How to drink Esker this Christmas

Esker Spiced Pear Mimosa

Between early Christmas snow, storm damage and new variants, we weren’t quite sure we would get to the end of year with any Christmas markets or cocktails in us … but the Esker Spirits Team are very thankful to be sharing these cocktails with you and having had the chance to see so some of you at the markets too! 

This close to Christmas and the start of another year, there’s nothing for it but to try and get some rest with an Esker Spirits Christmas serve or cocktail. 

Try one of these cocktails over the festive season, hand picked by the Esker Spirits Team based on some of our favourite ways to drink Esker at Christmas. 

Esker’s Winter Sangria (Serves 5 )

Our Esker Orange and Pomegranate Vodka mulled with red wine and warming spices is a warming punch style drink and is a great alternative to traditional mulled wine.

 Add vodka, red wine, sugar syrup, cloves, star anise and cinnamon to the pan with boiling water and gently simmer for ten minutes, do not let it boil! Transfer into two heat proof mugs and garnish with orange, lemon & rosemary

 

Chamomile and Honey Spiced Toddy

An Esker to sip while you wrap the last of the presents… or take a little quiet time to yourself with a festive favourite, Esker Gold Gin – served warm in this delicious toddy recipe.

  • 30ml Esker Gold Gin

  • 1 chamomile teabag

  • 12.5ml lemon juice

  • 10ml ginger cordial

  • Squeeze of honey to taste

  • 8 cloves

  • 2 star anise

  • Cinnamon stick

 Add all ingredients EXCEPT THE GIN to a pan and top with 50-100ml boiling water. Simmer gently, but don’t boil, for 5-10 minutes. Add gin then simmer for a further 1-2 minutes. Serve in a heat-proof glass or mug and garnish with a clove studded lemon zest.

  

Esker Christmas Tuxedo

Could this be the perfect Esker for Christmas Eve? And who said sherry was  just for your Granny?  This is a grown-up Christmas Eve tipple – perfect with a mince pie. Our original Esker Gin is stirred with sweet cream sherry and orange bitters to make this strong and sophisticated sipper. Get in Santa’s good books and ditch the glass of milk for one of these instead.

 Add ingredients to mixing glass with ice, stir and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

 

Christmas Day Esker and Tonic

Can’t stand the heat? This will help you stay in the kitchen. When Christmas all gets a bit too much, put your hand up for tattie peeling duties and hide in the kitchen with a Silverglas G&T!

Esker Silverglas is slightly lighter and fresher London dry, served with fresh mint and lemon zest to cut through the richness of Christmas.

  

Chocolate Orange Russian

Boxing Day is all about relaxation and indulgence and we can’t think of a better way to do both than with this delicious Christmas cocktail.

 Add the gin, crème de cacao, cream and milk to your cocktail shaker and shake hard over ice. Pour the coffee liqueur into a rocks glass, top with ice then layer your shaken mixture over the top. Garnish with a dusting of chocolate powder and grated orange zest.

Spiced Pear & Cider Mimosa

An Esker for Hogmanay … New Year is a time to celebrate and what better way than with our Esker Pear Champagne Cocktail!

 *To make cinnamon sugar, simply mix one-part ground cinnamon with two parts white sugar until it is a uniform light brown colour

First coat the rim of a champagne flute with cinnamon sugar by running a wedge of lime round the rim of the glass then slowly rolling in the cinnamon sugar. Next, add Esker Spiced Pear vodka and cider directly into your glass and top with sparkling wine (ensure your sparkling wine and cider are super chilled!)

 

We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Remembered to tag us or use the #EskerSpirits hashtag when sharing your cocktails and Esker serves on social media. We love to see your home bartending skills in action.


Our distillery is closed until early 2022 now, but our online shop is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to buy your Esker Spirits online.  There may be some courier delays over the festive period, but we will endeavour to get your order to you as quickly as possible - please bear with us.

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