Warm Drink Recipes

Hot toddies, spiked hot chocolate, and more warm drinks to keep the chill at bay.

Stovetop

Barbajada (Milanese Hot Chocolate-Coffee Drink)

You'll never have to choose between coffee and hot chocolate again.
Whiskey

Bittersweet Amaro- and Whiskey-Spiked Coffee

A deeply rich, caramel- and citrus-inflected Irish coffee variation.
Coffee

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Fernet-Spiked Irish Coffee)

It'll wake you up and get you ready to go-go.
Nuts

Just-Do-Ya (Hazelnut-Spiked Irish Coffee With Chocolate Whipped Cream)

Winning combos, multiplied.
Coffee

Everything Nice (Spiced-Rum Coffee With Butterscotch Whipped Cream)

Sugar, spice, and everything nice.
Whiskey

Hot Caramel-Popcorn Bourbon Apple Cider

Caramel popcorn goes rogue in this hot cider cocktail.
Whiskey

Hot Ward 8 Cocktail

A heated mix of whiskey, citrus, and pomegranate juice.
Liqueur and Fortified Wines

Spiced Averna Toddy

Move over, whiskey. Averna is the star of this delicious hot toddy.
Mezcal

Remontel Toddy

Combat cold days with smoky mezcal, herbal-anisey Green Chartreuse, ginger beer, and mole bitters.
Cranberry

The Hot and Cold

Built on a base of fresh mint tea, this hot toddy is sweetened with ruby-hued cranberry syrup.
Rum

Salty Maple Buttered Cider

Hot buttered rum is even better with warm cider.
Whiskey

Peppery Ginger Cider

A warming bourbon and cider cocktail flavored with ginger liqueur and cracked black pepper.
Whiskey

Orchard Boulevardier

An autumnal, pleasantly bitter batch of whiskey, Campari, and hot apple cider.
Brandy and Cognac

Riesling Hot Toddy

Warm white wine is delicious when steeped with honey, lemon, and cardamom.
Mezcal

Spicy Aztec Hot Chocolate With Chili, Cinnamon, and Mezcal

This spicy, mezcal-spiked drink is inspired by traditional Mexican hot chocolate.
Whiskey

Better Than Baileys Hot Chocolate

The ultimate spiked hot chocolate, flavored with espresso, Amaretto, and Irish whiskey.
Chocolate

Salted Butterscotch Hot Chocolate

Real butterscotch makes this spiked hot cocoa delicious.
Chocolate

Tequila Mint Hot Chocolate

Tequila and mint come together in this spiked hot chocolate.
Rum

Orange Pisco Hot Chocolate

Like a foil-wrapped chocolate orange, but better.
Desserts

Homemade Swiss Miss With Mini Marshmallows

A light, not-too-sweet DIY mix.
Whiskey

Scotch Hot Toddy

Scotch, honey syrup, a wedge's squeeze of lemon, and a whole lot of spice.
Apple

Spiced Mulled Cider

There's more to mulling good cider than swirling in a couple sticks of cinnamon.

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