Hot drinks are extremely popular during the wintertime, when the warmth of the concoction and the warmth caused by alcohol are both welcome guests.

Hot alcoholic drinks are prepared in heat resistant glasses, and the alcohol must only be heated, but never allowed to boil or else the alcohol will dissipate.

For a more quickly prepared hot drink, alcohol can be combined with hot coffee, tea, hot water, hot wine, hot milk, or hot cream - but even in these concoctions, the liquor should be heated first if time permits.