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Winter is coming. I’m not sure how it’s already December – time has just flown by this year and I’m struggling to accept that 2015 is already almost over. In honor of the holiday season and the colder weather, I’ve done some digging and found what seem to be the best cozy cocktails around the city to warm you up on a cold winter night.

P.S. Apologizing in advance for the lack of photography in this post. I’m expecting my new (well, new to me) Canon Rebel in the mail today, so expect some amazing (hopefully) original photography to come your way shortly!

Hot Apple Cider: The Wren
344 Bowery, East Village
www.thewrennyc.com
This popular gastropub is the perfect haunt for the cocktail-obsessed. The rustic-chic decor – think unfinished wood, painted brick walls and industrial lighting – serves as a perfect backdrop for the masterfully crafted cocktails. The standard menu features some standouts, including the Wren-Quila (note: stay away from this if you’re afraid of a little kick) and The 7th. But, for wintertime, which to their seasonal Hot Apple Cider. Topped with whiskey and an an artful orange peel, this is the perfect drink to warm you up on a cold night.
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Let me first start by saying – if you want to go out to dinner, have a great time, sip on some nice craft cocktails and enjoy great food, The Stanton Social is the place to be. But, if you and your friends are big fans of splitting the bill on a who-ordered-what basis, this place is really going to complicate your life.

But, let me start from the beginning. Friday night was my roommate, Kate’s, birthday. Most Friday nights end up with me going home after work and binge-watching Breaking Bad on Netflix, so we decided not to plan anything too elaborate on her actual birthday. Instead, we were waking up early to see our friend Chris play rugby at Randall’s Island, getting blow-outs, and heading to The Stanton Social for a late dinner and hitting a bar somewhere nearby on the Lower East Side afterwards.