Low-Alcohol Winter Drinks
Light Mulled Cider
A light, low-alcohol mulled cider with fresh apple juice, cinnamon, cloves and orange peel.
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Low-Alcohol Winter Drinks
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A long winter evening and a full-strength mulled wine are not always compatible. These drinks keep the ritual, the spice and the warmth while sitting somewhere well below the usual strength.
The trick is not simply pouring less spirit. Diluting a mulled wine makes it watery. What works is building the drink around a lower-strength base to begin with: session wine, light cider, aperitifs, or tea doing the structural work that alcohol usually does.
They also suit an afternoon, which is more than most drinks on this site can claim.
Low-Alcohol Winter Drinks
Low-ABV Bittersweet Toddy
A lighter hot toddy built on a small measure of amaro, strong black tea, lemon and honey.
Low-Alcohol Winter Drinks
Low-ABV Mulled Cider
A lighter take on mulled cider built around low-alcohol cider, fresh orange and warming spices.
Low-Alcohol Winter Drinks
Low-ABV Spiced Fizz
A lively low-alcohol fizz built on a light aperitif, cinnamon syrup, lemon and soda.
Low-Alcohol Winter Drinks
Low-ABV Winter Spritz
A warming low-alcohol spritz built on vermouth, warm orange juice, soda and a touch of cinnamon.
Low-Alcohol Winter Drinks
Session Mulled Wine
A lighter mulled wine built on low-alcohol or alcohol-removed red, warmed with orange, spices and a touch of sugar.
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