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Five cocktails for your Whisky Advent Calendar drams
You don’t just have to sip the drams you get in your Whisky Advent Calendar. You can also make cocktails with them! So we decided to give you five festive whiskey cocktails that are perfect for celebrating the Christmas season so that you can really get into the festive spirit.
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Whiskey Eggnog
A whiskey eggnog is a delightful spin on a Christmas classic that combines the rich, warm flavours of whisky with the creamy, spiced goodness of eggnog. We're thinking a nice, approachable Irish whiskey would suit here, think Tullamore D.E.W, Jameson, or Bushmills core range.
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Serves: 1 person
Calories: 300 (approx)
Ingredients:
30ml Irish whiskey
30ml Whole milk
10ml Sugar syrup/gomme
1 Small/medium lion-marked egg
Nutmeg for garnish
Method:
Shake without ice for 30 seconds, add ice and shake for 15 seconds, strain into a chilled coupette glass, garnish with freshly-grated nutmeg.
Christmas Old Fashioned
The Old Fashioned never fails but at this time of year, you can take things up a notch with some easy additions or adjustments. Use a festively spiced rye whisky or a Port-cask finish whisky, for example. Ramp things up further by experimenting with bitters, think ginger or chocolate. Perhaps even Fee Brothers Black Walnut Bitters or Bitter Bastards Frankincense Bitters... The simple addition of an elegant but seasonal garnish works too. An orange twist is classic and effective, but you can also play around with walnuts, cranberries, or even a burning pine sprig.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Serves: 1 person
Calories: 150 (approx)
Ingredients:
30ml Whiskey
1tsp (to taste) Demerara sugar
2 dashes bitters (Angostura is the OG)
Orange twist (garnish)
Method:
Add the first three ingredients to a tumbler. Add sugar and stir (without ice) until the desired level of sweetness is achieved, then add ice and stir for 30 seconds. Check again for sweetness (temperature negatively impacts sweetness perception) then express the orange peel over the glass and discard.
Cinnamon Apple Whisky Sour
The Whiskey Sour is one of those drinks that looks complicated but is really very simple and delightfully adaptable. Bring the flavours of apple and cinnamon to the mix and you've got a seasonal sensation that will leave your guests wanting more. Have fun with the style of whisky you use, if it's got orchard fruit and baking spice flavours then you're onto a winner.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Serves: 1 person
Calories: 200 (approx)
Ingredients:
30ml Whisky
20ml Lemon juice
20ml Cloudy apple juice
10ml Simple syrup/gomme
1 Small/medium lion-marked egg (white only)
A pinch of ground cinnamon for garnish
Method:
Shake without ice for 30 seconds, add ice and shake for 15 seconds, strain into a tumbler glass half-filled with fresh ice, garnish with cinnamon (sprinkle from a height).
Gingerbread Manhattan
See how simple it is to make something Christmassy? All we've done here is take the classic Manhattan and added some gingerbread liqueur as well as a couple of other choice ingredients.
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Serves: 1 person
Calories: 165 (approx)
Ingredients:
30ml Rye whiskey
10ml Antica Formula Vermouth
5ml Monin Gingerbread Syrup
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Luxardo Cherry (garnish)
Orange twist (garnish)
Method:
Stir the first four ingredients over ice for 20-30 seconds, then strain into a chilled Martini glass. Add your cherry, express the orange peel over the top of the drink, and serve immediately.
Candy Cane Mint Julep
The Mint Julep may be associated with hot Kentucky days but if you use candy canes to elevate your mint flavour then you're in fantastically festive territory, my friend. Just try not to eat them all first. Not that we did that. Nope.
Prep Time: 4 minutes
Serves: 1 person
Calories: 200 (approx)
Ingredients:
30ml Bourbon
10 Fresh mint leaves plus a small sprig for garnish
5ml Sugar syrup/gomme
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 Mini candy cane (garnish)
Method:
Shake the first four ingredients over lots of ice, hard, for a minute. Fine-strain into a cup filled to the brim with crushed ice and garnish with the candy cane (just stuff it into the ice) and mint sprig.
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