During the colder months, the best way to keep yourself warm is with a delectable drink. There are many stunning cocktails that you can prepare at home to warm up the chill in your bones. All winter cocktails listed here are easy to make and take only a few minutes to prepare. You can enjoy these with your favorite vodka, rum, or tequila, or even with candy canes as a garnish. From Hot Toddy to Penicillin, here are the most popular winter cocktails to enjoy when the temperature drops.

Hot Toddy

A Hot Toddy is a classic winter drink that you can have when you’re feeling chilly in the evening. For an exciting variation, you can swap apple cider for the water and caramel for the honey.

Ingredients

• Water (or, apple cider) – ½ cup
• Bourbon – 1 ½ oz.
• Honey (or, caramel) – 1 tbsp.
• Lemon juice – 2 tbsp.
• Lemon slices
• Cinnamon sticks

Instructions

• Gently boil water in a teapot or a small saucepan.
• Mix together bourbon, honey, and lemon juice in a mug.
• Pour over the hot water and stir.
• Garnish the drink with lemon slices and cinnamon sticks.

Winter Margarita

Winter Margarita is similar to a traditional margarita, but it contains egg white. The base of this drink is equally split between mezcal and tequila. Winter Margarita will certainly give you the summer feels.

Ingredients

• Reposado Tequila (slightly aged) – 1 oz.
• Mezcal – 1 oz.
• Lime juice – 1 oz.
• Simple syrup – 0.75 oz.
• Egg white – 1

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients and shake them.
• Add ice, and shake them again.
• Pour the drink into a coupe glass and serve up with a salted rim.

Mudslide Cocktail

This is among the most popular dessert cocktails that can be enjoyed during the winter months. A glass of Mudslide Cocktail is rimmed with chocolate and filled with a creamy mixture of Kahlua and Baileys.

Ingredients

• Chocolate syrup, for glass
• Vodka – 4 oz.
• Kahlua – 2 oz.
• Baileys – 2 oz.
• Heavy cream – ¼ cup
• Ice
• Chocolate shavings for garnish

Instructions

• Add chocolate syrup to a glass.
• In a cocktail shaker, mix vodka, Baileys, Kahlua, and heavy cream. Put some ice cubes and shake until the drink is chilled.
• Pour the drink into the glass and garnish with chocolate shaving.

Penicillin

Penicillin is one of the most popular winter cocktails that have a base of blended scotch. Add ginger, honey, lemon, and the Laphroaig scotch over the top to make it more appropriate for the season.

Ingredients

• Blended scotch – 2 oz.
• Lemon juice – 1 oz.
• Honey syrup – 0.5 oz.
• Ginger syrup – 0.5 oz
• Laphroaig scotch – 0.25 scotch

Instructions

• In a cocktail shaker, add blended scotch, lemon juice, honey and ginger syrups, and ice. Shake the mixture well.
• Pour the drink into a double old fashioned glass. Add one large ice cube.
• Slowly pour Laphroaig over the back of the spoon and on top of the drink.
• Garnish with a lemon slice.