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There’s more than a chill in the air, but luckily for your customers we have the perfect remedy – winter warming cocktails. They are easy to make and delicious too. Why not tempt your customers to try them – after all what better way to improve your take at the bar. Best of all they taste good too. Susan Young Editor Published by Media World Ltd, Upper Floor, Finnieston House, 1 The Stables Yard, 1103 Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8ND 0141 221 6965 dram@mail.com dramscotland.co.uk Tdramscotland fdram.scotland Design by Luisa Casasanta luisa@stregatadallupo.com stregatadallupo.com fstregatadallupo
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ARRAN’S ISLAND Winter Warmer Ingredients
• 50ml Arran 18 year-old • 15ml Oloroso Sherry • 15ml Orange Shrub Method
Either straight up with ice or top up with Fever Tree Smoky Ginger Ale and serve with ice. 4 DRAM Winter Cocktails
AVVA White Lady Ingredients
• 35ml Avva Scottish Gin • 25ml fresh Lemon Juice • 15ml Cointreau • 15ml Sugar Syrup Method Prep glass with ice, fill shaker 3/4 with ice and add above measures. Shake 5-10 seconds to entirely combine ingredients. Empty ice from glass & strain shaker into glass. Garnish with lemon peel, perfect refreshing drink to start the evening! Or after a delicious winter dinner. DRAM Winter Cocktails
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Elderflower Collins Ingredients
• 1 part Black Bottle Whisky • 20ml freshly squeezed Lemon Juice • 12.5ml Elderflower Cordial • 1 part Soda Water Method
Pour first three ingredients into glass, fill with ice, add soda water, stir, garnish with a lemon zest twist. 6 DRAM Winter Cocktails
PAmPLEmoUSSE Spritz IngredIents
• 35ml Boë Violet Gin • 15ml Aperol • 75ml Pink Grapefruit Soda Splash Method Build in to Copa wine glass. Garnish: Grapefruit wedge basil leaf cracked pepper Elevation: Ting grapefruit soda instead grapefruit and soda Splash of champagne instead of soda Splash of prosecco instead of soda Use Select Aperitivo instead of Aperol (strong colour little bit sweeter and more rounded)
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Palomas Boë Ingredients
• 35ml Boë Passion • 20ml Silver Tequila • 20ml Fresh Lime Juice • 5-10ml Agave Nectar • Chillis and Cranberries Method
Mix all ingredients into a tall glass add ice, muddle chillis and cranberries and top with soda. Garnish with chopped chilli. 8 DRAM Winter Cocktails
CLOVE Actually Ingredients
• A seasonal twist on a classic G&T Method
Served with a lemon peel studded with cloves for that hint of winter in a glass.
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AULD Alliance Ingredients • 50ml Crabbies 1837 Gin • 12.5ml Cointreau • 12.5ml Lemoncello • Squeeze of Fresh Lime • Crabbies Ginger Beer Method Shake all the ingredients together and strain into a Collins glass. Top up with Crabbies Ginger Beer or Soda. Garnish with a Rosemary sprig, Lemon ribbon and zest of ginger. 10 DRAM Winter Cocktails
SAILOR’S Saviour Ingredients
• 35ml Yardhead • 10ml Lime Cordial • 2x Angostura Bitters • Ginger Beer Method
Pour Yardhead and lime cordial into an ice filled highball glass, top up with ginger beer or ginger ale and add two dashes of bitters. Stir and garnish with a lime wheel. DRAM Winter Cocktails
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SICILIAN Spritz Ingredients
• 25ml Lemon & Jasmine Gin • 25ml Limoncello • 12.5ml Lemon Juice • Muddled Thyme Method
Build in glass. Topped with sweet lemonade.
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MULLED Bramble Ingredients
• 50ml Bramble & Honey Gin • 25ml Red Wine • 100ml Apple Juice Method
Warmed up together on a stove. Garnished with cloves.
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RHUBARB & GINGER Gin Martini Ingredients
• 50ml Rhubarb & Ginger Gin. • Splash of Vermouth. Method
Stir together in a mixing glass. Garnish with a lemon peel.
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RASPBERRY Expresso Martini Ingredients
• 50ml Kintyre Pink Gin • 25ml Raspberry Syrup • 50ml Expresso Coffee Method
Shake over ice then strain into a martini glass. Garnish with fresh raspberries and/or coffee beans. DRAM Winter Cocktails
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PINK Spritz Ingredients • Large Stem Glass & Cubed Ice • 50ml Strawberry & Lime Kopparberg • Premium Gin • 15ml Grenadine Method In a large stem glass pour 50ml of Strawberry & Lime Kopparberg Premium Gin over cubed ice. Top with equal amounts of soda water and prosecco to taste and finish with a large wedge of pink grapefruit. 16 DRAM Winter Cocktails
SOUR CHERRY Martinez Ingredients
• 45ml Luxardo Sour Cherry Gin • 30ml Sweet Vermouth • 5ml Luxardo Maraschino Originale • 2 dashes Angostura Bitters Method
Serve in a Nick & Nora glass and garnish with a twist of lemon peel.
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SOME LIKE IT HOT Toddie Ingredients • 35ml Pickering’s Original 1947 Gin • 125ml Cloudy Apple Juice • 1 Teaspoon of Honey • Squeeze of Lemon (juice & zest) • Handful of Cloves / Star Anise Method
Add cloudy apple juice, honey, a generous squeeze of lemon, cinnamon stick, a few cloves and star anise into a clean metal milk jug. Heat the mixture using the milk foaming wand. Remove from the heat and then add the gin and stir thoroughly. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a lemon twist.
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CLASSIC Gin & Tonic IngredIents
• Sprig of Thyme • Fresh Blood Red Orange Slice • Pinch of Dried Hibiscus Flowers • Chilled Quality Tonic Water Method
For our signature serve, fill a balloon gin glass with copious amounts of ice and a good measure of Tobermory Hebridean Gin. DRAM Winter Cocktails
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THE PERFECT Negroni Ingredients
• 25ml Whitetail Dry Gin • 25ml Campari • 25ml Sweet vermouth (Carpano Antica, Cinzano Rosso, or Punt e Mes) Method In a mixing glass, give all three ingredients a few quick turns over very cold ice until blended. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice block or sphere and garnish with an orange twist or slice. 20 DRAM Winter Cocktails
AVVA GIN
Speyside based Avva Scottish Gin has matched its whisky rivals by sticking with authentic & honest production. Using only the heart section of distillation to create their portfolio of distilled and infused gins & liqueurs, with everything hand bottled on-site in Elgin, Speyside. A bespoke copper still slowly distills their wonderful gin recipes. A true handcrafted spirit from start to finish, with each 70cl bottle batch numbered. A raft of awards from IWSC, Scottish Gin Awards, Rural Awards and Highlands& Islands Food & Drink awards recognises their attention to detail and flavour profiles.
BLACK BOTTLE BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY
This expertly blended Scotch Whisky owes its reputation to a finely honed recipe and a large dose of Victorian know-how. BLACK BOTTLE Master Blenders gently marry a select group of malts with strict attention to peaty Islay’s, then double mature in charred virgin oak barrels for a distinct rich smoky flavour like no other. All part of a refined set of blending techniques we like to call ‘Ingenious Alchemy’.
BOE VIOLET GIN
A gin of the highest class cut to exactly 41.5% abv Boe Violet Gin is truly distinctive with standout qualities. Using the same botanicals used in our award winning Boe Scottish Gin and infused with Violets to create a stylish gin with a light delicate taste. The colour of the gin reflects the sweet taste of violets and when served, distinctively eye catching. Presented in beautifully decorated glass, Boe Violet Gin would be a welcome addition to any back bar or gantry.
BOE PASSION GIN
Following on from the incredible success of Boe Violet Gin it was important to launch another unique flavoursome gin, Boe Passion Fruit Gin was launched March 2019 it has all the hallmarks of Boe Violet Gin it looks great and tastes amazing. Blended with the natural flavours of passion fruit to create a stylish gin with exotic flavours of tropical fruits, the serve is bright and exciting. A great product for making alternative gin based cocktail as seen on our award winning website. DRAM Winter Cocktails
BROCKMANS GIN
Brockmans is an independent gin company set up with the aim of creating a gin so smooth and sensual, you would want to drink it neat over ice. Brockmans has a massive following of loyal fans in over 30 countries around the world. Loved by gin drinkers and non-gin drinkers alike, it now has countless prestigious awards to its name. It is the gin of note.
CRABBIE’S YARDHEAD
Yardhead is the single malt whisky designed for mixing produced by John Crabbie & Co of Leith, Edinburgh. It has been aged exclusively in ex-bourbon barrels giving sweet notes of vanilla and caramel that combine with vibrant citrus flavours from the highland single malt whisky. This citrus and spice forward highball brings together lime cordial and ginger ale to create a refreshing whisky serve for darker nights. Named in honour of the Scottish sailors who travelled the world and brought back exotic fruits and spices to Edinburgh through the Port of Leith.
EDINBURGH GIN - LEMON & JASMINE GIN
Explore the palate-pleasing and contrasting characteristics of citrus and florals. Edinburgh Gin presents a contemporary gin inspired by the dynamic world around us which invites the drinker to explore the palate-pleasing and contrasting characteristics of citrus and florals. Playing the bright zesty lemon flavour against the heady scent of Jasmine, this gin makes for a perfect unassuming pairing. Capturing the softly enticing scent of jasmine flower, this naturally flavoured 40% abv gin delivers sweet and heady floral notes on the nose. By contrast, the palate delivers bright layers of lemon and citrus oil balanced by a confident juniper note, leading to a lingeringly sweet finale.
EDINBURGH GIN - BRAMBLE & HONEY GIN
Reminiscent of days spent searching for perfectly ripe berries. Edinburgh Gin’s Bramble & Honey Gin is a naturally decadent combination of dark fruit and silky honey. We post-infuse Edinburgh Gin Classic with fresh brambles and honey - the result is mouth wateringly rich, a tantalising gin that delights the taste buds. With enticing notes of dark berry and crisp juniper on the nose, followed by full, fruity berry and floral honey on the palate, this 40% abv gin is luxuriously smooth 21
EDINBURGH GIN - RHUBARB & GINGER GIN
A full-strength expression of our much-loved flavour. With its unique recipe of 14 botanicals, we take our signature Edinburgh Gin Classic, and post-infuse it with rhubarb and ginger to create this full-strength expression. Bottled at 40%, this perfectly balanced juniper-forward gin is full of natural flavour. Aromas of rhubarb are complemented by a lift of spice, leading to a smooth, full finish.
ARRAN SINGLE MALT WHISKY
There is a breath of fresh Arran in the air this autumn and winter season, as Isle of Arran Distillers have presented their core range of Single Malts in an elegant new pack. Their much-loved 18 year-old Single Malt forms a key part of the range with rich and spicy Sherry notes which are perfect for the colder days and nights when you’re looking for something a little more luxurious. This delicious island inspired cocktail combines the complex notes of the Arran 18 year-old with the sweetness of Sherry, hints of orange and warming ginger spice. Perfect for sipping by a warming fireside!
their famous Marasca cherry juice with their own London Dry Gin distillate to create a fabulously flavoured gin that works in a number of classic cocktails. A very different style to many of the flavoured gins currently on the market - touches of sour, bitter and herbal elements tame the red berry sweetness.
PICKERING’S ORIGINAL 1947 GIN
Would you like to add a hot serve to your winter menu but don’t have the space for an urn on the bar? This crowdpleasing gin hot toddy utilises your coffee machine and showcases the fragrant spice of our Pickering’s Original 1947 Gin. Add cloudy apple juice, honey, a generous squeeze of lemon, cinnamon stick, a few cloves and star anise into a clean metal milk jug. Heat the mixture using the milk foaming wand. Remove from the heat and then add the gin and stir thoroughly. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a lemon twist.
TOBERMORY HEBRIDEAN GIN
Beinn an Tuirc Distillers Ltd is based in the heart of the Kintyre Peninsula on the stunning west coast of Scotland. We power our gin still with our very own hydro electricity and try to keep sustainability at the core of our business.Our water is sourced from the hill from which we take our name - Beinn an Tuirc, which translates from gaelic as The Hill of the Wild Boar, located above our distillery building.
Inspired by the expressive nature of Mull, we add a splash of spirit from the Tobermory whisky stills to create a unique character. Distilled on the island with a rich palate of hand-selected botanicals including juniper, tea, heather, elderflower, sweet orange peel, and just a little bit of knowledge from our 220 years of history. Tobermory Gin starts life as a blank canvas. The base spirit we use has been distilled over and over until it is just that. Clean, fresh and ready to take on a colourful array of flavour. All of the botanicals are steeped for a minimum of 24 hours in our base spirit. This is made up of blank canvas (Grain Neutral Spirit) and our very own spirit from our Tobermory whisky stills.
KOPPARBERG PREMIUM GIN
WHITETAIL DRY GIN
KINTYRE PINK GIN
Kopparberg Premium Gin is distilled with pride and expertly infused with the finest ingredients and natural fruit flavours that made Kopparberg famous, for a bold and balanced taste. Kopparberg Premium Gin is double distilled over a two-week period. Distilled fermented grain is flavoured through a re-distillation of natural ingredients including juniper, coriander and natural fruit flavours of strawberry and lime to create this well-balanced London Dry Style gin.
LUXARDO SOUR CHERRY GIN
The Luxardo family, the masters of the classic Italian liqueur, have created this Sour Cherry Gin by infusing
Inspired by the Isle of Mull’s most famous resident the White-tailed Eagle from which it takes it name, Whitetail is now distilled on the Island’s first new distillery in over 220 years. Bottled at 47% abv, Whitetail presents a powerful story based on combining its guile and strength with a smooth and delicate finish. Our botanical profile includes seakelp, pine and heather from our family-owned brand’s estate on the island and we are heavily juniper-led. Consistently one of the highest placed London Dry Gins in the United Kingdom, Whitetail with its strength and robustness is a brilliant addition to any Bartender’s go-to list!
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LOW ABV IS ON TREND
- 2018 SAW +20% GROWTH Obtained from the infusion of lemon peels in alcohol, Limoncello is one of the most world-renowned Italian liqueurs. It stems from an ancient tradition which enhances the natural aroma and fresh taste of lemons from Italy.
LUXARDO LIMONCELLO WAS FIRST LAUNCHED IN
1905
IN LOW ABV COCKTAILS
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LIMONCELLO SPRITZ 35ml Luxardo Limoncello 100ml Prosecco 50ml Soda Garnish with Lemon and mint sprig. Serve in a wine glass.
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