Effortless Winter Drinks
Entertaining at home? We’ve put together a handy list of drink ideas for three different events
Cocktail Night
Serve these cocktails at your next dress-up dinner party. They appeal to a variety of tastes, making them perfect for a crowd.
Lumberjack Cocktail
Ingredients
- 45mL Hennessy VS Cognac
- 15mL fresh lemon juice
- 15mL pure maple syrup
- 5 dashes of Angostura Bitters
- Ice
- Grated cinnamon, to garnish
Method
- Add the Cognac, lemon juice, maple syrup, Angostura Bitters and ice to a shaker and shake well.
- Place a large ice cube into a tumbler.
- Strain your cocktail into the glass.
- Garnish with grated cinnamon.
Vesper Martini
Ingredients
- 45mL Bombay Sapphire Gin
- 15mL vodka
- 15mL Lillet Blanc Aperitif
- Ice
- Lemon peel, to garnish
Method
- Add gin, vodka, Lillet Blanc and ice to a shaker. Shake well.
- Strain into a Martini glass.
- Garnish with lemon peel.
Chocolatini
Ingredients
- 75mL Amarula Cream Liqueur
- 25mL vodka
- Ice
- Flaked chocolate, to garnish
Method
- Add the liqueur and vodka into a shaker filled with ice.
- Shake well and pour into a Martini glass.
- Garnish with flaked chocolate.
After Dinner Drinks
Serve these cocktails at your next dress-up dinner party. They appeal to a variety of tastes, making them perfect for a crowd.
The Original and Very Old Fashioned
Ingredients
- 45mL Glenmorangie The Original Scotch Whisky
- 4 dashes of Angostura Bitters
- 1 teaspoon of white granulated sugar
- Ice
- An orange twist, to garnish
Method
- Combine Scotch whisky, bitters and sugar in an Old Fashioned glass.
- Muddle to dissolve sugar.
- Add ice and stir.
- Garnish with an orange twist.
Ardbeg An Oa and Maltesers
Ingredients
- 45mL of Ardbeg An Oa Scotch Whisky
- Maltesers
Method
- This single malt Scotch has a creamy texture and gentle sweetness that’s best savoured neat.
- Pour the whisky into a glass and enjoy it with a side of Maltesers.
Negroni
Ingredients
- 30mL gin
- 30mL Campari Bitter Aperitif
- 30mL Cinzano Rosso Vermouth
- Ice
- A slice of orange, to garnish
Method
- Pour gin, Campari and vermouth into an ice-filled glass. Stir well.
- Garnish with a slice of orange.
Movie night
Some weekends are made for a night in with a movie. Get the evening started with these tidbits of trivia, and settle in with one of our drink recommendations.
Though James Bond is known for his love of vodka martinis, his first drink of choice in the novels was a Vesper Martini, which contains vodka and gin. It wasn’t until The World is Not Enough that a brand of gin (Tanqueray) appeared in a Bond film.
Watch: Your favourite Bond movie.
Serve: Tanqueray Gin & Tonic with ice and fresh lime.
Stolichnaya vodka was an official sponsor of spy thriller Atomic Blonde – leading Charlize Theron’s character to order a “Stoli on the rocks” throughout the film.
Watch: Atomic Blonde (2017).
Serve: Stolichnaya vodka on the rocks with a twist of lemon.
Casamigos was founded by George Clooney and Rande Gerber (Cindy Crawford’s husband). The duo tried 700 samples before settling on their now famous tequila recipe.
Watch: The Descendants (2011).
Serve: Casamigos Reposado Tequila in a Margarita.
Colour-changing Ink Gin shot to global fame when Australian actress Margot Robbie served it at her secret Byron Bay wedding.
Watch: I, Tonya (2017).
Serve: Ink Gin with tonic for a pink Gin & Tonic.
After Ryan Reynolds tried Aviation Gin for the first time, he decided he wanted to own it. He’s now co-owner and the public face of the company.
Watch: Deadpool (2016).
Serve: Aviation Gin with pear puree and rosemary to make a Spiced Pear Collins.
Ghostbusters star Dan Ackroyd developed Crystal Head Vodka because of his fascination with the unexplained. The glass skull bottle is inspired by the legend of the 13 crystal skulls – mysterious artefacts that have been found all over the world.
Watch: Ghostbusters (1984), of course!
Serve: Crystal Head Vodka with coffee liqueur.
Drink inspiration for your next movie night
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