Delectable cocktails to make for the perfect Holiday celebration

Holiday season is fast approaching, which means it’s time to start planning your favourite feast and stocking up on festive drinks for the special celebration. Vikram KU, Diageo India’s Brand Ambassador, have compiled a list of Holiday season-inspired cocktail recipes that would elevate the cuisine and add a particular touch to the times spent with loved ones.

Bailey’s White Russian

Ingredients:

• Baileys: 60ml
• Kahlua: 60ml
• Whipped Cream: 60ml
• To Garnish: Whipped Cream

Method

• Pour an equivalent amount (60ml) of Baileys, Kahlua, and fresh whipped cream into a glass
• Stir until the mixture is chilled
• Add a dollop of Whipped Cream to the tip

Royalty

Ingredients:

• Black & White Scotch: 60ml
• Cinnamon Syrup: 10ml
• Lime Juice: 20ml
• Ginger Ale: 100ml
• Ice: 3-4 Cubes

Method:

• Fill your highball glass with some ice and pour 60ml Black & White Scotch Whisky into it
• 20ml fresh lime juice and 10ml cinnamon syrup are to be poured on top
• Top it with ginger ale

Made in Scotland

Ingredients:

• Singleton: 60ml
• Sugar Syrup: 10ml
• Lime Juice: 20 ml
• Cucumber: 3 Slices
• Mint: 4 Sprigs
• To Garnish: Cucumber slice with mint

Method

• Add 3 cucumber slices and 4 mint sprigs to a cocktail shaker
• Combine 60 ml, Singleton, 20 ml lime juice and 10 ml sugar syrup in a mixing bowl.
• Garnish it with a cucumber slice with mint

Johnnie Ginger

Ingredients:

• Johnnie Walker Red label: 60ml
• Ginger Ale: 120ml
• To Garnish: Fresh Lime Wedge

Method

• Pour 60ml of Johnnie Walker Red Label whisky into an ice-filled glass
• Top up with 120ml of ginger ale
• Garnish with a fresh lime wedge

Tanqueray Gin & Juice

Ingredients:

• Tanqueray Gin: 60ml
• Orange Juice: 30ml
• Pineapple Juice: 30ml
• Ice: 3-4 Cubes
• Lime Wedge: 1

Method:

• Fill your cocktail glass with some ice and pour 60ml Tanqueray Gin into it
• Add 30ml orange juice and 30ml pineapple juice to it
• Pinch 1 lime wedge and sip a drink

Smirnoff Moscow Mule

Ingredients:

• Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka: 60ml
• Ginger Beer: 30ml
• Lime Juice: 20ml
• To Garnish: Lime Wedge

Method

• In a copper mule cup, combine 60ml Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka, 30ml ginger beer and 20ml lime juice
• Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and serve with a slice of lime as a garnish

Gordan’s G&T

Ingredients:

• Gordon’s Gin: 60ml
• Tonic Water: 150ml
• Ice: 3-4 Cubes
• To Garnish: Lime Wedge

Method

• Load an ice-filled glass with 60ml Gordan’s Gin
• Top it up with 150ml Tonic Water
• Serve with a large lime wedge as a garnish

Black Dog Happiness

Ingredients:

• Black Dog Black Reserve Scotch: 60ml
• Sugar Syrup: 10ml
• Apple Juice: 20ml
• Cinnamon Stick: 1 
• Lime Wedge: 1
• To Garnish: Cinnamon stick and thin slices of apple

Method

• To pull out the beautiful flavours, muddle the cinnamon stick and lime wedge with some sugar syrup
• Shake it up with the 20ml apple juice and 60ml Black Dog Black Reserve Scotch Whisky
• Strain it an ice-filled glass
• Add a cinnamon stick and thin Apple Slices to finish this masterpiece

Talisker 10 Sour

Ingredients:

• Talisker No.10: 60ml
• Sugar Syrup: 10ml
• Lime Juice: 20 ml
• Egg White: 1
• To Garnish: A lime or pepper grind

Method

• Fill a cocktail shaker or a jam jar halfway with egg white.
• Combine 60ml Talisker No.10, 10ml sugar syrup, and 20ml lime juice in a mixing glass.
• Shake with a lot of ice in a cocktail shaker and pour into a cocktail bottle.
• On top of the foam, garnish with lime or pepper grinds.

Drink Responsibly!

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