# Cold drinks that are good hot? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 23, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571 "2017-02-23T17:50:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/1 "2017-02-23T17:50:14Z")
Coffee and tea, traditionally served hot, are also great cold. Are there any drinks traditionally served cold that are good hot? (And no, “iced coffee” and “iced tea” don’t count, wiseguy) ---
**Author:** ![2Bits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e95f7d/32.png) [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/2 "2017-02-23T17:51:25Z")
Lemonade! ---
**Author:** ![Maurie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Maurie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maurie)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/3 "2017-02-23T17:53:27Z")
Cider is good either way. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/4 "2017-02-23T17:54:54Z")
My parents used to bring Tang on camping trips to drink hot in the morning. I don’t know if it can be called “good” but it’s as least as good hot as it is cold. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/5 "2017-02-23T17:55:53Z")
Is hot chocolate basically just chocolate milk that kids love, only, y’know, hot? ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/6 "2017-02-23T18:01:38Z")
Rum punch. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/7 "2017-02-23T18:11:32Z")
Mulled wine. (Does it still count if the hot version has a few added spices?) ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/8 "2017-02-23T18:42:20Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Is hot chocolate basically just chocolate milk that kids love, only, y’know, hot? It is if you buy it from a coffee shop. Dutch Bros. and Starbucks both just heat up chocolate milk, and it’s gross unless you hide the flavor with a Torani syrup. (Almond coconut is nice as is orange. ) ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/9 "2017-02-23T18:43:08Z")
Mio Energy if you’re looking for a little caffeinated juice in the morning. Just pick one that is supposed to taste like fruit, and “green” is not a fruit. ---
**Author:** ![Totenfeier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Totenfeier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totenfeier)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/10 "2017-02-23T18:46:04Z")
My parents told me that, at least here in the South, in the 1940s-50s, Dr. Pepper warmed up in a pan on the stove was a thing. I’ve never tried it. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/11 "2017-02-23T18:53:10Z")
> [@Totenfeier](#): > > My parents told me that, at least here in the South, in the 1940s-50s, Dr. Pepper warmed up in a pan on the stove was a thing. I’ve never tried it. I once forgot a partial Dr Pepper in my car during a summer day at work, was really thirsty after a long day on the job. It was actually pretty good. Was probably good that it wasn’t a completely full bottle or it likely would have made a huge mess. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/12 "2017-02-23T18:53:14Z")
Apple and cranberry juice ---
**Author:** ![Falchion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Falchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falchion)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/13 "2017-02-23T18:55:24Z")
Whiskey ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/14 "2017-02-23T18:56:06Z")
> [@Falchion](#): > > Whiskey Hot toddies, but yes. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/15 "2017-02-23T19:03:03Z")
> [@Totenfeier](#): > > My parents told me that, at least here in the South, in the 1940s-50s, Dr. Pepper warmed up in a pan on the stove was a thing. I’ve never tried it. When I was a kid, Dr. Pepper ran a television commercial that encouraged this as a cold-weather treat. I badgered my mom into heating some up, and it was pretty good. (This was in the mid-60s, I believe.) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/16 "2017-02-23T19:35:05Z")
> [@erysichthon](#): > > When I was a kid, Dr. Pepper ran a television commercial that encouraged this as a cold-weather treat. I badgered my mom into heating some up, and it was pretty good. (This was in the mid-60s, I believe.) I remember it’s being advertised hot with a slice of lemon. ---
**Author:** ![apollonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@apollonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apollonia)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/17 "2017-02-23T19:57:26Z")
In the Detroit area, Vernor’s used to be heated and drunk in cold weather, or to cure what ailed you. It was pretty good, but I wouldn’t say it compared to the regular cold stuff. ---
**Author:** ![snoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@snoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snoe)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/18 "2017-02-23T20:07:47Z")
> [@2Bits](#): > > Lemonade! Indeed! Though I think hot lemonade works better with honey as a sweetener than with sugar - wonder if that would work cold. Has anyone tried? ---
**Author:** ![Srsly\_Dad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Srsly\_Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Srsly_Dad)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/19 "2017-02-23T20:41:46Z")
> [@apollonia](#): > > In the Detroit area, Vernor’s used to be heated and drunk in cold weather, or to cure what ailed you. It was pretty good, but I wouldn’t say it compared to the regular cold stuff. Warm Vernors (no apostrophe in the name) is wonderful. Not the same as cold, but equally good IMHO ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571/20 "2017-02-23T21:42:44Z")
Agua de jamaica is normally served cold, but I make it at home sometimes in the winter from scratch with added spices (cinnamon stick, ginger, allspice) and it’s awesome served hot. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571.md?page=2)