You’ve probably asked yourself, “Can I drink alcohol hot?” at least a few times since this chilly weather hit. If you, like me, aren’t a coffee drinker, there are not a lot of options to warm up your liquor, unless you want to go the hot-chocolate route. Tempting, but I opted to just find a drink so good I forgot about the cold.

Experience: Margaritas have never been my favorite. An Irish margarita, though? I was interested. Whiskey over tequila any day. The drink was smooth, the hint of lime complementing the whiskey surprisingly well. The glass was chilled, but the drink was warming from within. I could have done without the salt on the rim, though, because the tequila had been forgone.

Advice: I wear my Irish heritage with pride already, but drinking this, my hair grew a little redder, my skin paled, and I felt as if I’d discovered my very own pot of gold. Pace yourself, but drink one of these as often as you can.

— By Justus flair