Winter is upon us, and given that most of you will only be comfortable dining/drinking outdoors or takeout only, it may be helpful to know where the hot cocktails are located. Here’s an incomplete list, based partially on crowdsourced Twitter lists. Also consulted Washingtonian/Daniella Byck, and Eater/Tierney Plumb. Those with 3 or more options are listed below (references to cider mean boozy/mulled hot cider). Not all are to-go.  Again, this is an incomplete list. Linked sometimes to the menu but you can also Google.

Lots of Hot Drink Options

• McClellan’s Retreat: fancy cocktails ($15) including hot toddy, rye/amaro/cider, mexcal/cacao syrup/hot, jager/butter syrup, boozy hot chocolate, rum/cardamaro/vecchio amaro/hot cider
• Truxton Inn: fancy cocktails ($13) including hot toddy, rye/amaro/cider, mexcal/cacao syrup/hot, jager/butter syrup, boozy hot chocolate, pineapple rum/sherry/lemon/hot cider
• Cantina Bambina/Snow Globe: Hot toddy with Don Julio Reposado Tequila, peppermint hot cocoa, carolina coffee, Irish coffee, mulled wine, cider (vodka, rum, or apple whisky
• The Royal: $13 glass/$20 thermos: hot toddy with rum, coconut, spiced pineapple, angostura, citrus; boozy hot chocolate (bourbon, toasted peanut, dark chocolate, dried chile, orange zest, steamed milk: royal treatment (mole eggnog): mezcal, house royal mole, nutmeg, cinnamon, whole egg, steamed milk
• Electric Cool-Aid (hibernating for winter): toddy, a cider, and hot chocolate, all with different booze combinations. Available in to-go singles or 4-serving containers.
• Pub and the People: hot bourbon cider, bourbon spiked hot cocoa, pumkin spice spiked hot cocoa, hot toddy, penicillin hot
• The Green Zone: 5 cocktails: Lebanese mulled win, Wadi Rum (hot toddy), Chocolate Toddy, coquito, classic hot toddy,
• Red Bear Brewing: in person only: hot toddy, several varieties of boozy hot chocolate, cider
• Walter’s: tequila infused chamomile tea, boozy hot chocolate, cider, horchata/kahlua
• Columbia Room: $70 18 oz thermos (serves 3-4). Glogg, boozy hot chocolate with mezcal, Smores cocktails. Along with spirit-free
• Hook Hall Viking Village: mulled wine, cider, hot toddy, Irish coffee (add boozy whipped cream for $2)
• The Midlands: cider, boozy hot chocolate with peanut butter whiskey, Jameson hot toddy, Irish Coffee
• Prost: Gluhwein (mulled wine), Apfelwein (hot cider), and Mexican hot chocolate.
• Duke’s Grocery: Dublin coffee, Chai Toddy, Sailor toddy, Bourbon, pumpkin spice puree, nutmeg; cider
• Calico: rum/spiced root beer syrup/lemon, Jameson cold brew;pumpkin spice/brown sugar/craeam
• Trusty’s: Cider & 3 varieties Spiked Hot Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Butterscotch & Whipped Cream + Hot Toddy’s
• Breadsoda: multiple hot drinks including Bailey’s and Jameson
• Lost & Found: Hot toddy, spiked hot chocolate, cider, Irish coffee
• The Salt Line: mulled cider, hot toddies, Irish Coffee
• DC9: cider, mulled wine, Boozy nutella hot chocolate

Other Spots

• The Roost: hot chocolate/chartreuse cocktail, hot mezcal apple cocktail
• The Brig: naughty hot chocolate, cider, mulled wine
• Red Bear: hot chocolate rumchata
• All Purpose Navy Yard: Hot rum chai spiced cider
• Jaleo: spiked hot chocolate and cider
• Wundergarten: Spiked hot chocolate, cider
• Across the Pond: Irish Coffee, hot toddies
• Oku: hot tequila apple cider cocktail (on HH menu)
• Sonny’s Pizza: cider, hot Penicillan cocktails
• Lyman’s Tavern: mulled cider
• The Board Room: mulled wine, cider, peppermint hot chocoalte
• Medium Rare: cider (Woodford Reserve)
• Le Diplomate: cider
• Brookland Pint: cider
• Brookland’s Finest: cider
• Stable: Mulled wine, cider
• Tyber Creek Wine Bar (hibernation next week): Mulled cider, Irish coffee, hot toddies and red wine hot chocolate
• The Blaguard: cider
• El Techo: infused tea
• The Imperial: cider
• The Game/Tiki on 18th: hot toddy w/ rotating tea
• Tiki TNT: hot pineapple cider
• Conrad Hotel: fancy hot toddy’s
• Cuba Libre parklet: hot cocktails
• Little Coco’s Hot Coco: hot cocoa (mezcal), cider
• Garden District: peppermint schnapps hot chocolate
• CHicken & Whiskey: cider
• Archipelago: scotch, drambuie, mulled wine syrup
• Astoria
• Copycat
• Chi Cha Lounge
• The Betsy