Vot­ing in the Fourth Annu­al Wel­ling­tonista Awards is open from Decem­ber 1–15. Then come find out the res­ults at our Awards Night at Mighty Mighty on Decem­ber 17!

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When we want the best thing to wet our whistles with, we will seek these drinks out.

Rum Old-Fash­ioned at Hooch: Hooch does a lot of things well, but one thing that makes it stand out is that it takes anoth­er look at the much-maligned demon rum. Tues­day night’s Rum Club is one sign of that atten­tion, and anoth­er is the Rum Old Fash­ioned, a decept­ively simple sig­na­ture drink that can show­case any of their extens­ive range.

Mar­gar­itas at Sweet Mother’s Kit­chen: It comes in jugs! Salt-rimmed, limey and served up in a carafe, the mar­gar­itas at SMK are the per­fect accom­pani­ment to their food. At $40, it’s a much more fun altern­at­ive to a bottle of wine. Tequila is always a recipe for a good time, isn’t it?

Whatever they have on tap at Hashigo Zake: It may rotate every week but you can always rely on the staff at Hashigo Zake for a good beer. And if you feel strange put­ting your pal­ate in the hands of a stranger you can always ask for a snifter of the drink first. And they are com­mit­ted to not only serving the best from around the world but act­ively sup­port­ing the loc­al craft brew­er­ies like Tuatara, Yeast­ie Boys, Renais­sance, Epic and Three Boys.

Castle­point at the Mighty Mighty: It cer­tainly ain’t classy but it’s cheap and choice and a good weight. Great for swinging around on the dance­floor too.

Hot Buttered Rum at Duke Carvell’s: Usu­ally cock­tails make us think of hot sum­mer days and clink­ing ice cubes, but when it’s cold out­side, this deli­cious con­coc­tion will go down a treat. Plus, you can pre­tend that you’re just hav­ing a cup of tea if you’re not used to hav­ing cock­tails for break­fast. Revised on Nove