Traditionally, wassails are made with hot mulled cider, ales or wine, along with a variety of spices. As a winter beverage it has historical ties to the English custom of neighborhood caroling.
When I visited in early 2020, I wrote that Dancing Goat Distillery in Cambridge, about an hour west of Milwaukee, was primed for big growth. Last week, I went back and found that growth has not only happened, it has not abated.