The 12 drinks of Christmas

Chelsea’s Bad A#@ Cider

Where: Firebox Restaurant, 539 Broad Street, Hartford
What’s in it: Hot apple cider, Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, apple chip
Damage: $9

On the third day of Christmas, my true love drank with me: Three Chelsea’s Bad A#@ Ciders.

This drink has the power to warm your insides on the coldest and most blistery of nights. If the hot cider doesn’t do the trick, the generous shot of rum definitely will. In fact, the shot is so generous that the taste of rum almost overwhelms the taste of apples in this holiday concoction—but not quite. Yes, the drink is strong, but also sweet and spicy. And if, perchance, this bad a#@ cider gets too intense for you, nibble the tart apple chip dangling on the rim to get back your drinking mojo.