The ideal cocktail & mocktail mix
Christmas celebrations are often awash with fairly mediocre mulled wine – mediocre in the sense that it tastes great at the time, but clobbers you the next day with an unwarranted hangover. We’ve come to the conclusion that one of the best ways to be the hostess (or host) with the mostest is to come up with a drink that doubles both as a delicious cocktail and an unbeatable mocktail. That way you only need to follow one recipe and it’s up to your guests whether they add a splash – or a slosh – of vodka.
So, launch yourself and your friends into Christmas with our Cranberry Cooler (recipe below). Equally, if you are still inundated with mulled wine die-hards, why not give them our Mulled Winter Punch – it’s ready to serve, all you need to do is heat it up and add some wine. But not the kind of wine that makes you feel like you’ve swallowed a hamster the following morning!
Happy Christmas!
Cranberry Cooler
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
50ml Belvoir Cranberry Cordial
3 Wedges Fresh Lime
100ml Lemonade
Crushed Ice
Optional: a measure of vodka
Method:
Squeeze and drop lime wedges into hi-ball glass. Add cranberry cordial (and vodka if desired), and lots of crushed ice. Stir well and top with lemonade.