Gin Chaud Cocktail
8
- Prep Time20 mins
- Total Time20 mins
- Makes4 servings
Photo by Maya Visneyi.
This warming cocktail is an unexpected twist on the classic French mulled wine, traditionally known as vin chaud. You can use any citrus gin you like and scale it up—punch-style—or down to suit a gathering of any size.
Ingredients
8 oz blood orange gin, or any citrus-forward gin such as Beefeater Blood Orange Gin
8 oz pineapple juice
4 oz dry fino sherry, such as Tio Pepe Extra Dry Palomino Fino
1/4 cup honey
1 oz ginger juice
8 allspice berries
4 cinnamon sticks
4 whole cloves
4 pods of star anise
Garnish
4 pineapple leaves
4 pcs candied ginger
4 amarena cherries
Instructions
Gently warm all ingredients (except garnishes) in a small saucepan on low heat for 15 min, stirring occasionally, until mixture is very fragrant. Strain out solids and discard.
Meanwhile, divide garnishes among 4 cocktail skewers.
Ladle mixture into heat-safe cups and garnish each one with a decorative cocktail skewer.
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A National Magazine Award-winning writer, Christine Sismondo has been writing about spirits, cocktails, bars, and history for publications including Chatelaine, Sharp and the LCBO's Food & Drink for over twenty years. She’s also the Academy Chair for Canada East for World’s 50 Best Bars, author of America Walks into a Bar (2011), Prohibition, a six-part podcast series for Wondery’s American History Tellers and, most recently, Cocktails, A Still Life.