Drinky Linky

A few cocktail-related links for your holiday perusal:

• the NYT on the punch revival;
• 33% of surveyed chefs say that "mixologists and signature cocktails" will be the number-one trend in restaurants in 2009. (Hopefully this means good, balanced mixology and not cloying vodka drinks);
• I thought this site was an interesting idea — you can buy a drink for someone at participating bars across the country. Kind of like a gift card, but for booze. (It's reminiscent of the drink board at the late, lamented Mickey's Blue Room in the East Village; regulars could pre-purchase drinks for friends and the recipients' names would be written on a board behind the bar.)