Winter has come into its own and, together with all its “helpers” – blizzards, snowfalls, ice blizzards, covers the ground, trees, and roofs. The winter cold is not so scary when the firewood is crackling in the fireplace at home, and delicious mulled wine or the famous punch is being prepared on the stove, which envelops everything around with its aroma.
Despite the fact that there are almost three cold months ahead, the thought and mention of the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s holidays warms the soul and lifts the mood.
On the eve of festive fun, you should take care of bright and tasty drinks, which will not only satisfy your thirst, but also surprise your guests, relatives, and friends, turning an ordinary feast into a real magical show.
It seems that it is necessary to start with the preparation of classic mulled wine, adding a special “raisin” to the recipe. After all, winter is not winter without this spicy wine drink, right?
Classic mulled wine with a “raisin”
Let’s prepare:
• Red wine (750 ml);
• Honey (3 tablespoons);
• Rum (100 ml)
• Orange (1 pc.)
• And spices: cloves (4 pieces), cinnamon (2 sticks), grated ginger (1 tablespoon).
The cooking process is quite simple: pour wine over orange slices, add spices, bring to a boil, stirring constantly. After removing from the heat, add honey and rum, let it infuse for a few minutes. All. Fragrant, intoxicating, delicious sweet drink is ready. You can pour into glasses and serve to guests.
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It seems that everyone has already guessed the role of “raisin” in honey mulled wine? Then it’s time for a real winter cocktail.
Coconut cocktail is a winter miracle!
First, let’s prepare the ingredients:
• Half a glass of coconut cream;
• A glass of pineapple juice;
• Half a glass of Brandbar Curacao liqueur (Curaçao);
• Half a liter of vodka;
• Ice cubes;
• Coconut shavings for decoration.
The second stage is the preparation of glasses. To do this, pour cream into a flat plate, pour coconut shavings into another. Dip the edges of the glass first into the cream, then into the shavings. Next, with the help of a blender, we mix and beat the juice, ice cubes, vodka and liqueur. Carefully, without touching the “snowy” edges, pour the obtained gently blue mixture into the glasses.
Such a drink can easily become a real “star” at a festive winter feast. Its color and unusual taste will do their job – lift your mood, create an atmosphere of fabulous charm.
New Year’s cocktail
Did you know that you should celebrate the arrival of the new year correctly? The first condition is sparkling wine or champagne. But this year, more than ever before, you want something new, brighter, unusual that goes beyond banality, right?
Therefore, it is necessary to turn on creativity and experiment. So, let’s start. Let’s look into our hiding places and get out tequila (30 ml), champagne (100 ml), chic winter blue liqueur Brandbar Curacao (Curaçao), lime (you will need to squeeze 30 ml of juice), mint (one sprig), lemon (1 slice).
Time for magic. In a shaker, mix the following liquids – tequila, lime juice, liqueur. Shake gently. We pour the mix into a Martini glass and slowly add shaman’s on top. Decorate the drink with a slice of fragrant lemon and fragrant mint leaves. Voila! Spectacular, beautiful, unusual, incredibly tasty and fragrant winter cocktail will surely become an unforgettable chord of your New Year’s party.
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“Almond Christmas”
The glorious Duchess of Sussex, and now also the wife of Prince Harry (Great Britain), is very fond of this almond cocktail. It is really worthy of respect, because it has a unique taste of winter holidays. Of course, it will not be very pleasant to enjoy such a drink alone, because Christmas is when you want to give gifts and share happiness with everyone around you.
Therefore, it is worth preparing it for everyone at once. So let’s prepare the components for four servings:
• 1 liter of almond milk;
• 200 ml of bourbon (Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, which can be found on the shelves of our Brandbar store, is also ideal);
• 8 pcs. date tree fruits (pitted);
• 4 pcs. carnations;
• 1 tsp. ground spices: cardamom, cinnamon, ginger.
The first step is to mix milk, spices and dates in a blender bowl. Beat until the mixture is completely homogeneous. Pour into a saucepan. The second step is to heat the mixture and in a couple of minutes add bourbon. After another 5 minutes, remove and pour into glasses. You can decorate the drink with cinnamon powder or grated chocolate, to your taste.
Nice and good Punch, but…
Yes, it will not be exactly the punch that was used to be prepared according to the classic recipe in the times of Ancient India. By the way, the very word Punch in Hindi means “five”, so the classic drink consisted of five components.
Modernity makes its corrections even in ancient recipes, destroys all bars and pushes the boundaries. Therefore, our punch will consist of more ingredients and will be served in a completely unusual form – cold, even iced.
Let’s prepare: 1 tbsp. l. black tea for brewing, 1 glass of cranberry juice and 1 glass of fresh cranberry berries, 1 glass of rum, 2 pcs. lemons (1 for juice, 1 for decoration), several buds of cloves, 1 pc. cinnamon stick
Preparation will be in five stages. First, you need to brew tea (pour boiling water, insist for 7 minutes). Next, strain and add lemon and cranberry juice to the tea, put the container on fire, put cinnamon and cloves in the mixture, bring to a boil, add rum after 5 minutes, boil for a few minutes, set aside and let cool. After that, we put it in the refrigerator. Chilled punch can be poured into glasses with ice cubes, decorated with cranberries and lemon slices.
Happy holidays, but remember, health and sometimes life depends on the quality of the ingredients. Therefore, buy everything you need only from proven suppliers and manufacturers, which is what Brandbar is.