What's better than a record-setting blizzard in the dying days of winter? A hot toddy, for one, or some other quite literally "hot" take on an alcoholic beverage.
Despite the unpleasantness of a late season storm, we're almost out of the woods. But in the meantime while temperatures hover below freezing, these are some of the best spots in the city to warm up with booze, and specifically, hot drinks that'll heat you up from the inside.
Some here go more for classics — take Else's, with hot toddies among other piping hot boozy libations. Others do some re-invention: Le Lab has a next-level version of a hot buttered rum with apple liqueur, Galliano, and grilled almond bitters. And others create something altogether new, such as La Distillerie's hot pear and bourbon concoction, the Teddy Pear.
Did we miss anywhere that sells a hot alcohol drink worth a trek through the snow? Tell us about it here.
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