ByIANSlife Features

December 25, 2020 (IANSlife) Christmas is here! Bringing with it a chill in the air and a reminder that the year is soon coming to an end, the season of holidays pours warmth and joy. Whether you are planning your next movie night, karaoke session at-home, or an intimate gathering, a warm cocktail by your side is always a good idea .

Akash Tomar, Brand Ambassador at Diageo India shows you how you can whip up a cocktails in minutes. With simple ingredients and a variety of spirits ranging from Scotch Whisky, Rum to Single Malts, these recipes are great on a cold day.

 

Talisker Toddy        

                             

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup water (hot)
• 45 ml Talisker Single Malt
• 2 to 3 teaspoons honey, to taste                         
• 2 to 3 teaspoons lemon juice, to taste
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 cloves

Garnish: Lime Slice and a Cinnamon Stick

Method:

• In a teapot or saucepan, add cloves and bring the water to a simmer boil
• Shift the water to a mug and add the Talisker Single Malt, honey and lemon juice
• Stir until the honey dissolves well and taste. Add honey and/or lemon juice as per taste
• Garnish with a lemon slice and cinnamon stick/ clove

 

Winter Spiced Walk

Ingredients

• 45 ml Johnnie Walker Black Label
• 180 ml red wine
• 1 orange sliced into rounds
• 5 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 star anise                                                               
• Honey to taste

Garnish: Orange slice, Star Anise and Cinnamon Stick

Method

• In a saucepan combine all the ingredients apart from the whisky and simmer gently over low heat for 10 – 15 minutes
• Pour it into a rock/wine glass and add the Johnnie Walker Black Label
• Garnish with citrus slices and cinnamon sticks.
   

 

Captain’s Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:

• 45 ml Captain Morgan
• 1oo ml milk
• 1 tsp chocolate powder
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• ¼ tsp cinnamon powder
• 1 pinch of Grated nutmeg                                                             
• 3 large marshmallows

Garnish: Diced/ grated chocolate or marshmallows

Method:

• Add the milk, sugar, cinnamon powder and chocolate to a small pot and cook on a low heat, stirring constantly, until the chocolate and sugar dissolves
• Pour it into a coffee mug and add 45ml Captain Morgan Rum
• Garnish it with marshmallows, grated nutmeg and diced/ grated chocolate
   

 

Singleton Winter

Ingredients:

• 45 ml Singleton of Glendullan 12YO
• 90 ml lukewarm water
• 45 ml orange juice (room temperature)
• 15 ml ginger juice
• 1 tsp honey                         

Garnish: Orange slice and Ginger Candy

Method:

• Pour warm water, orange juice, ginger juice and honey to a rock/ an old-fashioned glass and stir till honey dissolves
• Add Singleton of Glendullan and stir well
• Garnish it with orange and dried ginger candy.
   

 

Black Coffee Twist

Ingredients:

• 45 ml Black Dog
• 1 cup Black Coffee
• 3 star anise
• 3 cloves
• 1  Cinnamon stick
• 30 ml sugar syrup                                                   

Garnish: Cinnamon Stick and Orange Zest

Method:

• Pour black coffee into a pan heat it, add spices and sugar syrup cook on low heat for some time.
• Strain it into a coffee mug.
• Add 45 ml of Black Dog and garnish it with cinnamon stick and orange zest.
   

 

 

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