Winter Cocktail Ideas: Warm Drinks to Beat the Chill

1. Hot Toddy

• Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ oz whiskey
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • Hot water
  • Cinnamon stick (optional)
• Instructions:
  1. In a mug, combine whiskey, honey, and lemon juice.
  2. Pour hot water over the ingredients and stir.
  3. Garnish with a cinnamon stick if desired.

2. Mulled Wine

• Ingredients:
  • 1 bottle red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot)
  • 1 orange, sliced
  • 4 cloves
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 star anise
  • 2 tbsp honey or sugar
• Instructions:
  1. In a pot, heat the wine on low.
  2. Add orange slices, cloves, cinnamon sticks, star anise, and honey.
  3. Stir and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  4. Strain and serve warm.

3. Spiked Apple Cider

• Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ oz rum or bourbon
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • Cinnamon stick
  • Apple slice for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. In a saucepan, warm the apple cider with a cinnamon stick.
  2. Pour into a mug and add rum or bourbon.
  3. Stir and garnish with an apple slice.

4. Peppermint Martini

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz vanilla vodka
  • 1 oz white crème de menthe
  • 1 oz peppermint schnapps
  • Crushed candy canes for rim
• Instructions:
  1. Rim the martini glass with crushed candy canes.
  2. Shake vodka, crème de menthe, and schnapps with ice.
  3. Strain into the glass and serve.

5. Hot Chocolate with Baileys

• Ingredients:
  • 1 cup hot chocolate
  • 2 oz Baileys Irish Cream
  • Whipped cream
  • Chocolate shavings
• Instructions:
  1. Prepare hot chocolate.
  2. Add Baileys and stir.
  3. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

6. Gingerbread Cocktail

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz rum
  • 1 oz gingerbread syrup
  • ½ oz vanilla syrup
  • ½ oz heavy cream
• Instructions:
  1. Shake rum, gingerbread syrup, vanilla syrup, and heavy cream with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

7. Cranberry Mule

• Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ oz vodka
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • ½ cup cranberry juice
  • Ginger beer
  • Fresh cranberries for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. In a mule mug, combine vodka, lime juice, and cranberry juice.
  2. Fill with ice and top with ginger beer.
  3. Garnish with cranberries.

8. Winter Sangria

• Ingredients:
  • 1 bottle red wine (Merlot or Shiraz)
  • 1 orange, sliced
  • 1 apple, cored and sliced
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 tbsp brandy
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 cup ginger ale
• Instructions:
  1. Combine wine, orange slices, apple slices, cinnamon sticks, brandy, and sugar in a pitcher.
  2. Let it chill in the fridge for 4-6 hours.
  3. Before serving, add ginger ale for a fizzy finish.

9. Eggnog Cocktail

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz rum or bourbon
  • 4 oz eggnog
  • Nutmeg for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Pour eggnog into a glass.
  2. Add rum or bourbon and stir.
  3. Garnish with nutmeg.

10. Snowball Cocktail

• Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ oz advocaat
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • Lemon-lime soda
• Instructions:
  1. In a glass, mix advocaat and lime juice.
  2. Top with lemon-lime soda and stir.
  3. Serve over ice with a lime wedge.

11. Pomegranate Punch

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz vodka
  • 4 oz pomegranate juice
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • Club soda
• Instructions:
  1. Shake vodka, pomegranate juice, and lime juice with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass filled with ice.
  3. Top with club soda and garnish with lime.

12. Spiced Rum Hot Chocolate

• Ingredients:
  • 1 cup hot chocolate
  • 2 oz spiced rum
  • Whipped cream
  • Ground cinnamon for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Prepare hot chocolate and stir in spiced rum.
  2. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

13. Winter Mojito

• Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ oz rum
  • 1 oz cranberry juice
  • Fresh mint
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • Soda water
• Instructions:
  1. Muddle mint leaves and sugar in a glass.
  2. Add rum and cranberry juice, stir.
  3. Fill with ice and top with soda water.

14. Maple Bourbon Old Fashioned

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz bourbon
  • ½ oz maple syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Orange peel
• Instructions:
  1. In a glass, combine bourbon, maple syrup, and bitters.
  2. Stir with ice and garnish with orange peel.

15. Spiked Cranberry Cider

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz rum
  • 1 oz cranberry juice
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • Fresh cranberries for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Heat apple cider in a pot.
  2. Add cranberry juice and rum.
  3. Pour into a mug and garnish with cranberries.

16. Hot Buttered Rum

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz dark rum
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • Hot water
  • Cinnamon stick (optional)
• Instructions:
  1. In a mug, combine butter and brown sugar.
  2. Add rum and fill with hot water.
  3. Stir until butter is melted, garnish with a cinnamon stick.

17. Holiday Fizz

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz vodka
  • ½ oz cranberry juice
  • ½ oz lemon juice
  • Champagne
• Instructions:
  1. In a glass, combine vodka, cranberry juice, and lemon juice.
  2. Fill with champagne and stir gently.

18. Cinnamon Whiskey Sour

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz whiskey
  • ¾ oz lemon juice
  • ½ oz cinnamon syrup
• Instructions:
  1. Shake whiskey, lemon juice, and cinnamon syrup with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass with ice.

19. Chai Hot Chocolate

• Ingredients:
  • 1 cup hot chocolate
  • 1 oz chai liqueur
  • Whipped cream
• Instructions:
  1. Prepare hot chocolate and add chai liqueur.
  2. Stir and top with whipped cream.

20. Winter Spice Martini

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz gin
  • ½ oz ginger liqueur
  • ½ oz cinnamon syrup
  • Lemon twist
• Instructions:
  1. Shake gin, ginger liqueur, and cinnamon syrup with ice.
  2. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

21. Caramel Brandy Alexander

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz brandy
  • 1 oz crème de cacao
  • 1 oz heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp caramel sauce
• Instructions:
  1. Shake brandy, crème de cacao, heavy cream, and caramel sauce with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and garnish with grated nutmeg.

22. Spiced Cranberry Margarita

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz tequila
  • 1 oz cranberry juice
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • ½ oz agave syrup
  • Cinnamon-sugar rim
• Instructions:
  1. Rim the glass with cinnamon-sugar.
  2. Shake tequila, cranberry juice, lime juice, and agave syrup with ice.
  3. Strain into the prepared glass and serve.

23. Cinnamon Roll Shot

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz fireball whiskey
  • 1 oz vanilla vodka
  • 1 oz Irish cream liqueur
• Instructions:
  1. Shake fireball whiskey, vanilla vodka, and Irish cream liqueur with ice.
  2. Strain into a shot glass and serve.

24. Spicy Hot Chocolate

• Ingredients:
  • 1 cup hot chocolate
  • 1 oz spiced rum
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • Whipped cream
  • Chocolate shavings
• Instructions:
  1. Prepare hot chocolate and stir in spiced rum and cayenne pepper.
  2. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

25. Winter Spice Negroni

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz gin
  • 1 oz Campari
  • 1 oz sweet vermouth
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • Orange peel
• Instructions:
  1. Stir gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and garnish with a cinnamon stick and orange peel.

26. Hot Spiked Lemonade

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 oz lemon juice
  • Hot water
• Instructions:
  1. In a mug, combine bourbon, honey, and lemon juice.
  2. Add hot water and stir.

27. Chocolate Peppermint Martini

• Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ oz chocolate liqueur
  • 1 oz peppermint schnapps
  • 1 oz vodka
  • Crushed peppermint for rim
• Instructions:
  1. Rim the martini glass with crushed peppermint.
  2. Shake chocolate liqueur, peppermint schnapps, and vodka with ice.
  3. Strain into the prepared glass.

28. Fireside Cocktail

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz bourbon
  • 1 oz brandy
  • 1 oz ginger liqueur
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Instructions:
  1. Stir bourbon, brandy, ginger liqueur, and bitters with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and garnish with an orange twist.

29. Winter Mule

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz vodka
  • ½ oz cranberry juice
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • Ginger beer
  • Cranberries for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. In a mule mug, combine vodka, cranberry juice, and lime juice.
  2. Fill with ice and top with ginger beer.
  3. Garnish with cranberries.

30. Pineapple Ginger Mojito

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz rum
  • 1 oz pineapple juice
  • 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • Fresh mint leaves
  • Soda water
• Instructions:
  1. Muddle fresh mint leaves and grated ginger in a glass.
  2. Add rum, pineapple juice, and lime juice, then stir.
  3. Fill with ice and top with soda water.

31. Caramel Apple Martini

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz apple vodka
  • 1 oz caramel liqueur
  • ½ oz vanilla vodka
  • Caramel syrup for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Drizzle caramel syrup inside the martini glass.
  2. Shake apple vodka, caramel liqueur, and vanilla vodka with ice.
  3. Strain into the glass and serve.

32. Sugar Plum Fairy

• Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ oz plum liqueur
  • 1 oz vodka
  • ½ oz simple syrup
  • Fresh thyme for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Shake plum liqueur, vodka, and simple syrup with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and garnish with fresh thyme.

33. Holiday Punch

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz rum
  • 2 oz cranberry juice
  • 1 oz orange juice
  • 1 oz pineapple juice
  • 1 oz lime juice
  • Fresh fruit (orange slices, cranberries) for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Combine rum, cranberry juice, orange juice, pineapple juice, and lime juice in a pitcher.
  2. Stir well and serve over ice with fresh fruit garnish.

34. Gingerbread Martini

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz vodka
  • 1 oz gingerbread liqueur
  • 1 oz heavy cream
  • Crushed gingerbread cookies for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Shake vodka, gingerbread liqueur, and heavy cream with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and garnish with crushed gingerbread cookies.

35. Cranberry Rosemary Fizz

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz gin
  • 1 oz cranberry juice
  • ½ oz rosemary syrup
  • Club soda
• Instructions:
  1. Shake gin, cranberry juice, and rosemary syrup with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass filled with ice and top with club soda.

36. Winter Whiskey Sour

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz whiskey
  • ¾ oz lemon juice
  • ½ oz maple syrup
  • 1 egg white
• Instructions:
  1. Shake whiskey, lemon juice, maple syrup, and egg white with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

37. Cranberry Apple Fizz

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz apple vodka
  • 1 oz cranberry juice
  • Club soda
  • Fresh cranberries for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Shake apple vodka and cranberry juice with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and top with club soda.
  3. Garnish with fresh cranberries.

38. Ginger-Lemon Hot Toddy

• Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ oz whiskey
  • 1 oz ginger syrup
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • ½ oz lemon juice
  • Hot water
• Instructions:
  1. Combine whiskey, ginger syrup, honey, and lemon juice in a mug.
  2. Pour hot water over and stir.

39. Cinnamon Maple Old Fashioned

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 1 oz maple syrup
  • 2 dashes cinnamon bitters
  • Orange peel
• Instructions:
  1. Stir bourbon, maple syrup, and cinnamon bitters with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and garnish with orange peel.

40. Cranberry Bourbon Cocktail

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 1 oz cranberry juice
  • ½ oz orange liqueur
  • Fresh cranberries for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Shake bourbon, cranberry juice, and orange liqueur with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and garnish with fresh cranberries.

41. Apple Cider Mule

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz vodka
  • 4 oz apple cider
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • Ginger beer
  • Apple slices and cinnamon sticks for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. In a mule mug, combine vodka, apple cider, and lime juice.
  2. Fill with ice and top with ginger beer.
  3. Garnish with apple slices and cinnamon sticks.

42. Winter Spice Daiquiri

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz rum
  • ½ oz cinnamon syrup
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • ¼ oz maple syrup
• Instructions:
  1. Shake rum, cinnamon syrup, lime juice, and maple syrup with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

43. Spiked Hot Buttered Rum

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz dark rum
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • Hot water
  • Cinnamon stick for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. In a mug, combine butter and brown sugar.
  2. Pour in dark rum and hot water, then stir.
  3. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

44. Cranberry Mojito

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz white rum
  • 1 oz cranberry juice
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • 10 mint leaves
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Soda water
• Instructions:
  1. Muddle mint leaves and sugar in a glass.
  2. Add rum, cranberry juice, and lime juice, then shake.
  3. Fill with ice and top with soda water.

45. Coconut Snowball Martini

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz coconut rum
  • 1 oz vanilla vodka
  • ½ oz white chocolate liqueur
  • Coconut flakes for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Shake coconut rum, vanilla vodka, and white chocolate liqueur with ice.
  2. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with coconut flakes.

46. Cinnamon Toast Crunch Shot

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz cinnamon whiskey
  • 1 oz rumchata
• Instructions:
  1. Shake cinnamon whiskey and rumchata with ice.
  2. Strain into a shot glass and serve.

47. Spiced Hot Chocolate with Bourbon

• Ingredients:
  • 1 cup hot chocolate
  • 1 ½ oz bourbon
  • 1 tsp cinnamon syrup
  • Whipped cream
• Instructions:
  1. Prepare hot chocolate and stir in bourbon and cinnamon syrup.
  2. Top with whipped cream and serve.

48. Maple Cinnamon Whiskey Sour

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 1 oz maple syrup
  • 1 oz lemon juice
  • 2 dashes cinnamon bitters
• Instructions:
  1. Shake bourbon, maple syrup, lemon juice, and cinnamon bitters with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

49. Mulled Wine

• Ingredients:
  • 1 bottle red wine
  • 1 orange, sliced
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 star anise
  • ¼ cup honey
• Instructions:
  1. In a saucepan, combine red wine, orange slices, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and star anise.
  2. Simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes, then strain and serve.

50. Apple Bourbon Fizz

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 3 oz apple cider
  • ½ oz lemon juice
  • Soda water
  • Apple slices and rosemary sprig for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Shake bourbon, apple cider, and lemon juice with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass, top with soda water, and garnish with apple slices and rosemary.

51. Raspberry Winter Sparkler

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz raspberry liqueur
  • 2 oz gin
  • Prosecco
  • Fresh raspberries for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Shake raspberry liqueur and gin with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and top with prosecco.
  3. Garnish with fresh raspberries.

52. Gingerbread Old Fashioned

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 1 tsp gingerbread syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Orange peel
• Instructions:
  1. Stir bourbon, gingerbread syrup, and bitters with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and garnish with orange peel.

53. Winter Spice Gin & Tonic

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz gin
  • 4 oz tonic water
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 clove
  • Lemon twist for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Stir gin and tonic water with ice.
  2. Add cinnamon, clove, and a lemon twist to garnish.

54. Spiked Eggnog Latte

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz spiced rum
  • 1 oz coffee liqueur
  • 3 oz eggnog
  • 1 shot espresso
  • Ground nutmeg for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. In a mug, combine spiced rum, coffee liqueur, eggnog, and espresso.
  2. Stir well and garnish with ground nutmeg.

55. Chocolate Chili Martini

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz chili-infused vodka
  • 1 oz chocolate liqueur
  • 1 oz cream
  • Chili flakes for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Shake chili-infused vodka, chocolate liqueur, and cream with ice.
  2. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with chili flakes.

56. Winter White Sangria

• Ingredients:
  • 1 bottle white wine
  • ½ cup brandy
  • ¼ cup triple sec
  • 1 apple, sliced
  • 1 pear, sliced
  • 1 cinnamon stick
• Instructions:
  1. In a pitcher, combine white wine, brandy, and triple sec.
  2. Add sliced fruit and a cinnamon stick. Let it sit in the fridge for a few hours before serving.

57. Blackberry Winter Smash

• Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ oz bourbon
  • 1 oz blackberry liqueur
  • ½ oz lemon juice
  • Blackberries for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Shake bourbon, blackberry liqueur, and lemon juice with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass and garnish with blackberries.

58. Toasted Marshmallow Martini

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz toasted marshmallow vodka
  • 1 oz chocolate liqueur
  • 1 oz heavy cream
  • Marshmallow for garnish
• Instructions:
  1. Shake toasted marshmallow vodka, chocolate liqueur, and heavy cream with ice.
  2. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a toasted marshmallow.59. Winter Sangria

• Ingredients:
  • 1 bottle red wine
  • 1/3 cup brandy
  • 2 oz orange liqueur
  • 1 orange, sliced
  • 1 apple, sliced
  • Cinnamon sticks
• Instructions:
  1. In a pitcher, combine red wine, brandy, orange liqueur, and sliced fruit.
  2. Add cinnamon sticks and refrigerate for a few hours before serving.

60. Pumpkin Spice Latte Martini

• Ingredients:
  • 1 oz vodka
  • 1 oz pumpkin liqueur
  • 1 oz coffee liqueur
  • 1 oz cream
• Instructions:
  1. Shake vodka, pumpkin liqueur, coffee liqueur, and cream with ice.
  2. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with cinnamon.