5 Spiked Hot Chocolate Recipes

You’re at home. It was an insanely long day. And it’s SO COLD outside. You need a cocktail. Or hot chocolate. And can’t decide. But whatever you need, you need it yesterday.

Maybe you need a “choctail.”

That’s the theory behind this little Food Network Kitchen video, which features five crack ways to spike the good stuff (your go-to hot cocoa recipe) this winter. Whether it’s the Smoky Scotch (1 Tbsp. Scotch, smoked salt, toasted marshmallow garnish), the Peppermint Hot Chocolate (1 Tbsp. peppermint Schnapps, whipped cream, peppermint stick), or the Winter in the Tropics (1 Tbsp. rum, whipped cream, toasted coconut), there’s something for every chocolate fiend in the video above.

So take a peek and report back about which of these becomes your instant weekday recovery drink this winter.

More warming drinks: 

Four more variations on spiked cocoa to try

Or maybe you need some hot buttered rum?

Which of the packaged cocoas is the best, anyways?

What’s your go-to winter warmer? Tell us!