Hot Drinks: Cider, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Spiced Punch, and Spirits

When summer days give way to autumn crispness and the first snows of winter, falling temperatures send you searching for thick sweaters and woolly hats. But nothing warms you down to the soul like a steaming mug of hot chocolate or spicy mulled cider. HOT DRINKS presents fifty recipes for delicious coffees, teas, chocolates, ciders, punches, and cocktails to sip in front of a crackling fire or heat up holiday get-togethers. You'll find a toasty pick-me-up for every frosty occasion, including classics like Hot Buttered Rum, Cafe con Leche, and Moroccan Mint Tea, as well as new twists on old favorites like Snowflake Vanilla White Chocolate, Hot Wasabi Red Snapper, and West Indies Pineapple Cup. Easy to mix and full of rich flavor, these cold-weather warmers are guaranteed to chase away the winter chills.A festive collection of 50 hot drink recipes for fall and winter holiday entertaining. Features more than 30 full-color photographs. Includes alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks.

Since 1974, MARY LOU HEISS and ROBERT J. HEISS have owned and operated Cooks Shop Here, a purveyor of fine tea and coffee and other specialty food products. The Heisses live in western Massachusetts.