Whether you’re looking for a new party favorite or a comforting winter warmer, now is an ideal time to take your drinks game to the next level
Winter lemonade with mandarin and mint
Ingredients
- 1.4 fl. oz gin
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 1.7 fl. oz hot water
- 1 tsp honey or sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
Directions
- Add the lemon juice, sugar and water to a saucepan and gently heat until the sugar dissolves.
- Crush the mint leaves with a mortar and pestle or by pressing with the back of a spoon.
- Once cooled, stir in the mint and mandarin juice into the base liquid.
- Dilute with water to taste.
- Serve over ice for a refreshing mocktail.
Hot gin toddy
Ingredients
- 1.4 fl. oz. gin
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1.7 fl. oz hot water
- 1 tsp honey or sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
Directions
- 1 cup of freshly-squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 cup of freshley-squeezed mandarin juice
- 1 cup water (plus additional to taste)
- 1 cup caster sugar (to taste)
- 8 fresh mint leaves
Cranberry martini
Ingredients
- 2 fl. oz. vodka
- 1 fl. oz orange liquor
- 2 fl. oz. cranberry juice
- 2 tbsp lemon or lime juice
- Ice
Directions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the vodka, orange liquor, cranberry juice and lemon/lime juice.
- Fill the shaker with ice and shaker until combined and chilled.
- Strain and pour into a martini glass and garnish with a lemon or lime twist.
- Optional: Decorate the martini glass by running a lemon wedge around he rim and then dip into fine sugar.
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