The Cocktails Must Flow

Our third and final cocktail is the Smoky Martini. This is a Martini variant which replaces the vermouth with a peated single malt Scotch.

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Our second cocktail this #FridayNightCocktails is the Scotch Sour. You can use any Scotch for this cocktail, but I’d generally avoid using a peated Scotch as it may conflict with the citrus.

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Our first cocktail is the Scotch Old-Fashioned, a Scotch whisky based Old Fashioned variation which can use any type of Scotch from blended to single malt. Being a Scotch-forward cocktail, I find it best to use a good single malt. It can easily show off the quality of a balanced single malt such as Lagavulin.

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Our fourth cocktail is the Baileys Chocolate Martini. Is an English Christmas complete with some Baileys? This easy to make Baileys Chocolate Martini elevates Baileys beyond the ordinary.

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Our third cocktail this Christmas is the Orange Champagne Mule which was created in France, during World War II by American soldiers using booty liberated from retreating Germans, and named for the four ingredients; brandy, Benedictine, Cointreau and champagne.

This champagne cocktail is unusual in that it calls for room-temperature champagne, making it perfect for using up any leftovers.

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The second cocktail this #ChristmasCocktails is the Christmas Negroni; a variation of the Negroni which uses Old Tom gin and replaces some of the sweet vermouth with tawny port.

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Our first cocktail is the Bucks Fizz. This is probably the quintessential Christmas cocktail in England.

It’s very easy to make, but tastes very good.

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Our second cocktail is a Winter Spritz; our last cocktail may have warmed you up, but this one may cool you down a little. Spritzes are often seen as summer cocktails, but this one is perfect for winter or a Christmas celebration.

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Our first cocktail is a Maple bourbon Hot Chocolate; I hunted through a lot of recipes on line looking for a good hit chocolate and ended up combining elements of a few to produce this one which uses both bourbon and maple syrup as the sweetener.

Have a try and let me know what you think.

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Our third and final cocktail is the B2C2 which was created in France, during World War II by American soldiers using booty liberated from retreating Germans, and named for the four ingredients; brandy, Benedictine, Cointreau and champagne.

This champagne cocktail is unusual in that it calls for room-temperature champagne, making it perfect for using up any leftovers.

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