# The nights are cold the days are short, Your favorite hot drink recipes **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 24, 2001, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nights-are-cold-the-days-are-short-your-favorite-hot-drink-recipes/94967 "2001-11-24T00:35:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nights-are-cold-the-days-are-short-your-favorite-hot-drink-recipes/94967/22 "2001-11-25T18:55:12Z")
Mexican Hot Chocolate. It’s called Ibarra chocolate. It comes in blocks, and you need to chop/shave the chocolate. I add a few tablespoons of the chocolate to whole milk, then steam it on the cappuccino maker (if you don’t have a cap maker at home, use a blender). It’s so lovely and rich. ---
**Author:** ![Kbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Kbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kbean)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nights-are-cold-the-days-are-short-your-favorite-hot-drink-recipes/94967/23 "2001-11-25T20:38:16Z")
Another one for hot chocolate… But it’s best with a blob of fluffernutter instead of marshmellows, because it melts faster. Also a _tiny_ pinch of cinnamon in it is good too, but too much will ruin it. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nights-are-cold-the-days-are-short-your-favorite-hot-drink-recipes/94967/24 "2001-11-25T20:46:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by katiekilldare \* > Hot chocolate with a bit of peppermint schnapps is really fabulous on cold days. You just can’t beat it. It’s the alcoholic equivalent of a warm hug. With Rumplemintz as the liquor, I have heard this called a dirty girl scout. Presumably due to a taste reminiscent of Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies. There was also a drink I’ve had called a Tilton Hydraulic Pancake, involving coffee, maple syrup, Bailey’s and Kahlua that was pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Diogenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nights-are-cold-the-days-are-short-your-favorite-hot-drink-recipes/94967/25 "2001-11-26T00:52:17Z")
Fresh blood of a 100 virgins. mmmmmm. 98.6 degrees of yummy. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nights-are-cold-the-days-are-short-your-favorite-hot-drink-recipes/94967/26 "2001-11-26T01:18:51Z")
Hot chocolate (I’m cheap and lazy and prefer Swiss Miss over all that chopped/shaved chocolate nonsense) with Aftershock (cinnamon liquor) in it. Can’t beat it with a stick, baby! ---
**Author:** ![RenegadeLibrarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f08c70/32.png) [@RenegadeLibrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RenegadeLibrarian)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nights-are-cold-the-days-are-short-your-favorite-hot-drink-recipes/94967/27 "2001-11-26T01:31:16Z")
Good old-style Irish Coffee. (not made with Bailey’s, that’s the easy way 😉 ) 2 cubes of sugar about 6-8 oz of coffee 1 shot whiskey (note: DO NOT use scotch. Just trust me) a good size dollop of freshly whipped cream (I like to whip mine with a wee bit of ammaretto) Good whipped cream should drift down through the glass like the bubbles in Guinness. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nights-are-cold-the-days-are-short-your-favorite-hot-drink-recipes/94967.md?page=1)