3 Indian Cocktails To Spice Up The Winters

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Winter is almost here and that is all the excuse we need to mix desi spices with alcohol. Not that temperature matters so much: whether you're in the hills freezing your socks off or enjoying the golden Goan sun, here are 12 winter-themed cocktails that can be concocted in your own kitchen with fairly simple ingredients.
Whether you want to invite friends over or enjoy a lazy brunch or just curl up in bed for a marathon session of F.R.I.E.N.D.S., these drinks are ideal for any occasion.

MUMMA NU DOUBLE DOSE
This nicely potent cocktail, soon to be made available at SodaBottleOpenerWala, combines two of India's most popular winter alcohol choices -- Old Monk rum and whisky. With a dash of sticky syrup and a bright marigold crown, it can't get any more comforting than this. 


Ingredients:
  • 30ml whiskey
  • 30ml Old Monk dark
  • 45ml date and saffron syrup
  • 1 egg white
  • 15ml lime juice
  • 1 marigold flower
Method:
Put all the ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake well. Remove the ice. Then shake again. Place the marigold on top and serve.

PAAN KI DUKAAN
Not that you need to justify drinking this deliciously refreshing cocktail to anyone, but in case anyone does ask, you can explain the benefits of consuming betel leaves to them. Bee tee dubs, betel leaves are popularly recommended as a cure for the dreaded common cold. The vodka is the cherry on top and if that wasn't literal enough, you can actually top off the mix with a maraschino cherry for a more festive feel
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Ingredients:
  • 2 fresh paan leaves
  • 4 cardamom
  • 1 spoon gulkand
  • 45ml vodka
  • 15ml sambuca
  • 1 maraschino cherry
Method:
Muddle the paan leaf, gulkand and cardamom in a cocktail shaker. Add vodka and sambuca to this concoction. Add ice and shake well. Fine strain this into a glass filled with ice and paan leaves. Garnish with cardamom and cherry.

CURRY SCOTCH SMASH

  According to Anne Frey, the proprietor of Philadelphia's 1 Tippling Place, who will be hosting a special popup at the Olive Bar and Kitchen in Bandra during all of November, curry and scotch are the perfect match. What's more, the former doesn't always have to be served on a plate. 

 Ingredients:
  • 60ml blended scotch
  • 25ml lemon juice
  • 25ml curry simple syrup
  • Handful of mint
Method:
Combine, shake and strain.

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