This year, don’t turn down your beloved G&Ts or Negronis—just serve them on the steamy side. Here are five hot gin drinks to keep you cosy in the interim between Christmas and the New Year.
A crackling fireplace, twinkling candles, and a steaming mug of gin: there’s much to look forward to this celebratory season. To guide your seasonal sipping, we’ve picked out five of our favourite hot gin drinks, from spice-laden mulled sloe gin to a toasty cousin of the Espresso Martini. They’ll warm you from the inside out (and offer no shortage of festive cheer).
Hot Negroni
The bracing punch of a Negroni pairs perfectly with bright red berry tea in this warming serve.
25ml Campari
25ml sweet vermouth
Red berry tea
Dehydrated orange or fresh orange slice, to garnish
Pour all ingredients into a mug and stir. Top with hot red berry tea and garnish with a dehydrated orange or a fresh orange slice.
Hot G&T
G&Ts aren’t just for the summer months—and this toasty version will keep you cosy.
No, G&Ts aren’t just for the summer months. Our ginful take on a toddy, this Hot G&T will keep you cosy all winter long.
50ml Sipsmith London Dry Gin
20ml Jack Rudy Tonic Syrup
10ml sugar syrup
Boiling water
Orange twist, to garnish
Combine the first three ingredients in a mug or heatproof glass and stir well. Top up with boiling water and garnish with an orange twist.
Hot Mulled Sloe Gin
Making Christmassy drinks for a crowd? Hot Mulled Sloe Gin is simple to batch (and is quite the crowd-pleaser besides).
Cloudy apple juice
Assorted spices (cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves, and cardamom pods)
1 vanilla pod, sliced down the middle
50ml Sipsmith Sloe Gin (per serving)
1 cinnamon stick (per serving), to garnish
Half an orange slice (per serving), to garnish
To make your mulled mixture, add a generous amount of cloudy apple juice, the assorted spices, and vanilla pod to a saucepan, and heat until just before boiling. Ladle into your mugs and add the sloe gin to each. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and half an orange slice.
Hot Apple VJOP
Instead of mulled wine, pour yourself a mug of our mulled VJOP this season.
Another mulled option, our Hot Apple VJOP adds up to one extra-warming serve (you can thank the overproof gin).
Cloudy apple juice
Assorted spices (cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves, and cardamom pods)
1 vanilla pod, sliced down the middle
50ml Sipsmith VJOP (per serving)
1 cinnamon stick (per serving), to garnish
Half an orange slice (per serving), to garnish
To make your mulled mixture, add a generous amount of cloudy apple juice, the assorted spices, and vanilla pod to a saucepan, and heat until just before boiling. Ladle into your mugs and add the VJOP to each. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and half an orange slice.
Hot Pharmaceutical
Need a boost during the Christmas festivities? With a dose of fresh espresso, coffee liqueur, and maple syrup, this delectable cocktail is sure to warm up and revitalise.
50ml Sipsmith London Dry Gin
20ml maple syrup
20ml coffee liqueur (such as FAIR Café)
60ml fresh espresso
Fresh cream
3 coffee beans, to garnish
Add the first four ingredients into a glass vessel you can seal. Place the vessel inside a hot water bath and leave until it has warmed to 70 degrees C. Remove and pour into a coupette. Float slightly whipped fresh cream on top and garnish with the coffee beans.