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The directions of a cold cocktail recipe (1. Add ingredients to the shaker with ice. 2. Shake. 3. Pour<\/em>) are a lot like this very paragraph: often ignored, but deemed absolutely necessary by the higher ups at the Food Media Factory. The same cannot be said for drinks served above room temperature. Warm cocktails\u2014like mulled wine<\/a>, hot buttered rum<\/a>, and this Spiced Apple Pie cocktail<\/a>\u2014deserve step-by-step instructions because, well, they require actual cooking. And timing. And precision. All of which pays off, when you\u2019re sipping something hot, strong, and fully delicious, like any of these five cold-weather cocktails.<\/p>\n Community member Fiveandspice puts it best, \u201cIf you’re going to make an Irish coffee, you may as well make the version of Irish coffee from the bar that has been named best bar in the world\u2014NYC’s The Dead Rabbit.\u201d<\/p>\n Admittedly, I rarely mull wine because the drink\u2019s ingredients list reads like a terms and conditions contract. While this hot wine punch from Erik Lombardo certainly has its fair share of inputs, the majority of them are already in your pantry\u2014making Glogg much less of an undertaking.<\/p>\n Per recipe developer John deBary, the main idea behind this drink is, \u201cthe harmony of the butter and rum, cushioned by brown sugar, with hot water providing the space to expand.\u201d Which, to me, translates as: Yes.<\/em><\/p>\n After testing this recipe, former Food52 editors left the following note: \u201cThis starts out as a fragrant and mildly indulgent chai\u2014it’s made with half-n-half\u2014and then right before serving you sling in some espresso and bourbon, and suddenly it’s a drink with purpose and conviction.\u201d<\/p>\n Anything that involves simmered apple cider, whiskey, warm spices, and whipped cream is destined to become a crowd favorite. It also helps that the drink\u2019s called \u201cApple Pie Cocktail\u201d\u2014because that\u2019s just\u2026fun.<\/p>\n 1. Dead Rabbit Irish Coffee<\/a>
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\n<\/h3>\n4. Dirty Chai Toddy<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n5. Spiced Apple Pie Cocktail<\/a>
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\nWhat’s your favorite cold-weather cocktail? Let us know in the comments below!<\/em>
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