What could be more atmospheric in winter than sipping a cocktail while admiring the view from the window? Unlike summer cocktails, which are full of fruit aromas, winter cocktails are more mellow and elegant, suitable for urban people.
Generally speaking, winter cocktails will be based on champagne, whiskey, rum and other base wines, adding winter fruits, such as oranges, persimmons, etc., and spices such as cinnamon and star anise are the best companions for winter cocktails, full of rich festive atmosphere.
Held in the palm of your hand, it is a warm exotic style
Winter cocktails are warmed up with milk, cream, eggs and chocolate powder. Several of the winter cocktails offered at The Cloud Cool Bar at China World Summit Hotel, Beijing, are full of warmth, and the New Year's eggnog made with Modi Bourbon whiskey is more intense than traditional eggnog.
Photo/ Courtesy of China World Trade Hotel
Mulled wine is the standard in European winter, usually in the red wine with oranges and various spices, heated and held in the hand, while visiting the winter market, while warming the stomach and driving the cold. This "mulled wine" cocktail, in addition to red wine, is also paired with Chivas and orange liqueurs, so the taste is more intense and more diverse, in addition, the combination of almond syrup, grapefruit juice, etc., also makes the aftertaste more layered.
In Turkey, the "orchid stem" is arguably a national treasure, made from crushing the rhizomes of wild orchids. When it snows, everyone should drink a hot orchid drink, which is said to drive away cold and cough. This exotic Turkish orchid cocktail, paired with Hennessy v.s.o.p with Turkish orchid powder, milk and cinnamon syrup, will remind you of the romance and flair of the streets of Turkey.
Parisian style, classic champagne cocktails
Photo/ Courtesy of Pu Xuan Hotel
Pu Xuan Hotel's Left Bank restaurant has the style of a Parisian bistro, and the two winter cocktails are perfect for fashionable men and women in the city.
In the movie Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart holds a champagne cocktail and says the classic line: "Toast to your beautiful eyes." "Try this classic champagne cocktail, made from Gautello champagne, Rémy Martin v.s.o.p, and added to the brown sugar cubes, the pale gold wine is very elegant, sexy, with a charming breath, staying on the tip of the tongue. There is also a smoky sour whisky, based on the strong marine flavor of Tekka whisky, full of personality, and with fresh lemon juice, syrup, etc., to neutralize the strong sense of collision, there is a warm feeling.
Alcohol meets black tea, bringing a new experience of hot drinking
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Cold winter days require a warm glass of wine. Winter cocktails from East Hotel Sen Bar bring a new experience of "hot drinking". Among them, "Hot Belarus" is a classic cocktail, a fusion of vodka and manna coffee, and then gently drizzled with whipped cream, which not only has a strong coffee aroma, but also provides you with just the right amount of warmth. "Ome Boiled Wine" makes osmanthus rice wine collide with orange peel, and the faint fruity aroma lingers between the lips and teeth, allowing you to enjoy a leisurely and comfortable night in your leisure time; "Hot Gin Piaoxian No. 1" adds ginger sugar and apple candy, accompanied by warm black tea, allowing you to experience unprecedented warmth while feeling alcohol.
Hawthorn, two pot heads, Kyo-wei'er cocktails to understand
Photo/ Courtesy of Shoubei Zhaolong Hotel
At night, sitting in the bei commune of shoubei Zhaolong Hotel, surrounded by the projection of the old Beijing lights, it has both a nostalgic taste and a sense of novelty and dreaminess.
If you want to try a cocktail full of Beijing flavor, recommend "Quince Mary", which is actually the northern version of the classic Bloody Mary, using hawthorn instead of tomato juice, paired with special vodka, after the entrance, the hot and gentle feeling is transmitted on the tip of the tongue. Of course, it is also accompanied by Beijing's winter snack hawthorn cake. In addition, you can also try the "destination" cocktail made of whisky paired with Beijing Erpotou, and the "bei jin" cocktail intertwined with jasmine aroma and gin juniper nut aroma, all full of beijing winter tenderness and dreaminess.
Smooth and sweet, it is eggnog with cinnamon
Photo courtesy of Jw Marriott Hotel Beijing
Spices such as star anise and cinnamon best capture the winter atmosphere, while eggnog is a traditional winter wine, usually made from eggs, rum and milk. The winter festive cocktails offered by Jw Marriott Hotel Beijing's Dragon Bar combine orange-flavored liqueurs and coffee liqueurs to traditional eggnogs to make the taste richer and more stylish. At the same time, it is combined with spices such as cinnamon and combines with the original aroma of brandy plants to make it more rich and pleasant. Take a sip in the cold winter, smooth and sweet feeling, filling every corner of the body.
Beijing News reporter Qu Tingyi
Edited by Li Zheng Proofreader Liu Baoqing