Hot cocktails

With the onset of late autumn and winter, hot cocktails become especially relevant. During cold and slushy periods, such drinks will lift your spirits, warm your whole body and protect you from colds. In addition to traditional punches, grogs and mulled wine, there are many other cocktails that are popular during the cold season, including those without strong ingredients.

Hot non-alcoholic cocktails

Such aromatic drinks are good for ending a working day and for spending the rest of the evening in a friendly atmosphere and with your family.

Liquid strudel

To prepare such an unusual drink you will need:

• 1 liter of fresh apple juice juice.
• 80 ml cinnamon syrup
• 2 limes.
• 1 green apple.

1. First, you need to cut the limes into pieces and squeeze the juice out of them, mixing them with apple juice.
2. Pour in cinnamon syrup and place the resulting mixture on low heat.
3. With constant stirring, the liquid is heated, but not brought to a boil.
4. The apple is washed, peeled and cut into small slices.
5. The cocktail is poured into glasses and garnished 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.

1. First you need to dissolve honey in water and, bringing to a boil, let it simmer for 20 minutes.
2. Then add all the spices and continue to boil for another 5 minutes.
3. After that cocktail filter, pour into glasses and serve.

Moroccan mandarin

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

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

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

Strawberry Mojito

Mojito drinks continue to be popular. Most of these are cooling cocktails with alcohol, but there is also a warming non-alcoholic version. For this drink, prepare:

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

1. First you need to mash the lime and mint, and then mix with syrup, water and strawberry puree.
2. Then the mixture is heated without boiling and filtered.
3. 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.

Shockowein

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

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

1. First you need to pour the wine into a saucepan and put it on the fire along with the spices.
2. When the liquid boils, reduce the heat and reduce the contents of the saucepan by a third.
3. After this, the wine is removed from the heat and all the spices are caught from it.
4. Then add grated chocolate into the boiled milk and beat the milk-chocolate mixture.
5. Add wine to the cocktail and immediately pour it into thick glass glasses.

Gleg

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

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

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

Chocolate with brandy

A chocolate drink can be not only for children. If you prepare it according to a special recipe, it will also be suitable for an adult party. To make this cocktail, you will need:

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

1. Pour milk into a saucepan with a thick bottom, add chocolate, cinnamon and powdered sugar.
2. Bring everything to a boil over low heat, stirring continuously.
3. Turning off the heat, pour brandy and coffee into the drink.
4. After catching the cinnamon, the cocktail is poured into glasses and garnished with zest.