Ranked by flavor math
The best winter cocktails
for fireside season.
When the light goes early, drinks should get deeper. We ranked the cellar on richness and strength — the axes that read as warmth — and these are the pours that hold up against a cold window.
Vieux Carré
Richness 9/10, strength 9/10 — drinks like a blanket.
White Russian
Richness 10/10, strength 6/10 — drinks like a blanket.
Alexander
Richness 10/10, strength 6/10 — drinks like a blanket.
Old Fashioned
Richness 8/10, strength 9/10 — drinks like a blanket.
Manhattan
Richness 8/10, strength 9/10 — drinks like a blanket.
Boulevardier
Richness 8/10, strength 9/10 — drinks like a blanket.
Sazerac
Richness 8/10, strength 9/10 — drinks like a blanket.
Carajillo
Richness 9/10, strength 6/10 — drinks like a blanket.
Irish Coffee
Richness 9/10, strength 5/10 — drinks like a blanket.
Hanky Panky
Richness 7/10, strength 9/10 — drinks like a blanket.
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