Last Updated on June 11, 2023 by Leah Hall
These warming beverages are the best hot cocktails for cold winter nights!
Cold days call for hot drinks and nothing will warm you up faster than a spiked cup of coffee, cocoa, or toddy, right?! From mulled wine to hot toddies to a fresh spin on a White Russian, there is sure to be some comfy hot cocktails that are right for you!
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So, cozy up by the fire with one of these winter approved hot cocktails. They will warm you right up, and are best consumed with a plate of Christmas cookies nearby, we promise!
Hot Cocktails
Just remember that there is more to the world of hot cocktails than pouring a shot of something into whatever is in your mug. If some thought is put into them, hot cocktails can have all the sophistication of cold cocktails.
To show you what we mean, we have 23 of our favorite hot drinks for you here: boozy ciders, coffee, toddies and other hot cocktails to keep you toasty all cold winter long.
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Hot Cocktails for Winter
Hot cocktails perfect for winter warming. These warm beverages are perfect for curling up with in front of the fire.
This delicious cranberry wine is a slow cooker mulled wine. It’s an easy and quick cocktail for the holidays, or all winter long!
This coconut chai hot toddy is made with a generous splash of dark rum, spices and creamy coconut milk for the perfect cozy holiday drink.
This hot bourbon milk punch is a great drink to have when the snow is coming down on a winter day! Creamy, a little bit spicy, just sweet enough, and steaming is this hot cocktail. It will warm you all the way to your toes!
Keep the cold (and cold season) at bay this winter with this keto friendly, classic whiskey hot toddy recipe.
This Feuerzangenbowle recipe is a great Christmas drink from Germany. A long standing tradition during the holidays, it combines mulled wine, fire and a rum soaked sugar cone. Add in some spices, and you have everything you need for a memorable holiday party! Plus, nothing quite says “happy holidays” like mulled wine and a flaming, rum soaked sugar loaf.
Warm up with this Buckeye Latte cocktail. Rich flavors of peanut butter and chocolate combine with coffee, milk and white chocolate liqueur in this hot cocktail!
This delicious Glogg recipe that is like delicious mulled wine, but this has a Scandinavian twist in these hot cocktails!
Keep warm during the cold winter months with this Hot Buttered Rum, great and easy hot cocktails!
A great bourbon apple cider cocktail that is warm and full of maple and citrus flavors! A great sipper!
You should be drinking this cranberry cocktail warm with plenty of seasonal spices and vodka. This is the perfect warm holiday drink to warm you right up!
There is nothing like a warm spiced drink to warm you up, and if you still have access to fresh apple cider, make some of it into these hot cocktails!
This Hot Spiced Cranberry Orange Cocktail is an easy family friendly drink. Full of spices like
cinnamon, allspice and cloves, makes a perfect hot cocktail. Garnished with a rim of orange sugar, and with an optional addition of gin!
This hot buttered bourbon recipe is perfect for winter and has great cider and spice flavors. Easy recipe to warm up with!
Apple cider, pomegranate juice, and Tempranillo pair with mulling spices and fresh fruit to create these great hot cocktails. This mulled wine recipe is perfect for sipping during this cold winter season!
Hot Buttered Kahlua are the ultimate winter hot cocktails! A spin off of the original hot buttered rum, this hot cocktail is creamy, rich, and spicy with a nice coffee kick. It’s the perfect end to a cold winter’s day that will leave you feeling warm and cozy!
Hot toddies are the quintessential hot cocktails! This one has cinnamon, tea, honey, lemons, and whiskey! Perfect for keeping warm!
This recipe takes the tradition of a spiced or mulled apple cider and turns it into something perfect for a cold night. Give this Winter Whiskey Wassail cocktail a try!
A Mulled Wine by any other name...this .easy and authentic Gluhwein recipe is great as a hot cocktail!
Gluhwein is also known as mulled wine for Americans or non-Germans, so it is pretty much the same thing or very similar!
Warm up with a delicious apple cider hot toddy! This hot apple toddy is a warm and cozy whiskey cocktail for those cool nights.
A warm winter orange cocktail with spices from the chai tea and lemon are in this hot toddy! Make one of these tequila hot cocktails asap!
This apple cider cocktail recipe is the perfect drink to have cozying up in a chunky sweater with good book. Maybe in front of the fire?
Hot White Russians are the perfect hot cocktail for Holidays, Fall and winter camping, Tailgating. Tis the season! Tis also the season when we all like to get bundled up in scarves, mittens, and boots to stay warm!
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