The best creamy eggnog, boozy punch, hot spiced ciders, festive cocktails, and more winter drink recipes to brighten up the season's long, dark days.
overhead view of two mugs of hot cocoa
Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
Glogg in two glass mugs on a wooden table
Glögg (Nordic Mulled Wine)
Ladle pouring mulled wine into red mugs, maroon napkin, and pink plate of christmas colored cookies
How to Mull Wine
Pomegranate rouge cocktail garnished with a lemon twist.
Pomegranate Rouge
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Rompope (Mexican Eggnog)
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Rompope and Coquito: Holiday Drinks from Mexico and Puerto Rico
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Orange Atole (Hot Mexican Corn Drink With Orange Zest) Recipe
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25 Classic Cocktail Recipes Everyone Should Know
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Better Than Baileys Hot Chocolate Recipe
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Hot Buttered Rum Recipe
Make-ahead fig and cinnamon punch, served in glasses next to a punch bowl.
Make-Ahead Fig and Cinnamon Punch Recipe
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Butterscotch Eggnog Recipe
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Tequila Mint Hot Chocolate Recipe
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Sweater Weather Punch (Scotch and Cranberry Cocktail) Recipe
Rye-Cranberry Shrub Cocktail
Cranberry in a Can (Batched Rye-Cranberry Shrub Cocktail) Recipe
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Orange Pisco Hot Chocolate Recipe
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Whiskey + Easy Cranberry Shrub = Your Holiday Pitcher Cocktail
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Find Your Signature Holiday Cocktail With This Be Your Own Bartender Flowchart
Two Madeira cocktails in glass coupes
Shagbark's Sangaree (Madeira and Lemon Cocktail) Recipe
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7 Nonalcoholic Hot Drinks for Toasty Warmth Without the Tipple
A metal tray with two ginger hot toddies served in glass mugs with lemon slices
Spicy Ginger Hot Toddy Recipe
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Maple Bourbon Eggnog Recipe
Mulled Spiked Wine from Lolinda Recipe
A spiced Averna hot toddy, served in a tall glass mug and garnished with a lemon peel.
Spiced Averna Toddy Recipe
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Nutella Eggnog Recipe
Amaro-whiskey coffee in a glass mug topped with whipped cream.
Bittersweet Amaro- and Whiskey-Spiked Coffee
Closeup of Hot Caramel-Popcorn Bourbon Apple Cider, served in a mug with a pat of butter floating on the surface of the cocktail. Caramel corn is piled nearby.
Hot Caramel-Popcorn Bourbon Apple Cider
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Warm Witch's Brew Recipe | Zero Proof
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Cinnamon Bun Hot Buttered Rum Recipe
Good Spirits: All the Booze You Need to Get Through the Holidays
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Toasted Coconut Eggnog Recipe
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Make Better Boozy Hot Chocolate With Bittersweet Amaro
The Perfect Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Cocktail: Fig and Cinnamon Punch
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Fill Your Winter Thermos With a Hot Ward 8 Cocktail
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Make This Tangy Cider Fizz Your Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner Sip
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The Bristol's Winter Caipirinha Recipe
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Salty Maple Buttered Cider Recipe
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Riesling Hot Toddy Recipe
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Lemon-Buttermilk Eggnog Recipe
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Hot Wassail Recipe
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9 Ladies Dancing Punch Recipe