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Spiced Cocktails

12 recipes

Spice in a cocktail works best when it is built into the drink rather than dusted over it. A cinnamon syrup, a cardamom infusion or a saffron honey gives you the aroma throughout instead of a grating on the surface that lands in the first sip and nowhere else.

That is what separates the drinks here from the mulled section. These are mostly served cold, at normal cocktail temperatures, and get their season entirely from what is in the glass.

Most need a syrup made in advance, which takes ten minutes and keeps in the fridge for a fortnight. Make one on a Sunday and you have a week of cocktails.

Allspice rum warmer in a heatproof mug with cinnamon stick and lemon peel
Spiced Cocktails

Allspice Rum Warmer

A rich dark rum mug spiked with allspice dram and warm apple juice, finished with lemon and a cinnamon stick for a cosy winter sip.

Total 7 minutes
Cardamom gin fizz in a tall highball glass with lemon twist and green cardamom pod garnish, soft winter light behind.
Spiced Cocktails

Cardamom Gin Fizz

A bright, aromatic fizz built with gin, fresh lemon and homemade cardamom syrup, topped with soda for a lightly warming, perfumed winter highball.

Total 5 minutes
Chai spiced old fashioned in a rocks glass with a single large ice cube, orange twist and cinnamon stick, warm amber colour.
Spiced Cocktails

Chai Spiced Old Fashioned

An old fashioned built with bourbon and a homemade chai syrup of cardamom, clove, cinnamon and ginger, finished with orange peel over a single large ice cube.

Total 5 minutes
Cinnamon margarita in a rocks glass with a cinnamon-sugar rim, lime wheel and cinnamon stick garnish over a large ice cube.
Spiced Cocktails

Cinnamon Margarita

A reposado-led margarita with fresh lime, agave and a homemade cinnamon syrup, finished with a glittering cinnamon-sugar rim for a warm winter twist.

Total 5 minutes
Cinnamon old fashioned in a heavy rocks glass with a large clear ice cube, orange peel and cinnamon stick garnish.
Spiced Cocktails

Cinnamon Old Fashioned

A warming winter take on the old fashioned, built with bourbon, homemade cinnamon syrup and a perfumed strip of orange peel over a single large ice cube.

Total 5 minutes
Clove bourbon sour in a coupe glass with foamy top, marbled bitters pattern, lemon twist and clove garnish.
Spiced Cocktails

Clove Bourbon Sour

A winter-leaning whiskey sour built with bourbon, fresh lemon, homemade clove syrup and a few dashes of Angostura for warm, balanced depth.

Total 5 minutes
Fennel gin sour in a coupe with foam, bitters dots and a fennel frond
Spiced Cocktails

Fennel Gin Sour

A silky gin sour built around homemade fennel-honey syrup, fresh lemon and an optional egg white, finished with a fennel frond garnish.

Total 15 minutes
Ginger old fashioned in a rocks glass with a single large ice cube, orange peel twist and a piece of candied ginger on a pick.
Spiced Cocktails

Ginger Old Fashioned

A bracing winter old fashioned made with bourbon or rye, fresh ginger syrup, Angostura bitters and a piece of candied ginger over a single rock of ice.

Total 5 minutes
Nutmeg rum flip in a small wine glass with a thick foamy top and freshly grated nutmeg dusted across the surface.
Spiced Cocktails

Nutmeg Rum Flip

A classic rum flip built with aged rum, a whole egg, fine sugar and a generous shower of freshly grated nutmeg for a silky, custardy winter cocktail.

Total 5 minutes
Saffron gin cocktail in a tall highball glass with a golden hue, lemon twist and two saffron threads floating on top.
Spiced Cocktails

Saffron Gin Cocktail

A warming Persian-influenced highball with gin, homemade saffron-honey syrup, fresh lemon and soda, finished with a few delicate threads of saffron.

Total 20 minutes
Star anise rum sour in a coupe glass with a thin lime wheel and whole star anise pod resting on top, warm amber colour.
Spiced Cocktails

Star Anise Rum Sour

A dark rum sour with bright lime, homemade star anise syrup and a few dashes of Angostura, delivering a fragrant, lightly liquorice winter cocktail.

Total 5 minutes

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