Holiday Drinks!

Hot wine with spices, whiskey, cocktails, and lots of cream are the main ingredients of the drinks that we chose for the holidays. And if you drink too much alcohol, there are recipes for a next day hangover!

Hot Wine with Spices!

Few can resist the smell of spices which come from hot red wine. This traditional drink is famous all throughout Europe during the holiday events, and generally throughout the winter.

Quantity: 24 cups

Ingredients:

2 bottles of red wine, preferably Cabernet Sauvignon
1,5 liter of water
1 orange which you tap with 10 cloves
2 oranges
2 sliced lemons
6 tablespoons sugar or honey
5 cm cinnamon sticks
2 teaspoons grated ginger
2 tablespoons liqueur such as Cointreau, Grand Marnier, Calvados or Cherry Brandy.

Stir all ingredients together in large saucepan in very low heat for 20 minutes. Do not let it boil or else it will evaporate the alcohol. Stir gently to dissolve the sugar or honey. Serve with a fruit punch scoop and keep the remaining wine.

Grog of Prince Charles!

It is said that this drink is prefered by the British royal family, who probably would know a lot about alcohol.

Quantity: 1 glass

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon Drambuie
1 tablespoon sweet red vermouth, such as Martini
150ml of water
2 slices of lemon

Heat ingredients in low heat in a saucepan and serve in glasses you have previously warmed in microwave or in warm water.

Hot alcoholic beverage!

If you want to avoid the whiskey and the wine, this drink is ideal for children and for those who avoid alcohol. Of course, you can add more whiskey.

Quantity: 6 glasses

Ingredients:

50 g raisins
juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons sliced ginger
1 tablespoon whiskey
1 tablespoon red wine
575ml apple juice
575ml eil ginger
1 sliced orange
1 apple slices

During the evening of the previous day, soak the raisins in lemon juice, honey, ginger and whiskey. The day after, put all the soaked ingredients in large pot and add all of the rest ingredients. Heat but do not boil. Serve in cups.

Authentic Irish Cream

Quantity: 12 glasses

Ingredients:

1 cup cream
1 box of sweetened evaporated milk
a little bit less than 2 cups of Irish whiskey
1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla (powder)
1 teaspoon flavoring almonds or almond liqueur.

In a blender, mix the cream, milk, whiskey, coffee and chocolate syrup. Add the vanilla and almond. Stir for 20 to 30 seconds in blender. Put the mixture in a jug that closes well or other container and place in refrigerator. Stir well before serving. It can accommodate up to two months in the refrigerator.

Hot rum!

Quantity: 15 glasses

Ingredients:

1 cup soft butter
1 package powdered sugar
0,5 kg brown sugar
1 liter vanilla ice cream, soft.

Stir the sugar with the butter and add the ice cream until it becomes smooth mixture. Put it in a bowl, preferably metal, which goes in the freezer and close very well. Can be maintained up to a month. To serve put two full tablespoons of mixture in mug or tall glass and light. Add 1 or 2 tablespoons rum. Pour the mixture 170 grams of boiling water and stir until the mixture melts. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon or nutmeg and serve.

I hope you enjoy!

Have beautiful holidays!