FESTIVE COCKTAILS Add 1 shot rum and 1 shot brandy. Top up with hot milk. Stir well until frothy. Add a cinnamon stick stirrer – sprinkle over a little grated nutmeg, if you like. GIN The clean, herbal flavour of gin makes it a great base for long, refreshing drinks, such as our Snow Queen – blue curacao adds a zesty tang and subtle colour to this take on a simple classic. Gin also goes brilliantly with sweet or exotic ingredients – we used a peppermint candy cane, but you could try one in a fruity or spicy flavour, such as apple or cinnamon, instead.
WHISKY Whisky is great for creating warming drinks, and its strong flavour works well with sweet ingredients, such as honey. It’s also a good match for citrus, – Cointreau and clementine add zing to our whisky Mac. You can even spice it up – our sophisticated festive Manhattan will wow your party guests.
Merry Cosmopolitan*
Creamy pistachio coquito
Clementine whisky Mac
Put a few ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Add 2 parts rum, 2 parts full-fat coconut milk, 1 part sweetened condensed milk, 1tsp almond extract, tsp vanilla extract, a pinch of nutmeg and a couple of drops of green food colouring. Shake until frothy. Chill for at least 3hrs. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with rum and dip into gingerbread biscuit crumbs. Pour the cocktail into the glass and serve sprinkled with chopped pistachio nuts.
Mix 3 parts Asda Green Ginger Wine, chilled, to 1 part whisky, then add a dash of Cointreau. Pour into a tumbler. Serve with a slice of clementine.
Tom & Jerry winter warmer* Separate 1 egg and beat the white until stiff. Mix together the yolk and 1tbsp caster sugar, then stir in a small pinch each of cinnamon, allspice and ground cloves, plus a few drops vanilla extract. Fold the beaten egg whites into the spiced yolk mixture. Spoon into an Irish coffee glass or mug.
Candy cane martini Dissolve a crushed candy cane in 1 part vermouth and 4 parts gin for 1hr. Shake with ice in a cocktail shaker. Moisten the rim of a chilled cocktail glass and dip into more crushed candy cane. Strain the cocktail into the glass and serve with a whole candy cane as a stirrer.
Snow Queen gin & lemonade Mix equal parts of lemonade and gin in a jug, then add a dash of blue curacao. Put ice cubes in a tall glass, pour over the cocktail and garnish with a twist of orange peel.
90 | ASDA.COM/GROCERIES | DECEMBER 2015
Christmas cake spice Manhattan Put ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Add 2 parts whisky, 1 part vermouth, a splash of Angostura Bitters and a pinch each of cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.
Put a few ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Add 1 part vodka, 1 part limoncello, 1 part fresh lime juice and 2 parts cranberry juice. Shake, then strain into a glass. Add a few pomegranate seeds. Wash and dry a stem of redcurrants. Brush with egg white, then sprinkle with caster sugar for a frosted effect. Use to decorate the glass.
White Christmas cream Put ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Pour over 1 part vodka, 2 parts Amaretto and 1 part double cream. Shake well. Moisten the rim of a chilled cocktail glass and dip into desiccated coconut. Strain the cocktail into the glass. Sprinkle over a little grated nutmeg.
VODKA Perhaps the most cocktailfriendly spirit of all, vodka takes on the flavours of its mixers rather than dominating them. It works in all kinds of recipes – our version of the classic ‘Cosmo’ is bursting with zingy fruits, while our White Christmas Cream is rich and luxurious.
Captain Morgan Rum, £13.50 (70cl); Bombay Dry Gin, £15.50 (70cl); The Macallan Gold Highland Whisky, £35.50 (70cl); Absolut Vodka, was £20, now £15 (70cl)
PHOTOGRAPHS: RIA OSBORNE. STYLING: TAMZIN FERDINANDO. FOOD STYLING: EMILY JONZEN. PRODUCTS AVAILABLE IN SELECTED STORES ONLY, WHILE STOCKS LAST. MINIMUM SPEND WILL APPLY ONLINE. 40P BAG CHARGE AND DELIVERY CHARGES MAY APPLY ONLINE. IF YOU LOOK UNDER 25 AND WANT TO BUY AGE-RESTRICTED PRODUCTS, YOU WILL NEED TO PROVE YOUR AGE. CHALLENGE 25. NO I.D. NO SALE. *THIS RECIPE CONTAINS RAW EGGS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNWELL OR THE ELDERLY
RUM This versatile spirit works well in a wide range of cocktails, from fruity and refreshing to rich and spicy. Try our Puerto Rican-inspired coquito – sweet rum combines beautifully with creamy, nutty flavours in this drink. And, for a seasonal eggnog with a spicy twist, sip our Tom & Jerry Winter Warmer.