Ingredient
Ginger
Fresh root for warm, dry-spiced edges; ground for baking-spice depth — ginger is the secret behind a good hot toddy and a winter mule.
Flavour profile
Ginger is the underused engine of half the warm winter cocktails worth drinking. A few thin slices of fresh root in the pan turn an ordinary mulled cider into something properly aromatic, and ginger syrup or a splash of good ginger beer is the cleanest way to brighten a hot toddy. Use fresh for warm serves and ground for batters (buttered-rum batter especially).
Recipes featuring ginger
Hot Ginger and Apple
Cloudy apple juice steeped with fresh ginger, lemon and cinnamon, sweetened with honey for a warming, alcohol-free winter drink.
Winter Moscow Mule
A seasonal twist on the copper-mug classic — vodka, ginger beer and tart cranberry, warmed up with a cinnamon stick and a fresh squeeze of lime.
Holiday Mule
A festive twist on the Moscow Mule with vodka, fiery ginger beer, cranberry juice and lime, served ice cold in a frosted copper mug.
Mulled Apple Cider
Warm spiced apple cider — orchard-sweet, fragrant with cinnamon and clove, and easy to make alcoholic or alcohol-free.