We’re having a JOLLY time exploring the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays!

It’s Festival of the Holidays!

The festival kicks off TODAY, November 26th, and runs through December 30th and we’re making sure we see EVERYTHING there is to see. There are lots of food booths (called Holiday Kitchens!) and we’re paying a visit to EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. Our next stop is over in the Mexico Pavilion, where we’re trying out the eats at Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen!

You’ll find Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen right on the edge of World Showcase, where they’re serving up some festive Mexican cuisine.

Las Posadas

Check out the Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen menu.

Las Posadas Menu

That menu looks PRETTY good, so let’s eat!

Food

First up, we’ve got a returning eat with the Giant Tostada de Chorizo for $9.75. This BIG bite is made with Chorizo served on a Giant Tostada with Chipotle Black Bean Purée, Salsa Verde, Queso Cotija, Crema Mexicana, and Pickled Onion.

2020 Giant Tostada de Chorizo

We tried out this sizeable portion at Festival of the Holidays last year and it wowed us with its notable spice and complex flavor profile. In fact, it wowed us so much that it made our Best of the Fest list!

Giant Tostada de Chorizo

Next up, we’ve got a NEW eat: the Tamal de Barbacoa! Get ready for Shredded Barbacoa Beef in a Corn Masa topped with Ranchera Salsa, Queso Cotija, and Crema Mexicana. This one is gluten-friendly, and you can snag it for $7.50.

Tamal de Barbacoa

The Tamal de Barbacoa wasn’t a huge hit with us, mainly because there was a lot more dough than filling in this dish.

Very doughy!

We really enjoyed the flavor of the Barbacoa beef inside and the cheese on top, but there was just not enough of the filling. If the dough-to-meat ratio were balanced better, it would’ve been one of our favorite dishes!

Inside the Tamal de Barbacoa

And if you get a bite with just a little bit of dough and a big portion of filling, we think you’ll LOVE this. Seriously, that Barbacoa is delicious. But since there’s just way too much dough, this one isn’t a top choice for us. At this Holiday Kitchen, we definitely prefer that Giant Tostada. But we had a little visitor who definitely seemed to enjoy this dish! Oh…and turns out, the bees are BACK for this festival!

The filling to dough ratio is a little off

There’s something at Las Posadas for those sweet tooths, too! Get excited for the returning Dulce de Leche Churros sprinkled with Cinnamon-Sugar for $5.95.

2020 Dulce de Leche Churros

These were a churro lover’s DREAM when we had them last year. There’s a really awesome balance of dulce de leche filling to churro so you get a LOT of flavor without the treat getting soggy.

Dulce de Leche Churros

But what are you going to wash down all those delicious eats with?

Drinks

New drink alert! We’re suckers for a Mexico Pavilion marg, so we’re pretty excited to try the Cranberry-Cinnamon Margarita for $13.50. A combo of Apple-Cinnamon infused Ilegal Mezcal, Cranberry Juice, Orange Liqueur, and Lime Juice with a Cinnamon-Sugar Rim? We’re in!

Cranberry Cinnamon Margarita

This margarita lived up to all our holiday marg dreams! It was really pretty, first of all, and the cinnamon sugar rim was delicious. The sugar rim doesn’t go all the way around (it’s just on part of the rim), and it gave just a little bit of sweetness to the drink, which balanced nicely with the tartness from the cranberry.

Cranberry Cinnamon Margarita

The cranberry flavor is prominent, which makes this a little more special than just your basic margarita (not that we don’t LOVE the normal margaritas in the Mexico pavilion…but a special holiday treat is so fun too!). The cranberry seems to overpower the orange flavor, since we could definitely taste it more than the orange. The cinnamon flavor in the drink itself was more subtle at first, but after we took a few sips we could definitely tell it was there.

Very Tasty!

Aaaaand the Horchata Margarita is back again this year for $13. This drink is made with Centinela Blanco Tequila, Abasolo Corn Whisky, Agua de Horchata, and Cinnamon Horchata Rum and tends to be a win for us. It’s creamy and goes down smooth. Oh, yeah!

2019 Horchata Margarita

And we’ll round out the drink offerings with a NEW beer this year, the Mistletoe Cerveza, which you can get as a 6 oz drink for $7 or a 12 oz drink for $13. Expect a Tulum Artisanal Lager with Blackcurrant Liqueur.

Mistletoe Cerveza

We thought the Mistletoe Cerveza was pretty good! It tastes pretty much like any light beer that you’ll get at a Mexican joint with a little added sweetness from the Blackcurrant Liqueur.

Mistletoe Cerveza

If you let the drink sit for a little while, it looks like the ingredients separate and some of them rest on the bottom. So it doesn’t look super appetizing since the additions don’t blend well with the beer, but it does taste pretty good!

The drink seems to separate after a bit

If these sound like your kind of items, you can find them at Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen at the Mexico Pavilion now through December 30th at the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. And stay tuned to DFB as we keep eating our way around the world!

See ALL of our EPCOT Festival of the Holidays reviews HERE! 

Would you stop by this booth? Tell us in the comments! 

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