Dark rum is a go-to drink during the winter as it keeps you warm, helping you cope with the nip in the air. It also brings along with it a nostalgic quality; Old Monk is often the first spirit that many start their drinking escapades with, thanks to its pocket-friendly price. And they swear by the rule that no winter is complete without Old Monk and Coke. Here are heady concoctions you can enjoy as winter closes, as well as the bars that are serving it neat for as cheap as '20 for 30 ml.

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Condensed milk, tea and dark rum isn't a conventional mix, but it's natural to put together two things that keep us warm — tea and dark rum. So, this pub has mixed Thai black tea with dark rum. "I switched from drinking coffee to sipping on Thai iced tea when I was in Thailand. We would add dark rum to it on chilly evenings in Bangkok," Andrew Hyman, mixologist and bar lead, says.