I'm familiar with an assortment of coffee drinks. I prefer tea and was wondering if there are any spiked tea recipes.
That's a harder order to fill. Coffee's roasted, robust flavor means it stands up well to equally strong flavors in a liquor, so it's very easy to stir in a measure of whiskey, brandy, rum... just about anything (I'd stay away from gin or vodka). Tea, depending on your preferred variety, has a much more delicate flavor, which is harder to balance correctly in a cocktail. Brewed tea was sometimes used as an ingredient in older cocktails (specifically in
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Mulled Wine
by Dennis Mayer on January 27th, 2012 | Cocktails, Hot Drinks, Wine
Finding a good winter drink isn't too hard. Plenty of seasonal beers can be refreshing on a cold day. Any spirit, served neat, can help warm a body on a cold day. But finding a warm winter drink... that's a bit harder, if only because we're so predisposed to serving drinks on ice (and ice cold) these days.
There are a few hot drinks out there (the hot toddy, the Tom and Jerry, the blue blazer.) There are any number of punches that can be served warm (Esquire cocktail writer David Wondrich has done plenty of research on
There are a few hot drinks out there (the hot toddy, the Tom and Jerry, the blue blazer.) There are any number of punches that can be served warm (Esquire cocktail writer David Wondrich has done plenty of research on
Hot Toddy
by Dennis Mayer on November 1st, 2011 | Cocktails, Hot Drinks
The hot toddy is one of my favorite winter drinks. It's simple and easy-to-make, but in the cold months, no drink is better at warming up a cold body - whether you've spent a day skiing, a few hours shoveling snow, or just a few moments walking from your house to the corner shop (or from your car to the supermarket.)
I'd planned to write about the hot toddy sometime this winter, but with the unusually early winter storm the Northeast just suffered, now seems like as good a time as any. (And luckily, we wrote about Halloween drinks
I'd planned to write about the hot toddy sometime this winter, but with the unusually early winter storm the Northeast just suffered, now seems like as good a time as any. (And luckily, we wrote about Halloween drinks
Hot Nut Chocolate
by Michele on January 12th, 2011 | Cocktails, Crafty Bartender, Hot Drinks
Happy New Year, everyone!
I thought the new year, and finally the first snow here in New Hampshire, would allow me to offer you one more 'Hot Libation'. As it is January, and is a new year and decade, I thought it would be fun to offer a little nostalgia.
When I was a youngster, sitting in the ski lodge at Black Mountain in Jackson, New Hampshire, I recall sitting in front of the blazing fireplace, unbuckling my ski boots and lying back on the 'kiddycouch' resting my tired legs and slurping down my hot chocolate. I loved their hot cocoa so
I thought the new year, and finally the first snow here in New Hampshire, would allow me to offer you one more 'Hot Libation'. As it is January, and is a new year and decade, I thought it would be fun to offer a little nostalgia.
When I was a youngster, sitting in the ski lodge at Black Mountain in Jackson, New Hampshire, I recall sitting in front of the blazing fireplace, unbuckling my ski boots and lying back on the 'kiddycouch' resting my tired legs and slurping down my hot chocolate. I loved their hot cocoa so
Uncle Charlie’s Punch
by Michele on November 24th, 2010 | Cocktails, Hot Drinks
Thanksgiving always conjures certain thoughts for me: a big turkey dinner (obviously), watching the local football game with family and friends, and a warm house to enter after the game. Throughout my childhood we would attend the Thanksgiving game with my dad, and I always felt frozen by the time we were home. A hot bath and a cup of cocoa were what I needed.
As an adult, there hasn't always been a local game to watch, but there were plenty of family games of football and long walks throughout the neighborhood. The results still are the same- I am freezing
As an adult, there hasn't always been a local game to watch, but there were plenty of family games of football and long walks throughout the neighborhood. The results still are the same- I am freezing
