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Published on January 21st, 2021 | by Darren Paltrowitz

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25 Recipes For Cocktail Fans & Dry January 2021 Followers Alike

The 2020 holiday season is now behind us. Between that, New Year’s resolutions and the current state of the world, some of us are enjoying a Dry January, while others are looking for other ways to keep their alcohol consumption interesting. On behalf of The Hype Magazine, I rounded up 25 recipes for mixed drinks — both alcohol-induced and alcohol-free fare included — from top brands and acclaimed mixologists for both your home-drinking pleasure featuring a variety of spirits.

Tom Collins aka The Essentia(l) Spritz

Ingredients:
– 2 oz. Brewed Green Tea
– 1 oz. Lemon Juice
– 3/4 oz. Spiced Cranberry Syrup**
– 1 cup Fresh Cranberries
– 1 cup Essentia Water
– 1 cup Sugar
– 2-3 Cinnamon sticks
– 2 whole clove (optional)
– 2 star anise (optional)
– 2 oz. Soda Water

Method:
– Combine all ingredients, except for the soda water, into a cocktail shaker and shake with ice.
– Strain the drink into a Collins glass over ice, and top with soda water.
– Gently stir to combine and garnish with speared cranberries and a rosemary sprig.

Spiced-Cranberry Syrup Instructions:
– In a medium saucepan, bring all ingredients except sugar to a light simmer until spices start to release aromas and cranberries start to split.
– Add sugar and stir to dissolve (no need to bring to a boil).
– Set aside and let cool.
– Strain into a glass jar and save in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Hey, Honey

Ingredients:
– 2 oz. Four Roses Small Batch
– 1 1/2 oz. Honey Simple Syrup
– 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
– 5 drops Angostura Bitters

Directions:
– Mix all ingredients.
– Serve and enjoy.

Botanical Daisy

Ingredients:
– 2 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
– 0.5 oz. Ketel One Botanical Grapefruit & Rose
– 1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
– 1 tbsp. Maraschino Syrup
– Club Soda
– Garnish: 2 Maraschino cherries.

Method:
– Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
– Add NOLET’S Silver, Ketel One Botanical Grapefruit & Rose, lemon, and syrup.
– Shake and strain into an ice-filled highball glass.
– Top with soda water.
– Garnish with 2 Maraschino cherries.

Santo Sunny Blood Orange

Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz. Santo Spirit Blanco Tequila
– 3 oz. Sparkling Blood Orange juice
– 1 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lime juice
– 2 oz. Cointreau
– Garnish: Orange Slice, Lime Wheel

Method:
– Shake Santo Blanco, fresh squeezed lime juice and cointreau in a shaker with ice.
– Strain over ice and top with sparkling blood orange juice.
– Serve in a rocks glass.
– Garnish with an orange slice and lime wheel.

Proper Irish Coffee

Ingredients:
– 2 oz. Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey
– 4 oz. Hot Coffee
– 0.75 oz. Simple Syrup
– 2-3 oz. Heavy Cream
– Optional: Nutmeg

Method:
– In a shaker or jar, shake or whip heavy cream until slightly thickened (not completely stiff).
– In a mug, add Proper No. Twelve Whiskey, hot coffee, and simple syrup.
– Stir.
– Carefully layer on top the thickened heavy cream until it covers the drink.
– Optional grating of nutmeg on top.

Chocolate Tiramisu
For 4 cocktails

Ingredients:
– 10 cl Mozart Chocolate Cream
– 2 cl Cold Brew Espresso
– 3 tbsp. Mascarpone
– Whipped Cream
– Cocoa Powder

Method:
– Mix all ingredients with ice cubes in a cocktail shaker or any screw-top jar and strain into the Mozart Cupcake Glass.
– Top with whipped cream and cocoa powder.
– Be amazed and enjoy.

Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake
For 4 cocktails

Ingredients:
– 8 cl Mozart Chocolate Cream Pumpkin Spice
– 2 cl Maple Syrup
– 6 tsp. Yogurt
– Cookie Crumbles
– Pumpkin Seeds (roasted and chopped)
– Ground Nutmeg

Method:
– Mix all the ingredients with ice cubes in a cocktail shaker or any screw-top jar.
– To garnish your glass, first mix the cookie crumbles with the roasted and chopped pumpkin seeds. Then dip the rim of the glass into sugar sirup and then into the cookie-pumpkin-seed mix.
– Now strain the choctail into the Mozart Cupcake Glass and top with ground nutmeg.

Spiced Winter Whisky

Ingredients:
– 1 ½ parts Aberlour 12YO Single Malt Scotch
– ½ parts All Spice Dram
– ¼ parts Simple Syrup
– ¼ parts Fresh Lemon Juice
– 2 dashes Black Walnut Bitters
– Garnish: Cinnamon Stick

Method:
– Add all ingredients to an ice filled mixing glass.
– Stir until incorporated and all liquid feels chilled.
– Strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube and garnish with 1 cinnamon stick.

Hot Scotch Apple Cider

Ingredients:
– 2 parts Aberlour A’Bunadh
– ¼ parts Ginger Liqueur
– 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
– Apple Cider (1 cup per person)
– 4-5 cloves
– Whipped Cream
– Nutmeg

Method:
– Fill hot toddy glass or mug with hot water to warm glass.
– In a saucepan, heat apple cider with a handful of cloves. Heat until piping hot.
– Discard the hot water in toddy glass and immediately add all ingredients.
– Top glass with the warmed hot apple cider.
– Garnish with whipped cream and freshly grated nutmeg.

Sandeman Spiked Cider Apitiv
Courtesy of Bar Bocce in Sausalito, CA

Ingredients:
– 6 parts Hot Apple Cider
– 2 parts Vodka (e.g. Frankly Organic Vodka)
– 1 part Sandeman White Port
– 2 ½ parts Triple Sec
– Clove
– Cinnamon sticks

Method:
– Over medium heat, bring apple cider and cloves to a simmer.
– Add Sandeman White Port, Vodka and Triple Sec, stir occasionally until hot.
– Garnish with cinnamon sticks.

Green Mountain Mule

Ingredients:
– 1 part Runamok Maple Ginger Mule Cocktail Syrup
– 2 parts Vodka (e.g. Frankly Organic Vodka)
– 5 parts Club Soda
– Ice

Method:
– In a tall glass, blend cocktail syrup and vodka.
– Top it off with club soda.
– Add ice.

Extra Sangria

Ingredients:
– 1 oz. Chivas Extra 13 Sherry Cask
– 0.75 oz. Campo Viejo Rioja
– 0.75 oz. Lemon Juice
– 0.75 oz. Sugar Syrup (1:1)
– 2 oz. Soda Water
– Garnish: Orange Wedge

Method:
– Build all ingredients in glass, filled to the top with ice.
– Enjoy.

Dhōs Gin Free is a sugar-free, non-alcoholic, zero-calorie spirit. Ideal as a gin substitute, below are 3 recommended cocktail recipes provided to me via Dhōs Spirits, preparation method included.

Blanco Coco

Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz. Tequila Don Julio Blanco
– 1 oz. Vita Coco Coconut Water
– 1/2 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
– Garnish: Lime Wheel
– Ice

Method::
– Combine Tequila Don Julio Blanco, Vita Coco Coconut Water, and fresh lime juice into a cocktail shaker with ice.
– Shake well.
– Strain contents into a rocks glass over fresh ice and garnish with a lime wheel.

Cincoro Midnight Manhattan

Ingredients:
– 2 oz. Cincoro Reposado
– 1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth
– 1/2 oz Premium Coffee Liqueur
– Dehydrated Lemon Wheel

Method:
– Build all ingredients into mixing glass.
– Stir briskly.
– Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

High West Quit’n Time Hot Cocktail

Ingredients
– 2 oz. High West Double Rye!
– 3 oz. Hot Spiced Lemonade
– Garnish: Cinnamon Stick or Lemon Wheel

Method:
– Add both ingredients to a pre-heated mug or goblet and stir briefly.
– Garnish with a cinnamon stick or lemon wheel.
– Enjoy.

Mrs. Clauses Secret
Helmed by Lionfish Delray

Ingredients:
– 2 oz. Grey Goose Vodka
– 1/4 oz. Luxardo Maraschino Liquor\
– 1 oz. Lime Juice
– 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
– 1/2 oz. Pama Liqueur

Method:
– Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
– Shake and strain into a Collins glass.
– Top the cocktail with Fever Tree Tonic and add a mint sprig and raspberry garnish.
– An optional finishing touch is to spray the garnish with edible 24K gold.

Holiday Coquito
Helmed by Cocktail Courier

Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz. Bacardi Superior Rum
– 1 oz. Cream Of Coconut
– 1 oz. Condensed Milk
– 1 oz. Evaporated Milk
– 1 Drop Vanilla Extract
– Garnish: Cinnamon Stick

Method:
– Chill rocks glass by placing it in the fridge/freezer, or by filling it with ice water and setting aside for 5 minutes.
– Measure and add all ingredients (except garnish) to cobbler shaker.
– Fill shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 10 seconds
– Remove rocks glass from fridge/freezer, or if using ice water, empty the glass.
– Strain shaken cocktail into the glass.
– Garnish with cinnamon stick.

Recuerdo Mezcal Lombardi

Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz. Recuerdo Mezcal Joven
– 1 oz. Passion Fruit Juice
– 1.5oz Orange Juice
– 0.5oz Lime Juice
– 0.25 oz. Simple Syrup
– Club soda
– Garnish: Star Fruit

Method:
– Shake all the ingredients except for the club soda over ice.
– Strain.
– Serve into a highball glass with fresh ice.
– Top off with club soda
– Garnish with a slice of star fruit.

ABERFELDY’S Golden Hot Toddy

Ingredients:
– 2 oz. ABERFELDY 12 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
– 1/2 oz. Local Honey Syrup (honey syrup = 1 part honey and 1 part water)
– 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
– Hot Water (to top)
– Garnish: Cinnamon Stick, Lemon Wheel

Method:
– Add all ingredients to a heatproof glass/mug.
– Add hot water to top.
– Garnish with a cinnamon stick and lemon wheel.

The CÎROC 235 Splash

Ingredients:

– 1.5 oz. CÎROC White Grape
– 3 oz. Q Elderflower Tonic
– Garnish: Cucumber, Grape

Method:
– Add CÎROC White Grape and Q Elderflower Tonic into a rocks glass over ice.
– Stir and garnish with skewered cucumber ribbon and white grape.

Galliano Hot Shot

Ingredients:
– 0.5 oz. Galliano L’Autentico
– 0.5 oz. Hot Coffee
– 0.5 oz. Cream

Method:
– Layer ingredients in the given order in a shot glass.
– Enjoy. Yeah, that simple.

Singleton & Spice
Created by Mixologist Eric Ribeiro

Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz. The Singleton of Glendullan 12 Year Old
– 4 oz. Hot Water
– 0.5 oz. Honey
– 0.25 oz. Lemon Juice
– Optional: Cinnamon, Apple Slice
– Garnish: Lemon Wheel spiked with 4 Cloves, Cinnamon Stick

Method:
– Add all ingredients in a Mug glass.
– Add garnish.
– Feel free to add Cinnamon and an Apple Slice for a flavor twist.

Damrak Virgin & Tonic

Ingredients:
– 1 part Damrak Virgin
– 3 parts Tonic Water
– Garnish: 1-2 Orange Slices, Sprig

Method:
– Fill a copa glass with ice cubes.
– Pour in the Damrak Virgin and top with tonic.
– Garnish with 2 orange slices and a sprig. (easonal serve: Add a sprig of rosemary anytime of year for best flavor.)
– Stir briefly.

Disaronno Pink Velvet

Ingredients:
– 2 oz. Disaronno Velvet
– 0.5 oz. Disaronno Originale
– 1 oz. Red Bitter
– Pinch of sea salt

Method:
– Stir all ingredients over cubed ice.
– Enjoy.

Baby Doll Cocktail

Igredients:
– 1.5 oz. Grace O’Malley Gin
– 1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
– 1 oz. Cocci Americano
– 1 oz. Crème De Mure (or similar blackberry liqueur)
– 1 Egg White
– Garnish: Sprig of Heather

Method:
– Shake all the ingredients together, first without ice to aerate and expand the egg white.
– Shake with ice in tact.
– Strain into a coupe style glass and garnish with a sprig of heather to serve.

Teremana Ranch Water

Ingredients:
– 1.5 oz. Teremana Blanco
– Juice of Half a Lime
– Mineral Water
– Garnish: Lime Wedge

Method:
– Build Teremana Blanco and Lime Juice in a highball glass.
– Top with mineral water.
– Garnish with a lime wedge.

Tags: Ashanti, Bacardi, Cincoro, Cocktails, Coquito, Disaronno, Dry January, Recipes

About the Author

Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."

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