There comes a time in every vacation away where you seek out a downright dive bar. You say, “No, I don’t want a signature cocktail, and I don’t want to think about what my hair looks like, and yes I’m ready to act a fool when the right song comes on.” Hopefully this will lead to some of the finest hours of your winter — drinking cheap drinks and eating wings and playing whatever bar games are available. Blondies not only understands this universal vacation imperative, they cater to it with a 10-hour happy hour from noon to 10 p.m., every day — no wonder it’s a Fort Lauderdale institution.

The BACARDÍ-exclusive cocktail to order: The Grinch Who Loved Christmas

Drink in the season with the BACARDÍ-exclusive cocktail, on the menu now : The Grinch Who Loved Christmas. It’s made with BACARDÍ Superior Rum, peach schnapps, orange juice, and blue curaçao. We swear, it might even make your heart grow three sizes.

With polished accents, snug booths for two, and books piled neatly on shelves as if to say, “Never mind ESPN playing on a dozen screens — we read here!” this is a friendly and comfortable place to duck into for a drink. Inside, brick walls and leather booths encircle a lively bar. The rotating craft beer selection is sure to include some seasonal selections, and the $10 sampler allows you to try any four that catch your eye. They’ve also got a respectable cocktail game (order up a Strawberry Mojito) and daily happy hour.  Southern influences take the typical American gastropub grub up a few notches.

Every year, this is one of a handful of venues that participates in Christmas on Las Olas with an outdoor bar, thereby helping thousands of locals kick off winter with a splash. Drink your winter blues away early at happy hour, with snacks and pizza $5-$8 and $2 off every drink, including the Big City Sangria (white, rose, or red) spiked with BACARDÍ Rum or the Mango Mojito.

The buffed and highlighted masses of Las Olas believe every day is worth dressing up and going out — and this bougie burger joint absolutely supports that. The menu is gourmet burgers and party food: Think lobster guac, ahi tacos, duck burger with foie gras, and popcorn-style cauliflower florets. Or you can go big with a foot-long hot dog topped with lobster and drizzled in truffle oil with Parmesan fries on the side. Wash it down with the Burnt Orange and Pomegranate Daiquiri, made with BACARDÍ Superior Rum and a pomegranate and orange reduction.

This bar feels oddly more like it’s set in a beach town on Cape Cod than in the trendiest strip of Fort Lauderdale. The vibe is stars-and-stripes coastal shabby chic in a low ceilinged space that looks comfortably worn. Everything’s an excuse for a drink or food special: weekend brunch, FSU football, Fight Night, Mondays, and the entire month of January. Order the perfectly in-season mojito, the Honeybell Mojito — it’s got winter citrus, mint, BACARDÍ Superior Rum, and a splash of Aperol.

Every fruity frozen rum drink you ever wanted out of a beach holiday is available on Two Georges’ menu, plus some you may not remember. Let us remind you: Miami Vice, Rum Runner, Dirty Banana, Bahama Mama, and the way subtle Monkey Punch with BACARDÍ Orange Rum. No, it’s not a rule that when you’re dockside dining in December and it’s 80 degrees you must drink rum and eat seafood — but what’s the better option?

Note that this is a prime viewing area for the annual Boat Parade, but it’s first come first served. Late arrivals might not even get standing room — seriously, the place gets that packed even during a typical Friday evening happy hour.

A relative newcomer to town, this friendly and inclusive cocktail spot rolled out the rainbow carpet for Santa Sip N Strut revelers last year while still in soft opening mode. Now that it’s fully up and running, including the beachy “back yard,” we expect a festive winter season. Whether you want to cozy up to the bar’s fireplace with a Floridita Daiquiri made with BACARDÍ Superior Rum, or enjoy the tropical Florida winter on the patio with a Mojito, you’ve got your go-to spot for the month of December.

The burgers, chili, and Key Lime pie at this bizarro saloon on the sand are great enough to merit a visit from the Oprah Winfrey Show — or maybe it was the insane décor that earned producers’ attention. Certainly it grabs the attention of people cruising down the Intracoastal on a motor yacht (er, water taxi). The aesthetic is that rare style you could call “seventies garage sale meets HS drama department 10-year cleanout meets seedy tiki.” The key elements are overgrown tropical plants, brightly painted signage, and a huge collection of salvaged bathroom appliances turned into potting containers. It’s an extremely bold move to decorate a restaurant with toilets (and the namesake tub), but what with the reliably good food, strong drinks, and waterfront locale, it works. Pair their wold-famous burger with a BACARDÍ Superior Rum-spiked cola — or one of their signature frozen drinks, like the Pina Colada — and enjoy.

You can’t talk rum bars in South Florida without shouting out this landmark tiki bar — a place so over-the-top retro Polynesian, it probably makes Hawaii mad. There’s a full dinner show, fire dancers included, six nights a week, with multiple showtimes on weekends. If you don’t want the full production, you can also just do dinner or pop into the Molokai Bar for rum cocktails. Order up Mai-Kai’s most popular cocktail, the Barrel O’ Rum, made with BACARDÍ Rum.