Crafting Warm Memories: Unveiling Our Winter Cocktail Extravaganza

Enjoy the coziness and warmth of our expertly made winter drinks while the chilly embrace of winter frost descends upon us. As you raise a glass of the ideal combination of flavors that captures the essence of the season, picture yourself by the fireplace, surrounded by the soft crackle of burning wood. Our selection of winter cocktails is meant to enhance your wintertime experience—it’s a sensory trip as much as a drink.

Brand name: Jameson

BOULEVARDIER

A renowned relative of the very Italian Negroni, we present the Boulevardier drink: for an ideal aperitif not on the Grand Canal in Venice, but in the white and elegant Parisian arrondissements. But we won’t be offended if you prepare it at home either: follow our directions to prepare an excellent Boulevardier.

Ingredients

30ML JAMESON BLACK BARREL

30 ML OF RED VERMOUTH

30 ML OF BITTER APERITIF

Method

To begin with, just pour the Jameson Black Barrel and the other ingredients into a mixing glass with ice.

After mixing the ingredients in the mixing glass, serve in a cocktail glass.

Finally, garnish your Boulevardier with lemon zest.

BRAND : MALFY GIN

Cocktail Name: Malfy Paloma

Menu description: Malfy Con Limone, Grapefruit, Seltzer

60 ml Malfy Con Limone

90 ml Grapefruit Juice

20 ml Simple Syrup

60 ml Seltzer/ Soda Water

Ice cubes or long block of ice

Garnish: Grapefruit Slice/ Rosemary Sprig

Method: Shake the first three ingredients and pour into a collins glass filled with ice. Top with seltzer/ soda. Garnish(Can use grapefruit soda as well for an extra citrus punch.

BRAND: BEEFEATER

Cocktail Name: The Pinklet

INGREDIENTS: 50ml Beefeater Pink Strawberry

20ml Fresh lime juice

10ml Sugar

METHOD: Shaken, served straight.

GARNISH: Strawberry

BRAND : LILLET

Cocktail Name: Lillet and Tonic

1. Pour Lillet in a tall wine glass full of ice cubes

2. Add your choice of Bubbles

Sparkling water,sparkling wine or

sparkling lemonade

3. Add Garnish: Berries, Cucumber, Citrus Wedge, Mint, Basil or Thyme. Topping enriches tastes and visual appearance.

GLENMORANGIE – ORIGINAL PUMPKIN SCOTCH LATTE

OVERVIEW: The Pumpkin Scotch Latte perfected for winter and autumn

INGREDIENTS

• 50ml Glenmorangie Original
• 50ml Espresso
• 50ml shop bought Spiced Pumpkin Syrup*
• 100ml hot milk
• *e.g. Monin Pumpkin Spiced Syrup
• Garnish : Whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon.

METHOD

• Pour ingredients into a cup.
• Stir glass.

DON JULIO TEQUILA – DON PALOMA

Attributed to: Evonne Eadie, Diageo World Class & National Advocacy Lead

Overview: Don Julio represents the love of community and the passion of the Mexican people for their culture and traditions. It is a perfect choice for end-of-year festivities because it embodies the spirit of celebration and togetherness. The Paloma, a classic cocktail made with tequila, grapefruit, soda, and lime, is a perfect example of this. It is a refreshing and easy-to-make cocktail that can be created as a group serve, making it perfect for parties and gatherings.

DON PALOMA: An invigorating mix of bold sweetness and bright acidity

Ingredients:

• 50ml Don Julio Blanco
• 20ml Monin Grapefruit syrup
• 15ml fresh lime juice
• 100ml soda to top

Garnish: Chili salt rim, grapefruit slice

Glass: Collins Glass

Directions:

• Prepare a collins glass with a chilli salt rim
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker (except soda)
• Fill completely with ice and shake
• Strain into an ice filled glass top with soda
• Garnish with a pink grapefruit slice

Act of Devotion: The Chilli salt mix ties to the rich red soil of Jalisco and the grapefruit slice to the sweet fruit the soil produces

Brand Name: Jameson

JGL

Signature recipe

45 ML JAMESON

TOP UP – GINER ALE

SQUEEZE A WEDGE – LIME

Method

In a hi-ball glass, take a lot of ice and pour the desired amount of Jameson, top it up with Ginger ale and to finish the drink squeeze a lime wedge.

THE BEASTIE FLOAT – Ardbeg Islay Single Malt

INGREDIENTS

45 ml Wee Beastie

15 ml Lemon Juice

30 ml Pineapple juice

15 ml Turmeric & Cumin Syrup

1 egg white

60 ml Olipop Ginger lemon Soda Olipop Ginger Lemon

Shake all liquid ingredients (EXCEPT SODA) before adding ice, then shake for dilution with ice. Fine strain into Collins glass that has been rinsed with Absinthe & light ice (3-4 good cubes), then fill with soda.

Garnish with 3 drops Peychaud’s bitters

Joie d’Hiver by the Moët & Chandon Champagne Bar

In this “winter joy” champagne cocktail, an exclusive recipe from the Moët & Chandon Champagne Bar at Harrods Knightsbridge in London, seasonal spices are enhanced by cherry brandy and orange liqueur.

Ingredients

·         90ml Moët & Chandon Impérial Brut

·         7.5ml cherry brandy

·         12.5ml orange liqueur

·         22.5ml mulled spice liqueur

·         10ml lemon juice

·         Garnish: redcurrant stems and sprigs of lemon thyme

Method

Mix all ingredients (except champagne) over ice to chill. Strain into a champagne glass and top up with Moët & Chandon Impérial Brut. Garnish with a small stem of redcurrants and a sprig of lemon thyme.

FRENCH 75

This cocktail derives its name from the iconic French 75-millimeter military light field gun, which served as a cornerstone of the French army during the First World War. This is the perfect cocktail for New Year and Christmas parties as it brings out the essence of celebration.

INGREDIENTS

• 15ml Lemon Juice
• 10ml Sugar Syrup
• 25ml London Dry Gin
• 75ml Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial

METHOD

• Shake the lemon juice, syrup and gin together in a shaker and strain into a highball glass.
• Top with the champagne and garnish with lemon zest or a slice of lemon, and serve with a smile.

SPECIAL SERVES BY THE MACALLAN

The Sour Serve

No cocktail has stood the test of time more than The Whisky Sour. Sophisticated and beautifully balanced, The Macallan Sour is a modern spin on the quintessential New York serve. The Macallan Double Cask 15 Years Old delivers a complex base of subtle butterscotch, apple and sweet spice, and we swap red wine for an aromatic Sherry float.

Ingredients

∙  40ml The Macallan Double Cask 15 Years Old

∙  20ml Lemon Juice

∙  10ml Brown Sugar Syrup

∙  Egg White

∙  Oloroso Sherry Float

Method

• Shake all ingredients, except sherry, into an iced filled shaker. Strain into glass over ice. Using a bar spoon, slowly layer the sherry over the top of the cocktail

The Famous Grouse

The Grouse Hot Toddy

Ingredients

• 50ml The Famous Grouse
• 15 ml Lemon Juice
• 15 ml Honey Syrup
• 2 dashes of Bitter
• Top with Hot Water
• Orange Twist
• Cinnamon Stick

Method

Use a heat resistant glass

Add 50ml for The Famous Grouse

Add 15 ml Lemon Juice

Add 15 ml Honey syrup (1:1 honey & water)

2 dashes for Angostura bitters

Top with hot water

Garnish with an Orange Twist & Cinnamon Stick

 

HENNESSY COCKTAILS

Hennessy Old Fashioned

Created in Louisville, Kentucky in 1881, the Old-Fashioned found its spiritual home at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel bar in New York City. Cognac, warm and aromatically spiced, a dash of bitters and sweet syrup all blend perfectly to make up this legendary cocktail.

Ingredients

• 40 ml Hennessy V.S.O.P
• 5 ml Simple Syrup (1:1, sugar and water combined over heat)
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 Garnish : Orange twist

Method

• Drop bitters into an Old-Fashioned glass filled with ice cubes.
• Add a splash of water and the syrup.
• Pour in the Hennessy V.S.O.P slowly.
• Garnish with a twist of orange

Mata Hari

Exotically named after the notorious World War 1 spy, this sweet cocktail practically zings with energy. Another take on a shaken, not stirred classic.

Ingredients

• 45 ml Hennessy V.S.O.P
• 30 ml Sweet vermouth
• 20 ml Lemon juice
• 15 ml Symple syrup
• 20 ml Pomegranate syrup

Method

• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice.
• Shake until well chilled.
• Strain into a tumbler and serve immediately.

CHIVAS XV: XV Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients

15ml Chivas XV
3 dashes Angostura bitters

1 sugar cube

Top with champagne

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