Whether you want to hear it or not, here’s the cold hard truth – winter is upon us and keeping warm when a chill is in the air is a must. What better way to heat up during a cold winter night than with a warm cocktail. New York City is booming with cocktail hotspots and we have the scoop on where the best hot toddies can be found.  Here’s a list of venues throughout NYC, serving up warm concoctions to get you through another season of polar vortexes.

Cloud Social

Cloud Social at nyma, the New York Manhattan Hotel – 6 West 32nd Street (between 5^th Avenue and Broadway):

• Hot Spiked Cider ($10) – fresh warm apple cider spiked with rum or whiskey
• Hot Toddy ($10) – whiskey with lemon, honey and hot water
• Special Cocoa ($12) – hot chocolate with Vanilla flavored vodka

http://www.cloudsocialnyc.com/

Gansevoort Park Rooftop

Gansevoort Park Rooftop at Gansevoort Park Avenue NYC – 420 Park Ave South (between 28^th and 29^th):

• Espresso Noir ($15) – cherry flavored vodka, amaretto, espresso, cream
• Chocolate Macchiato ($15) – chocolate liqueur, espresso, steamed milk

http://www.gansevoorthotelgroup.com

Refinery Rooftop

Refinery Rooftop at Refinery Hotel, 63 West 38nd Street (between 6^th Avenue and 5th Avenue):

• Chef’s Cider ($14) – Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, Chef’s Mulled Cider, Lemon Juice
• Irish Coffee ($14) – Jameson Black Barrel, Americano Coffee, Fresh Whipped Cream

http://www.refineryrooftopnyc.com/

VU46

VU46 at The Hotel @ Times Square – 59 West 46th Street (between 5^th and 6^th Avenues):

• Hot Spiked Cider ($10) – fresh warm apple cider spiked with rum or whiskey
• Hot Toddy ($10) – whiskey with lemon, honey and hot water
• Special Cocoa ($12) – hot chocolate with Vanilla flavored vodka

http://www.vu46.com/

Gemma

Gemma at The Bowery Hotel – 335 Bowery (Between East 2^nd and East 3^rd Streets)

• Mulled Cider ($15) – hot mulled cider, fresh pressed from Blackman Homestead Farm, New York, fresh ginger, lemon, orange, cinnamon sticks, cloves and choice of rum, whiskey or tequila

http://www.theboweryhotel.com

Grape & Vine

Grape and Vine at The Jade Hotel – 52 West 13th Street (between 5^th and 6^th avenues)

• Hot Toddy – whiskey with lemon, honey and hot water
• Hot Buttered Rum

http://www.grapeandvinenyc.com/

Which is your favorite cocktail hotspot? Please let us know!