Cocktail concoctions for a tipsy winter

Here are some cocktail recipes to try out this winter: 

Shiraz wine - 3 glasses 

Star anise - 3

Cloves - 5

Orange peel

Cinnamon flavoured sugar syrup

Method -- Boil the above ingredients till the wine reduces to half. Add 60 ml Janus wine and serve warm garnished with a vanilla pod. 

Green tea - 1 tea bag

Green apple syrup - 10 ml

Ginger - 15 gm juiced

Lime juice - 30 ml 

Sula Seco

Method - Brew the green tea as per packet instructions. Let it cool. Fill one-third of sparkling wine glass with green tea. Add the green apple syrup, ginger and lime juice. Top it off with Sula Seco. Serve with a thin slice of green apple.

Cherry puree - 60 ml 

Ginger - 100 gm

Water -150 ml

Riesling wine - 3 glasses 

Method - Muddle the ginger and cherry puree together. Add water and bring it to a boil. Boil it till it reduces to half. Top it off with the Riesling wine. Serve cool garnished with a cherry.

Ginger - 50 gm 

Eclipse - 60 ml 

Zinfandel red wine - 2 glasses 

Martini rosso - 60 ml

Method - Grate the ginger and juice it. Stir all the ingredients together. Serve at room temperature in a wine glass garnished with orange peel

Green tea - 1 tea bag

Cinnamon - 2 stick 

Lemon juice - 15 ml

Janus wine - 30 ml

Brut wine 

Method - Brew the green tea as per packet instructions along with the cinnamon. Let it cool. Fill one-third of a sparkling wine glass with the green tea and cinnamon mix. Add lemon juice and brandy and give it a stir. Top it off with Brut wine. Serve cool. 

Cognac - 4 cl (1.5oz)

Acacia honey - 0.5 cl (0.2oz)

Hot water - 4 cl (1.5oz)

Lemon - 1 slice 

Method - In a glass, add cognac, honey and hot water. Stir to dissolve the honey. Garnish with a lemon slice.

Cognac - 4 cl (1.5oz)

Hot water - 4 cl (1.50z)

Sugar cane syrup - 0.5 cl (0.2oz)

2 lemon supremes (wedges without the peel, pith and skin)

1 thin slice of ginger

1 orange twist

Method - In a glass, add cognac, sugar, lemon and ginger. Stir. Top with hot water and garnish with orange twist.

2.5 parts of cognac 

½ part Averna

½ part simple syrup

2 dashes of Angosutra Bitters

1 tablespoon of Orange marmalade

0.75 part Fresh Lemon Juice

Method - Add all liquids to a shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Fine strain. Pour over ice in a glass. Garnish with an orange twist.