Vichy shower experience where your therapist will mix Samurai Ale beer into malt, all while you sip on the brew, and a full-body malt exfoliation scrub will follow. A bottle of dark, rich Yeti Imperial Stout is then painted over the body to achieve silky soft skin. The ritual is followed by a moisturizing shampoo and scalp massage, along with a second full-body massage using the foam of the Yeti beer mixed with luxurious moisturizers. Guests can enjoy more suds in the relaxation lounge if they’d like as well. 75 min. $200

Vodka Body Scrub
Spa Le Bristol by La Prairie, Paris, France
At the recently debuted Spa Le Bristol by La Prairie, guests can experience the brand Russie Blanche and delight in a Vodka Body Scrub, a deep yet gentle scrub prepared with vodka, lime, ocean salt, sesame seeds and grapefruit essential oils. After the scrub is worked methodically on the body to remove dead cells and tighten pores, a warm water massage will rinse the scrub off, leaving your skin feeling nourished and fresh. 50 min. 180 euros