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Four Winter Cocktails To Enjoy This Season

Four Winter Cocktails To Enjoy This Season

 

With the winter season in full swing, we turned to our mixologist and head of innovation to write up some his favourite gin-based winter cocktails. 

Hot winter brews, cold spicy warmers. 

We're talking: 1) Gin Grind, a twist on an Irish coffee. 2) Gin Flip, a coupette filled with chocolatey goodness. 3) Hot Spiced Gin Punch, smelling as good as it tastes 4) Bee Sting, a cheeky spring day cocktail with bite.

Winter gives us the perfect opportunity to host friends and family whilst having a cosy night in. Fill your home with the delicious scent of our hot spiced gin punch, satisfy your sweet tooth with a gin flip, or blow away the January blues with our gin grind.

Recipes, below.

Gin Grind

Think Irish coffee with a twist - gin, ginger, coffee, whipped cream. The perfect cocktail to wrap your hands around.

Ingredients:

  • 50ml Nicholson London Dry Gin
  • 15ml ginger syrup
  • 150ml freshly brewed (hot) filter coffee
  • 25ml heavy whipping cream
  • Nutmeg

Method:

  • Add the first 3 ingredients to a heat-resistant glass with a handle and stir gently. 
  • Layer the cream over the back of a bar spoon so that it sits on top of the liquid below.
  • Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.

Gin Flip

Chocolatey goodness in a coupette. A Nicholson fan favourite.

Ingredients:

  • 35ml Nicholson London Dry Gin
  • 35ml crème de cacao (white)
  • 10ml sugar syrup
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 20ml double cream
  • 2 dashes chocolate bitters
  • Nutmeg

Method:

  • Shake all ingredients hard over ice and double strain into a Coupette. 
  • Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.  

Hot Spiced Ginger Punch

A true winter warmer, our hot spiced gin punch smells as wonderful as it tastes. Serves 4.

Ingredients:

  • 200ml Nicholson Blood Orange Gin
  • 600ml apple juice (or medium dry cider)
  • 75ml ginger syrup (to taste)
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 5 cloves pierced into the skin of a lemon slice x 4
  • 2 star anise

Method:

  • Add all ingredients to a saucepan and simmer over a medium heat for 5 minutes. 
  • Serve in a heat-resistant glass with a handle.

Bee Sting

A variation of the famous Prohibition cocktail, the Bees Knees - a warm weather take on a gin hot toddy. Saved for a spring day.

Ingredients:

  • 50ml Nicholson Blood Orange Gin
  • 20ml fresh lemon juice
  • 10ml runny honey
  • 1 pinch cayenne (or chili) powder

Method:

  • Shake all ingredients over ice and double strain into a Nic and Nora glass. 
  • Garnish with a lemon zest.