Words by Marléna Ahearn
Photos by Julia Merrell

One of the best ways to warm up and relax is with a winter cocktail. Whether you crave something tropical to fend off the cool air, a warming whiskey, or an immunity-boosting variation on a hot toddy, check out these tasty winter drink from Black Button Distilling, Nox Cocktail, and Iron Smoke Distillery's Katboocha cocktails.

The Forester, by Iron Smoke Distillery

Ingredients:

• 2.5 oz Maple Bacon Whiskey
• Top with Maple Katboocha
• Orange peel garnish

Combine in a pint glass with a heavy pour of Katboocha and garnish with an orange peel. 

Tiki Time by Iron Smoke Distillery

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Iron Smoke Bourbon
• .5 oz lime juice
• .5 oz pineapple
• .5 oz orange juice
• .5 oz simple syrup
• 3 dashes Angustora aromatic bitters

Shake with ice in a shaker. Pour into collins or tiki glass and top with tiki rose Katboocha. Garnish with a lime peel and umbrella. 

Maple Chai Latte by Black Button Distilling

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Coffee Liqueur
• 1.5 oz Black Button Bourbon Cream
• .5 oz Chai Simple Syrup*
• .5 oz Maple Syrup

Shake with ice and dump into rocks glass. 

*To Make Chai Simple Syrup: Steep chai tea bags in equal parts sugar and water overnight. Shake with ice, and enjoy. 

Cold Elixir by Black Button Distilling

Ingredients: 

• 1 oz Four-Grain Bourbon
• 1 oz Apple Pie Moonshine
• 1 oz lemon juice
• .5 oz ginger juice
• .5 oz honey syrup
• 1 dash of cayenne pepper
• 1 cinnamon stick

Measure into a glass and top with hot water. 

Hobbit on Holiday by Nox Cocktail

Ingredients: 

• 1 oz Zaya Twelve Year rum
• 1 oz Blackwell
• .5 oz Allspice Dram
• .25 oz Velvet Falernum
• 1 oz Orgeat
• 1 oz Pineapple
• .5 oz Lime

Shake and Strain into a Collins glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

Dissendium by Nox Cocktail

Ingredients: 

• 1 oz Monkey Shoulder Scotch
• 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
• 1 oz Cointreau or other Orange Liqueur
• .5 oz Honey Syrup
• 2 Dashes Fee Bro's Aztec Chocolate Bitters

Stir in glass pitcher, then double strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with an orange peel.

Looking for more? check out our upcoming cocktail making classes.