Whether served warm or frosted, these winter cocktails are classic, classy ways to stave off the cold-weather blues
Sweet Warmth
- 1 litre Muscatel wine
- 2 g. Aniseed
- Orange twist
- 500 ml semi-whipped cream
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Powdered cinnamon
Warm the wine together with the aniseed, orange twist and cinnamon stick over a low heat. Just as it starts to boil, pour into a glass. Top with the cream and garnish with the orange twist and cinnamon powder. Serve in a cocktail glass. (Recipe courtesy of our resident drinks expert Jonás Nobrega)
Winter sun
- Juice of 2 mandarins or tangerines (60ml, 1/4 glass)
- The juice of half a lemon (15 ml)
- One part triple sec (or Cointreau) and three parts vodka (45ml)
- Sugar (optional)
- A sprig of rosemary
Pour the triple sec, lemon and tangerine juice, vodka and shake in a shaker. Shake and serve in a tumbler.
Classic Eggnog
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
- 200 ml hot milk
- Cinnamon
- 1 cherry
- 50 cl Brandy
Gently heat the milk and brandy before mixing the ingredients. Pour into the shaker in this order: egg, sugar and vanilla. Stir and strain. Now add the hot milk and Brandy and mix everything together. Garnish with a cherry and sprinkled cinnamon. Leave to steep for five minutes, then serve in lowball glasses.
Irish coffee
- 2 cups of black coffee
- 50 ml whiskey
- 2-4 tsp sugar
- 200 ml cream (or heavy cream)
- Powdered cinnamon
Pour the very hot coffee and whisky directly into a heatproof glass. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Gently float the cream on top by pouring little by little over the back of a spoon to ensure it doesn’t mix in with the coffee. Top with a sprinkling of cinnamon or a few coffee beans.
