Winter And Alcohol; The Underrated Duology

As long as humans have been on the surface of the Earth, there has been a need for de-stressing. Especially, when we are living in the 21st century, all we are doing is working day and night and filling up our bank accounts. All of this might be relevant in this era but the amount of stress that it generates is tremendous. Stress is not only a contributor to your bad appeal but also an invitation to health problems such as heart attack and anxiety. When it comes to de-stressing, there is one thing that pops into our minds – alcohol. This bitter liquid has the potential to ease your mind and take you to a whole new world where you can feel nothing but happiness. So, as the winters take over the sunny good days, we are here to tell you about the winter’s cocktails that can heal your mouth and soul!

Ingredients

• Hot Water
• Dry Gin (Any Brand) – 30 ML
• Peanut Butter Syrup – 60 ML
• Macadamia and Wattleseed Liqueur – 30ML
• How To Make:

Take a cocktail shaker and add the ingredients to it. If you are out of peanut butter syrup, you can customise your own by adding some hot water, peanut butter and salted caramel together and shaking it until the mixture has turned into a pasty solution.

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Once ready, add the peanut butter syrup (ready-made or homemade) into a cocktail shaker with dry gin and the Mac liqueur and shake it for 10 seconds rigorously.

Stress is not only a contributor to your bad appeal but also an invitation to health problems such as heart attack and anxiety.

Serve the drink preferably in a coup glass with ice on top and garnish it with a bit of nut.

• Winter Mulled Wine

Ingredients

• Red Wine – 750 ML
• Cinnamon Quill – 1
• Caster Sugar – 1/4th Cup
• Star Anise – 1
• Orange Rind (Stripped) – 1
• Cloves – 4
• Lemon Slice – 1
• How To Make:

Take a saucepan and pre-heat for around 5 minutes, make sure that the saucepan is dried thoroughly. Clean the remaining particles with a soft cloth and add wine to it.

Along with the wine, also add the caster sugar to the pan. Stir the mixture for as much time as you can feel the sugar has been dissolved. Add all the other ingredients to the mixture except the lemon slice and stir them all together.

Now, stop stirring and let the mixture sit for around 10 minutes on a medium flame till you can see the wine heat bubbling. Pour it into a glass and serve with the lime slices on top. Drink the winter mulled wine, sip by sip, sitting right beside your fire pit.

From the December 2022 issue of FHM India.