Hot Toddy Recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Ingredients:
• 1 oz brandy, whiskey, or rum
• 1 Tbsp honey
• 1/4 lemon
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 tea bag
Preparation:
1. Coat the bottom of a mug or an Irish coffee glass with honey.
2. Add the liquor and the juice of the lemon quarter.
3. On the side, heat water in a tea kettle and add the tea bag to make hot tea.
4. Pour the steaming tea into the glass and stir.
Eggnog Recipe
Prep Time: 25 hours
Total Time: 25 hours
Yield: 16 Drinks
Ingredients:
• 6 eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup super fine sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups brandy
• 1 cup milk
• Nutmeg (use for garnish also)
Preparation:
1. Beat egg yolks, 1/4 cup sugar, nutmeg, salt and vanilla together until very thick and light yellow.
2. Slowly beat in brandy (rum and whiskey are also popular alternatives) and milk.
3. Cover and chill overnight.
4. Shortly before serving, beat the egg whites to soft peaks.
5. Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar, beat this mixture to soft peaks again, creating a meringue-like cream.
6. Then slowly pour this cream over the chilled brandy mixture, folding in gently.
7. Serve the eggnog in a mug, Irish coffee glass, or punch cup and grate nutmeg over the top for garnish.
Brandied Apple Cider
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 4 glasses
Ingredients:
• 2 apples
• 2x 375ml bottles of cider
• 250ml (1cup) Brandy or Calvados
• Cinnamon sticks to serve
Preparation:
1. Thinly slice 2 apples into discs discarding the ends, do not core.
2. Place the apple into a large heavy based saucepan and add the cider and brandy or calvados.
3. Heat until almost boiling but do not boil.
4. Serve in heatproof glasses such as Irish coffee glasses. Add cinnamon stick for decoration.
Friday, 21 December 2012
Christmas Drinks
Labels:
apple,
brandied cider,
Christmas,
cocktail,
Drinks,
Eggnog,
Hot toddy,
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