Liquid Kitchen
Winter Warmers
Snuggle-up drinks for the holiday season
Spiked Liquid S’More In a warm, over-sized
coffee mug, first rim the glass with crushed
graham crackers, then pour in 1 to 1-1/2
oz. of your favorite spirit of choice, then fill
the mug with hot chocolate. Garnish with
melted marshmallow and a graham cracker
on the side.
Barn Burner In a small-medium Mason jar,
throw in a stick of cinnamon, then add 1-1/2
oz. Southern Comfort and fill with hot apple
cider. Garnish with a slice of lemon peel.
Hot Tub Heaven In an Irish Coffee glass,
pour in 3/4 oz. Hiram Walker peppermint
schnapps, 3/4 oz. Amaretto di Amore, and
3/4 oz. Carolan’s Irish cream. Fill with hot
Happy coffee and garnish with whipped cream.
Holidays Stanley Steamer In a warm mug, pour in
1/2 oz. Hennessey cognac, 1/2 oz. Tai Maria,
and 1/2 oz. St. Brendan’s Irish cream or Bren-
nan’s Irish eggnog. Fill mug with hot coffee
Happy and garnish with whipped cream and top
with a lace of Grand Marnier.
New Year!
Chocolate Sin Pour in a warm mug 1-1/2
oz. Myers’s dark rum, 1/2 oz. Maker’s Mark
bourbon and 1/2 oz. Arrow dark crème de
cacao. Fill with hot chocolate and garnish
with fresh whipped cream.
Fireside In a large tea cup, pour in 1-1/2 oz.
VooDoo spiced rum and 3/4 oz. Tuaca. Fill with
hot tea and garnish with slices of apple and a
few small chunks of soft caramel on the side.
Ginger Toddy In a warm mug, pour in 1-1/2
oz. Elixir G ginger mix, a pinch of sugar and
a dash of lemon juice and fill the mug with
hot water. Garnish with a lemon peel.
5 PM In a large tea cup, add in 1 oz.
Gosling’s dark rum, 1/2 oz. Cointreau, fill
with hot tea and add a dash of milk. Stir
and enjoy.
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by Kyle Branche / kbranche@earthlink.net
Snuggler Pour the following in a warm
coffee mug: 3/4 oz. Leroux peppermint
schnapps and 3/4 oz. Bailey’s mint chocolate
Irish cream. Fill with hot chocolate. Make
the whipped cream fresh in a blender, and
as you’re whipping, add a few drops of
Hiram Walker green crème de menthe for
color and flavor.
Hot Nuts Add 3/4 oz. each of the following
liqueurs: Amaretto di Amore, Frangelico,
Domaine Charbay “Nostalgie” black wal-
nut or Nocello walnut liqueur and praline
pecan or Pistachia. Fill with hot coffee, add
whipped cream and garnish with sliced
almonds.
Creamy Sighs In a tall ceramic mug, pour
in 1 oz. Amaretto Disaronno and 1 oz. Dev-
onshire Irish cream. Fill with hot coffee, add
whipped cream and top with a few drops of
Grand Marnier.
Lagos Coffee In a warm coffee mug, pour
in 1 oz. Bols apricot brandy, 3/4 oz. Kahlúa,
and 1/4 oz. Amaretto Disaronno. Fill with
hot coffee and garnish with whipped cream
and a cherry.
Wooly Mitten In a large warm mug, pour
in 1 oz. Southern Comfort, 1 oz. Carolan’s
Irish cream, and 1/2 oz. Bols peppermint
schnapps. Fill with hot chocolate and top
with whipped cream.
11/19/07 9:56:46 PM