Warm Gin Cocktails
Hot Apple Gin
How to serve Hot Apple Gin - the warm gin-based apple & spice drink. Stemmed glass, gentle warmth, apple, cinnamon. Plus the moments and occasions where it lands best.
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Après-Ski Drinks
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Alpine drinks were designed for people who had spent a day outdoors in the cold, which shows in how they are built. They are hotter than most winter serves, often around 70 to 75°C, and considerably stronger.
That is worth knowing before you serve one indoors after dinner. Jägertee is made with overproof rum for a reason, and the reason is not a warm sitting room.
What they do better than anything else is arrive fast. A café fertig or a mountain grog takes five minutes, which is exactly how long a mountain hut has before the next group comes in.
Modern Winter Serves
Warm Aperol Spritz
A warm winter take on the Aperol Spritz - there is no single recipe. Aperol with warm orange (and sometimes apple) juice and a top of prosecco, with honest notes on variants and why it divides opinion.
Après-Ski Drinks
Alpine Hot Cocoa Cocktail
A nutty alpine cocoa cocktail with real dark chocolate, cocoa powder and Frangelico or amaretto, finished with a soft cloud of whipped cream.
Après-Ski Drinks
Après-Ski Hot Chocolate
A thick, glossy hot chocolate made with whole milk, dark chocolate and double cream, lifted with a measure of dark rum or brandy for an après-ski finish.
Warm Cocktails
Bombardino
The Italian après-ski favourite: warm advocaat enriched with brandy, crowned with softly whipped cream and a dusting of cocoa for a decadent slope-side treat.
Warm Cocktails
Heisse Liebe
A playful Alpine dessert drink of cold vanilla ice cream under hot raspberry sauce, spiked with vodka and crowned with whipped cream.
Warm Cocktails
Hot Buttered Bourbon
A rich hot buttered bourbon with a spiced brown sugar butter batter that melts into every sip.
Warm Cocktails
Hot Buttered Rum
A rich, old-fashioned warmer - dark rum and hot water enriched with a spiced butter batter that melts into something silky and comforting.
Warm Cocktails
Hot Cherry Brandy Toddy
A fruity hot toddy with cherry brandy, brandy, fresh lemon, honey and a cinnamon stick.
Warm Cocktails
Hot Irish Cocoa
A rich hot Irish cocoa made with Irish whiskey, real dark chocolate and warm milk, finished with whipped cream and a dusting of nutmeg.
Warm Cocktails
Hot Toddy
The classic warm whisky cocktail with honey, lemon and spice - soothing, simple and built for cold nights.
Warm Cocktails
Jägertee
The Austrian Alpine warmer of strong black tea and overproof rum, spiced with cinnamon and clove and brightened with lemon, a robust drink for the slopes.
Warm Cocktails
Lumumba
A rich hot chocolate laced with brandy and crowned with softly whipped cream, a classic continental warmer for cold nights.
Après-Ski Drinks
Mountain Grog
A bracing alpine grog made with dark rum, hot water, fresh lemon and brown sugar, spiced with cinnamon and clove for an honest cold-weather drink.
Mulled Drinks
Mulled Apple Cider
Warm spiced apple cider - orchard-sweet, fragrant with cinnamon and clove, and easy to make alcoholic or alcohol-free.
Mulled Drinks
Mulled Cider with Bourbon
Cloudy apple cider mulled gently with cinnamon, clove and orange, then laced with bourbon off the heat for a warming autumn-into-winter cup.
Warm Cocktails
Spiced Rum Punch
A warming punch of spiced rum, apple and orange juice and citrus, mulled with cinnamon, clove and allspice - generous, fruity and made for sharing.
Warm Cocktails
Spiked Hot Chocolate
Deep, glossy hot chocolate made with real dark chocolate and a measure of your favourite spirit - the ultimate grown-up winter treat.
Après-Ski Drinks
Swiss Café Fertig
A simple Swiss après-ski classic of strong hot coffee, brown sugar and a generous measure of Träsch or Williamine fruit brandy.
Après-Ski Drinks
Swiss Mulled Wine
A fragrant Swiss take on mulled wine with red wine, warm spices and citrus peel, finished with an optional splash of kirsch for an alpine edge.
Après-Ski Drinks
Tirolean Jägertee
A bold Austrian après-ski classic combining overproof rum, strong black tea and plum brandy with citrus and warm spices for a powerful winter pour.
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Guide
Alpine Winter Drinks: From Ski Lodges to Mountain Huts
A guide to alpine winter drinking, from boozy Jägertee and creamy Bombardino to Austrian Glühwein and the unmistakable culture of après-ski.
Guide
The Best Warm Winter Cocktails
Steaming, spiced and comforting - the best warm cocktails for winter, plus the simple technique that keeps every warm drink tasting its best.