Cocktail O'Clock: 5 Warming Drinks
Now that winter is setting in, we find ourselves craving classic cold-weather sips that warm from the inside out. Here, we offer the recipes for some of our favorite cozy cocktails.
This winter nightcap is garnished with both ground cinnamon and a cinnamon stick.
Get the Apple-Cinnamon Rum Recipe
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This warm and spicy beverage combines apple cider, red wine, maple syrup, fresh oranges and apples, and a sprinkling of whole black peppercorns.
Get the Mulled Cider with Red Wine Recipe
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Party guests will want a second helping of this hazelnut-flavored cocktail courtesy of Charles Corpion from the Four Seasons.
Get the Blizzard Cocktail Recipe
This variation on the basic recipe takes advantage of the deep flavor in a good, dark rum, perfectly enhanced by a spiced butter made with brown sugar -- rum's raw material -- and assertive spices such as cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Orange zest adds the exclamation point.
Get the Hot Buttered Rum Recipe
What's better on a winter night than warm apple cider? Ours is flavored with cinnamon, allspice, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg.
