The temperatures are dropping, and steaming mugs are replacing iced coupe glasses. Though most cocktails are cold, there are a few hot cocktails everyone can enjoy as the gray of winter sets in. Kick back, relax, and sip one of these hot drinks as you watch the snow falling outside, or the flickering flames in your fireplace. Winter can feel long and cold, but once it’s gone, you’ll may find yourself missing its pleasures. Enjoy the coziness of a winter night with one of these hot cocktails.
Hot Cocktails for Chilly Nights
Mulled Wine
Mulled wine, an ancient recipe combining heated wine and spices, is a cold weather classic. This hot cocktail is easy to make with a strong, full-bodied wine and a hefty dose of mulling spices.
Winter Hot Toddy
A hot toddy warms the soul and can clear out the sinuses, too. Many an Irish grandmother has suggested that it’s a cure-all, and we agree: There’s nothing a hot toddy can’t fix on a cold day.
The Appalachian Trail
This cocktail from Bridges & Bourbon isn’t technically hot, but it’s served with smoke and hard spirits so warming that it’d might as well be.
Moonshine Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate becomes an Appalachian-inspired take on an adult beverage with the addition of moonshine whiskey from McLaughlin Distillery. Chocolate and whiskey can’t be beat.
Hot Honey Toddy
The extra bit of honey in this classic hot toddy gives it an anti-inflammatory property, making it almost healthy. Who knew alcohol could be good for you?
Clarence’s Mulled Wine
Clarence enjoys this mulled wine recipe in It’s a Wonderful Life, and you can too. Cozy up in front of a Christmas movie with this delicious hot cocktail.
Smokin’ Hot Teddy
We love the smoky rasp in Teddy Swims’s voice, so this hot toddy both draws from his aesthetic and provides a throat-soother for all the smokers out there. Teddy’s voice is great, but he did set a good example by quitting smoking, so take care of yourself!
Spiked Hot Chocolate
Even Charles Dickens loved this recipe. During a tumultuous period of his life, he spiked his hot chocolate with whiskey, recreated here with an extra kick from hot chili peppers.
Spiked Cardamom Coffee
What could be better than coffee? Coffee with vodka, obviously! This Spiked Cardamom Coffee draws inspiration from the tradition of Arabic coffee, which infuses black coffee with cardamom spices for a more complex taste.
Story by Emma Riva
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