Hot cocktails

by Irina Mikailova - Nov 28, 2017

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With the onset of late autumn and winter, hot cocktails become especially relevant. Such drinks during the period of cold and slush will cheer up, warm the whole body and protect against colds. In addition to traditional punches, grog and mulled wine, there are many other cocktails that are relevant in the cold season, including those without strong ingredients.

Hot non-alcoholic cocktails

Such aromatic drinks are good to end the day at work and to spend the rest of the evening in a friendly atmosphere and with the family.

Liquid strudel

To prepare such an unusual drink, you will need:

1 liter fresh apple juice.
80 ml cinnamon syrup
2 lime fruits.
1 green apple.

First, you need to cut the limes into pieces and squeeze the juice out of them, mixing with the apple juice.
Pour cinnamon syrup there and put the resulting mixture on low heat.
With constant stirring, the liquid is heated, but not brought to a boil.
The apple is washed, peeled and cut into small wedges.
The cocktail is poured into glasses and decorated with apple slices.

Non-alcoholic sbiten

Even the most inexperienced housewife can handle this simple recipe. For a delicious warming drink, you will need:

1 liter of purified water.
100 g of natural honey.
15 g ginger
10 g each of cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.

First you need to dissolve honey in water and, bringing to a boil, let it boil for 20 minutes.
Then add all the spices and continue to boil for another 5 minutes.
Thereafter cocktail filtered, poured into glasses and served to the table.

Moroccan mandarin

Light spicy notes of this hot drink will awaken African passions even in the harsh Siberian frost. To prepare a drink you will need:

180 ml of fresh tangerine juice.
10 g granulated sugar
2 g dried star anise.
1 g each ground cinnamon and rosemary.
A branch of fresh mint.

The manufacturing process is very simple: all ingredients, except mint, are mixed and heated to 75 degrees.
Then the cocktail is poured into a tall glass and decorated with a sprig of mint.

Strawberry "Mojito"

Mojito drinks never cease to be popular. Most of these are refreshing cocktails with alcohol, but there is also a warming non-alcoholic version. Prepare for this drink:

2 slices of lime.
10 g mint.
20 ml mint syrup.
20 g strawberry puree.
150 ml of filtered water.

First you need to knead the lime and mint, and then mix with the syrup, water and strawberry puree.
Then the mixture is heated without boiling and filtered.
The finished drink is poured into a glass and decorated with mint sprigs.

Hot cocktails with alcohol

If you are tired of traditional mulled wine and grog, we suggest preparing their unusual versions.

Shokawain

This delicious drink will be a great alternative to traditional mulled wine. To prepare it you will need:

1 bottle of fortified guilt.
1 glass of milk
1 bar of chocolate.
Cinnamon stick.
2 pieces of cloves.
Allspice.

First you need to pour the wine into a saucepan and put on the fire along with the spices.
When the liquid boils, the fire is reduced and the contents of the saucepan are boiled down by a third.
After that, the wine is removed from the fire and all the spices are removed from it.
Then pour the grated chocolate into the boiled milk and beat the milk-chocolate mixture.
Wine is added to the cocktail and immediately poured into thick glasses.

Gleg

This strong Finnish cocktail warms up perfectly in the winter cold. To prepare it, you will need:

500 ml of red wine.
100 g brown granulated sugar.
50 g raisins.
5 g of cinnamon powder.
Zest grated from one orange.
5 pieces of cloves.
50 g of peeled and ground almonds.
50 ml of vodka.

The cooking process is very simple. Stir everything except the vodka and put it in a large saucepan over the fire.
Heat the liquid over low heat, stirring constantly, but do not let it boil.
When the gleg is ready, pour vodka into it if desired.

Chocolate with brandy

A chocolate drink can be more than just for children. If you cook it according to a special recipe, then it will be appropriate for an adult party. To make such a cocktail, you will need:

Half a bar of dark chocolate.
A glass of milk.
20 g icing sugar.
Half a glass of brandy.
Fresh strong hot coffee.
Zest removed from one orange.
1 cinnamon stick

Milk is poured into a saucepan with a thick bottom, chocolate, cinnamon and powdered sugar are added to it.
On low heat, bring everything to a boil, stirring constantly.
After turning off the heating, brandy with coffee is poured into the drink.
Having caught the cinnamon, the cocktail is poured into glasses and decorated with zest.