Drink Ideas For The Winter
Mixed Drinks To Enjoy This Winter.
Winter is here and spending more time indoors does not mean it has to be boring. If you are
with family or with friends, mixed drinks are a perfect way to entertain on a cold winter day.
We assembled some of the best winter mixed drinks. Click on the links to see how these great
tasting drinks are made.
Mixed Drinks For Winter:
Irish Coffee
This classic drink is made with Irish whiskey, sugar, cream, and brewed coffee.
It will keep you warm and rejuvenate your senses unlike any other steaming
mug can.
Hot Buttered Rum
Sweet, spicy, and warm, it does not get much more relaxing than a Hot
Buttered Rum after a long winter day. The buttery mixture can be made ahead
of time to make it faster to prepare.
Rye & Ginger Ale
Quick and easy to make, just mix rye whiskey and ginger ale.
Scotch & Lime
This cold drink will make you warm inside with blended Scotch whiskey and lime
juice.
Hot Toddy
Warm up from the cold with this spin on hot tea. The Hot Toddy is made with
brandy, whiskey or rum and includes honey, lemon and is mixed with tea.
Millionaire
You will feel like a millionaire with this sweet tasting drink. It is made with rye
whiskey, Grand Marnier, egg whites and grenadine.
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary is a very popular drink. With it’s spicy taste, it is warming and
delicious. This homemade version is much better than the ready-made mixes.
Butter Baby
This is a great spin a the traditional hot chocolate. Just add butterscotch
schnapps and top with whipped cream.
Rusty Nail
For a warm up on the rocks, this Scotch and Drambuie cocktail is an excellent
idea. Despite being chilled, this easy, soothing drink does a nice job of warming
your blood with its smoky, honeyed, herbal combination.
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Monday - Saturday 9am - 10pm
Irish Coffee
Ingredients:
1.5 fluid ounce Irish cream liqueur
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger Irish whiskey
1 cup hot brewed coffee
1 tablespoon whipped cream
1 dash ground nutmeg
Instructions: In a coffee mug, combine
Irish cream and Irish whiskey. Fill mug
with coffee. Top with a dab of whipped
cream and a dash of nutmeg.
Rye & Ginger Ale
Ingredients:
2 ounces rye whiskey
4 or 5 ounces ginger ale
Instructions: Pour the whiskey into a
Collins glass, add 2 or 3 ice cubes, and
top off with ginger ale.
Rusty Nail
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces Scotch
3/4 ounce Drambuie
Garnish: Lemon twist
Instructions: Pour the ingredients into
an old-fashioned glass with ice cubes.
Stir well.
Hot Buttered Rum
Ingredients:
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 cups light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Pinch ground cloves
Pinch salt
Bottle dark rum
Boiling water
Instructions: In a bowl, cream
together the butter, sugar, cinnamon,
nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Refrigerate
until almost firm. Spoon about 2
tablespoons of the butter mixture into
12 small mugs. Pour about 3 ounces of
rum into each mug (filling about
halfway). Top with boiling water (to fill
the remaining half), stir well, and serve
immediately.
Butter Baby
Ingredients:
1 oz butterscotch schnapps
Fill w/ hot chocolate
Garnish: Whipped cream
Instructions: Mix butterscotch
schnapps with hot chocolate in a coffee
mug.
Scotch and Lime
Ingredients:
3 ounces blended Scotch whiskey
1/2 ounce lime juice
Instructions: Place 2 ice cubes in an
Old-Fashioned glass, add the whiskey
and lime juice. Stir.
Hot Toddy
Ingredients:
1 oz brandy, whiskey or rum
1 Tbsp honey
1/4 lemon
1 cup hot water
1 tea bag
Garnish: Lemon wedge and cinnamon
stick
Instructions: Coat the bottom of a
mug or an Irish coffee glass with
honey. Add the liquor and the juice of
the lemon quarter. On the side, heat
water in a tea kettle and add the tea
bag to make hot tea. Pour the
steaming tea into the glass and stir.
Millionaire
Ingredients:
2 ounces rye whiskey
1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
1 dash grenadine
1 egg whites
Instructions: Shake with cracked ice,
then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Bloody Mary
Ingredients:
3 ounces tomato juice
1 1/2 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1 dash of Worcestershire sauce
Celery salt
Ground pepper
Hot pepper sauce to taste
Horseradish to taste (optional)
Garnish: Celery stalk and lemon
and/or lime wedge
Instructions: Build the liquid
ingredients in a highball glass over ice
cubes. Stir well. Add the seasonings to
taste.