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35 delicious winter drinks

Warm up winter with a special mocha, hot cider, mulled wine, glass of bubbly, or fizzy mocktail

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Pear Sidecar

This sweet (but not too sweet) drink should be made one at a time in a cocktail shaker. Energetic shaking and a proper drink-to-ice ratio―possible only in a shaker―are key: The ice dilutes and softens the cocktail, encouraging the otherwise sharp flavors to meld together.

Recipe: Pear Sidecar