What better way to get in the festive spirit than with a glass of mulled wine or hot toddy in hand, escaping the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping.
These warming beverages are the perfect remedy to a cold winter day in Birmingham, with there being plenty of warm cosy pubs to choose in the city. The warming hot toddy drink tends to consist of a mixture of whisky, water, honey, lemon and spices and can be drunk as a winter warmer or even to help you fight off a cold or the flu.
Birmingham has a range of traditional festive boozers that are perfect for a hot toddy or warming mulled wine during the winter months.
Here's our pick of 12 of the best.
1. The Physician, Edgbaston
The Physician in Edgbaston has plenty of brilliant drinks options, including their own warming bourbon hot toddy. The venue's high ceilings and big sash windows also add to the cosy atmosphere | Google Maps
2. Upstairs in the Old Joint Stock
The Old Joint Stock is a stunning and cosy venue that is also home to a theatre with an island bar below a glass-domed roof. Pop in to try their impressive range of smoky flavours of what the pub calls the 'finest whiskies from around the world'. | Old Joint Stock Instagram
3. The Canal House, Brindleyplace
The Canal House is perfect for a traditional winter warmer. They do a range of winter cocktails including Scotch Whisky and Malt Scotch Whisky, as well as red wine mulled with spices and slightly sweetened for the perfect balance. | BirminghamWorld
4. The Plough, Harborne
The Plough has its own 'wall of whisky' with some great malts on offer. They also serve mulled wine making it one of the city's best pubs for a warming Christmas beverage | Google