The holidays are nearly here, and consumers and beverage brands also are getting in the "spirit."

Wishing you a safe and memorable holiday season, and remember to “enjoy responsibly.”

With the holidays soon to be upon us, several beverage brands are releasing new products like an Advent Calender with 24 single-serve wines, or Ripples, an innovative device that enables brands to boost on-premise sales by enabling brands such as Guinness to write messages on foam-based drinks.

The Glenlivet, a brand of New York-based Pernod Ricard USA, announced a refreshed vision for the Scotch whisky category through a powerful portfolio redesign and bold initiatives to bring modernity to category consumption and gifting occasions, including collaborations with Inez & Vinoodh and actress La La Anthony, the company says.

To coincide with the holiday season, Starbucks launched their latest holiday cups, David's Tea released its holiday tea offerings and consumers create holiday cocktails.

Smirnoff, a brand of Diageo North America, Norwalk, Conn., and its Smirnoff Seltzer brand announced the launch of a national contest for those traveling via airplane and the “middle seat” this holiday season. Smirnoff Seltzer saw an opportunity to bring its campaign hashtag #FunofaKind experience and take a stand for middle-seaters, it says.

Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. is giving a little extra good to its customers this holiday season. The company launched its biggest giveaway ever with Project Give Good, it says. 

Boulder, Colo.-based Celestial Seasonings, a brand of The Hain Celestial Group Inc., is inviting tea lovers to celebrate the magic of the season with a free Candy Cane Lane Holiday Tea sample program on Facebook.

For the upcoming holiday season, Heineken, a brand of White Plains, N.Y.-based Heineken USA, is spreading the cheer with a fully integrated program supported by the brand’s There’s More Behind the Star credentials campaign. The campaign, featuring Academy Award-winning actor Benicio del Toro, brings Heineken to life by focusing on the brand’s quality, heritage and international footprint, the company says. There’s More Behind the Star represents the brand’s biggest campaign and highest media investment to date in the United States, it adds.  

Following an appearance on ABC’s “Shark Tank” and with support from local investors, entrepreneur Danny Grossfeld launched HOTSHOT, an innovation that makes hot, ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee.