ByIANSlife

December 6, 2021 (IANSlife) After spending the previous holiday season at home, this year's season is even more special. As you prepare for the festivities, keep in mind a tasty drink to raise a toast with your loved ones is essential.

Asmani Subramanian and Shantanu Sengupta, Diageo India Brand Ambassadors, have developed a list of delightful cocktail recipes that will put you in the holiday spirit and impress all your guests.

SINGLETON BREW

Ingredients:

•  Singleton of Glendullan: 60 ml
•  Espresso shot: 10 ml
•  Chilled tonic
• Orange slice: For garnish

Method:

• Take a rock glass filled with cube ice
• Add Singleton and Espresso shot
• Top with chilled tonic and stir gently
• Garnish with orange slice

 

ETHEREAL

Ingredients

• Gordons 60 ml
• Rose Syrup/Rooh Afza: 20 ml
• Lime Juice:  20 ml
• Edible flower/Fresh Rose Petals: For garnish

 

Method

• Fill shaker with ice cubes
• Add all ingredients and shake well
• Strain in anold fashion glassand garnish with flower

 

THE FESTIVE PUNCH

Ingredients

• Talisker 10 YO:750 ml
• Clear apple Juice: 1500 ml
• Darjeeling TeaChilled: 400 ml
• Lime Juice:  100ml
• Honey: 60 ml
• Spices/ Orange Wedges: For garnish

Method

• Fill a large punch bowl with ice cubes
• Add all the ingredients and mix Well
• Using a ladle to pour

 

MASALA CHAI MARTINI

Ingredients

• Baileys: 60 ml
• Chilled Masala Chai: 30 ml
• Kesar Badam Milk: 30 ml

Method

• Add all the ingredients in a shaker filled with Ice Cubes
• Shake week and strain into martini Glass
• Garnish with Star Anise & Serve

 

JOHNNIE BLACK FASHIONABLE

Ingredients:

• Johnnie Walker Black Label: 45 ml
• Sugar Syrup: 10 ml
• Orange Juice: 30 ml
• Bitters: 1 (Optional)
• Orange Wheel: For Garnish

Method:

• Fill up the old-fashionedglass with ice
• Add all ingredients and stir gently
• Garnish with an orange wheel

 

JOHNNIE RED MINT SODA

Ingredients

• Johnnie Walker Red Label: 45 ml
• Mint Leaves : 5-6
• Lemon: 1
• Soda : 150 ml
• Ice : 3-4 Cubes

Method:

• Muddle few mints leaves & lemon chunks in a shaker
• Add Johnnie Walker Red Label and shake with ice
• Strain into ice-filled tall glass and top up with soda
• Garnish with mint sprig

 

BUCHANAN’S GINGER HIGHBALL

Ingredients:

• Black & White Scotch: 45 ml
• Lime Juice: 10 ml
• Bitter: 1 (Optional)
• Ginger Ale: 150 ml

Method:

• Fill up a tall glass with ice
• Add Black & White, lime juice and dash of bitters
• Top up with Ginger Ale

 

 

BLACK RESERVE COFFEE APPLE FIZZ

Ingredients:

• Black Dog: 45 ml
• Black Coffee Liquor: 30 ml
• Cinnamon Syrup: 10 ml
• Apple Juice: 60 ml
• Soda: 50 ml
• Apple fan & Black Olives: For Garnish

Method:

• Fill up a tall glass with ice
• Add all ingredients and stir well
• Top up with soda
• Garnish with an apple fan and 2-3 black olives

 

SMIRNOFF CITRUS TONIC

Ingredients:

• Smirnoff: 45 ml
• Lime juice: 15 ml
• Tonic Water: 120 ml
• Citrus wheel: For garnish

Method:

• Fill up a tall glass with ice
• Add all ingredients and stir gently
• Garnish with citrus fruit wheels

 

CELEBRATION FUSION

Ingredients

• McDowell’s No.1 Celebration Rum: 240 ml
• Basil leaves: 12
• Vanilla syrup: 25 ml
• Sugar syrup: 25 ml
• Apple juice: 200 ml
• Soda

Method

• Start with a pitcher full of ice and add all ingredients (except soda)
• Stir it together and top up the aromatic blend with soda
• Pour a drink as served in a frosty highball glass

 

 With Christmas just around the corner, there will be plenty of parties and get-togethers with friends and family. Comforting cocktails help you enjoy the celebrations and get into the festive spirit. 

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