The Best Hot Cocktails for Winter
Here are some delightful hot cocktail recipes to keep you warm during the winter months:
1. Caramel Coffee Cocktail:
- Ingredients:
- 1 part Dorda Sea Salt Caramel Liqueur
- 3 parts hot black coffee
- Whipped cream and cinnamon for garnish
- Instructions:
- Mix Dorda Sea Salt Caramel Liqueur with hot black coffee in a mug.
- Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon.
2. Hot Apple Cider:
- Ingredients:
- 2 oz Four Roses Bourbon
- 4 oz apple cider
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 orange peel for garnish
- 2 cloves
- Instructions:
- Combine Four Roses Bourbon and apple cider in a crockpot or pan.
- Heat on low for two hours.
- Ensure the liquid is hot but not boiling, then add the cinnamon stick.
- Garnish each cocktail with a clove-studded orange peel.
3. Buena Vista:
- Ingredients:
- 2 oz Powers Irish Whiskey
- 2 shots fresh espresso
- 1 oz boiled water
- 2 oz whipped cream
- Instructions:
- Mix Powers Irish Whiskey and fresh espresso in a glass.
- Add boiled water.
- Top with whipped cream.
4. Takasan Sake Hot Toddy:
- Ingredients:
- 6 oz warmed-up Masumi Okuden Kantsukuri Junmai
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 tsp yuzu juice
- 2 slices ginger
- 1 toasted cinnamon stick
- Yuzu peel
- Instructions:
- Muddle honey, yuzu juice, and ginger slices in a glass.
- Add warmed-up sake and stir lightly.
- Top with a cinnamon stick and yuzu peel.
5. The Grand Hot Chocolate:
- Ingredients:
- 3 cups whole milk
- 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 3 oz Grand Marnier (1 oz per mug)
- Instructions:
- In a saucepan, combine milk, chocolate chips, sugar, and salt.
- Heat on medium-low, stirring often until the chocolate melts.
- Remove from heat, add vanilla, and stir.
- Divide into mugs, add 1 oz Grand Marnier to each, and stir.
- Top with marshmallows, whipped cream, or cinnamon as desired.
Enjoy these cozy hot cocktails during the chilly winter days and nights!