Christmas Cocktails
Warm up your festive season with The Cheshire Magazine’s choice of whisky cocktails from Benriach
Benriach Penicillin
DRINK SPEC
40ml Benriach The Original Ten, 25ml Lemon juice, 20ml Ginger juice/liqueur, 10ml Honey, 10ml Benriach The Smoky Ten
GARNISH - Lemon twist
ICE - Cubed
GLASSWARE - Rocks
METHOD
Fill a short/rocks glass with ice. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake until cold to touch. Strain into glass with ice and garnish with a twist of lemon.
The Classic Highball
DRINK SPEC
25ml/50ml Benriach The Original Ten, top/Mixer (Ginger Ale/Soda)
GARNISH - Orange wedge
ICE - Cubed
GLASSWARE - Highball
METHOD
Fill a tall glass with ice, add whisky and soda/ginger ale. Garnish with a wedge of orange.
Benriach Short & Spice
DRINK SPEC
50ml Benriach The Original Ten, 15ml Sugar syrup, 10ml Lemon juice, 1/4 Chopped habanero chilli splash of ginger ale
GARNISH - Sliced chilli and slapped mint sprig
ICE - Cubed
GLASSWARE - Rocks
METHOD
Muddle the chilli before adding and shaking all the ingredients (except ginger ale) with ice. Strain into an ice filled rocks glass and top with a splash of ginger ale.
Benriach Long & Spice
DRINK SPEC
50ml Benriach The Original Ten, 5ml Allspice liqueur, 5ml Lemon juice, 5ml Sugar syrup, 140ml Ginger beer
GARNISH - Lemon leaf, ginger spear and star anise
ICE - Cubed
GLASSWARE - Highball
METHOD
Build ingredients in the glass, topping with the soda. Stir gently to mix.
The Benriach Ten and Smoky Ten are widely available and can be purchased from Master of Malt, The Whisky Shop and Whisky Exchange online, and in specialist retailers across the UK.
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