This is not a blog that first tells you about my grandmothers trip to the Bahamas and her run in with a local cop who gave her the recipe before we dive in. To the point, here are our best, most favorite and/hotly requested Winter Warmers (these are not for the kids folks!)
Irish Coffee
Ingredients:
· 2 teaspoons of brown sugar (or to taste)
· 120ml strong hot coffee
· 45ml Irish whiskey
· 30ml heavy cream, lightly whipped
Directions:
1. Warm your Latte Glass
2. Put two sugar sticks in the glass
3. Pour your americano in the latte glass
4. Pour the whisky in the latte glass
5. Mix and stir until sugar dissolves
6. Top up with whipped cream making it perfectly layered
7. Garnish with either chocolate sprinkles or cinnamon sprinkles or coffee beans.
Hot White Russian
Ingredients:
30 ml espresso
60 ml Kahlua
30 ml vodka
90 ml heavy cream
Cubed ice
Directions:
1. Pull a shot of your Hausbrandt espresso.
2. Gently combine the espresso, Kahlua and vodka in a cocktail shaker.
3. Pour the mix into a lowball glass.
4. Top up with ice.
5. Layer the top with Cream and garnish with chocolate
Amarula Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
30ml Amarula
100ml Americano
60ml heavy cream
1 teaspoon Brown sugar
One spoon of chocolate powder (garnish)
Directions:
1. Brew an Americano into glass with the sugar in.
2. Add 30ml Amarula
3. Top up with heavy Cream
4. Garnish with Chocolate powder or three coffee beans.
Mochachino
Ingredients:
Double shot Hausbrandt espresso
A spoon of choco-la hot chocolate powder
250 ml milk
Directions:
1. Pour one spoon of choco-la powder into cup
2. Pull a double shot of Hausbrandt espresso into the same cup and stir the espresso and coco powder together.
3. Froth the milk using a steamer and pour into the espresso.
Dirty Chai
Ingredients:
Cardamon
Cinnamon Sticks
Sugar
Coffee
Directions:
1. Put 1 pinch of cinnamon into the double portafilter base
2. Add seeds from 3 cardamon pods into the portafilter base
3. Put a double shot into the portafilter and tamp evenly.
4. Pull a double Hausbrandt espresso
5. Make latte and enjoy
Masala Secret
Ingredients:
Ronnefeldt Masala Chai tea
2 Cinnamon sticks
50 ml Vanilla Syrup
2 tsp brown sugar/honey
Directions:
1 Brew the chai together with one cinnamon stick and vanilla and sugar with boiling water.
2 Steep for 5 minutes
3 Remove Cinnamon stick
4 Serve tea with cinnamon stick in the teacup for garnish as an option.
(those who prefer an alcohol variation can add a shot of brown rum)
Ginger Swing
Ingredients:
· Ayurveda Herbs & Ginger / Sweet Ginger
· 40ml brown rum
· 20ml ginger syrup
· 20ml lime juice
· 2 slices of ginger
Directions:
1 Brew and steep the Ayurveda Herbs & Ginger tea for 5 mins.
2 Mix well with the rum, ginger syrup and lime juice
3 Decorate with ginger and serve
Hot Toddy
Ingredients:
3/4 cup of Earl Grey
30ml whiskey
2 to 3 teaspoons honey, to taste
2 to 3 teaspoons lemon juice, to taste
1 lemon round for garnish
1 cinnamon stick (optional, for garnish)
Directions:
Brew Earl Grey in a teapot and steep for 3 mins
Add the whiskey, 2 teaspoons honey and squeeze half a lemon
Pour hot tea over the mixer and Stir until the honey has disappeared into the tea. (according to your preference, taste, and add 1 teaspoon honey for more sweetness, and/or 1 teaspoon more lemon juice for more zing.
Garnish with a lemon round and cinnamon stick (if using). Enjoy!
Hot Punch
Ingredients:
· Earl Grey
· Red Berries
· Ginger syrup
· Lemon
Directions:
1 Brew 1 bag of earl grey, 2 bags of red berries for 3 mins
2 Remove teabags and add ginger syrup/ ginger
3 Add lemon to garnish
(For an alcohol variation, add a shot of vodka)