Quick & Easy Winter Cocktails
Following on from our party essentials post, we realised we couldn't possibly leave it there and miss out one of the key essentials - alcohol!
Drink, be merry and show off with these low-effort cocktails that'll be sure to please & impress your guests during the winter break.
Cinnamon Star Old Fashioned
A classic with a seasonal twist.
Prep time: 5 minutes | Serves 2
Ingredients
- 120ml Bourbon
- 30ml lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon orange bitters
- Sparkling water
- Cinnamon syrup
- Cinnamon & star anise, for serving (optional)
Method
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In a cocktail shaker, combine the bourbon, lemon juice, orange bitters, and 2 tablespoons of the cinnamon syrup. Shake to combine.
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Strain the contents of the shaker into the prepared cocktail glass, and serve.
- If desired top with sparkling water. Garnish with cinnamon and star anise.
Featuring Soiree Diamond Glasses
Blackberry Gin Sour
Sweet, light and refreshing.
Prep time: 10 minutes | Serves 2
Ingredients
- 2 cups of Blackberries
- Juice from 1/2 a lemon
- 1 tsbp of homemade syrup
- 100ml gin (we used Tanqueray)
- Angostura Bitters
- 1 tsbp Unsweetened coconut milk
- Mint for serving (optional)
Method
- Chill two Champagne glasses
- For Syrup: add one cup of caster sugar and one cup of cold water to a pan. Bring to the boil, then simmer uncovered for 3-4 minutes – or until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
- Put half the blackberries into a small jug and muddle until completely juiced.
- Add the homemade syrup and lemon juice and mix.
- Strain the juice through a sieve into a cocktail shaker, making sure to squish as much liquid out of the blackberries as possible.
- Add the gin, 2 tbsp's of Angostura bitters, and the coconut milk to the cocktail shaker
- Give the cocktail shaker a really good shake for about 15 seconds
- Strain the liquid into a glasses and garnish with berries and mint.
Featuring Soiree Inside Out Champagne Flutes
Apple, Thyme & Rosé Spritz
Aromatic, fun & fruity.
Prep time: 5 minutes | Serves 4
Ingredients
- 150ml lime fever tree tonic water
- 150ml apple juice (we used copella)
- 8 sprigs of thyme
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 600ml Provence Rose (we used Aime Roquesante)
- 1 sweet lady apple
- 100ml sparkling water
Method
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Chill Sparkling water, Tonic Water, Apple Juice & Rose.
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Cut your apple in half, neatly remove core & slice one half into thin slices and the other half into medium-sized squares.
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In a large jug muddle 4 sprigs of thyme, sugar and the apple cubes until all the leaves and apple cubes have broken down.
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Then pour tonic water, apple juice and sparkling water into the jug and mix.
- Using a strainer, pour the mix into a slightly smaller jug, pour in the rose and mix together.
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To serve, divide among 4 glasses and fill halfway, top with large ice cubes, a sprig of thyme and apple slices.
Featuring Original Stormtrooper Glass
These cocktails are sure to go down a treat at your next shindig. To see what else you could bring to the table, host or not - check out our 4 unique party essentials post here.
