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Whiskey Cocktail Recipes For Winter

During winters, we love to have some cocktails that can provide warmth to the body. Alcohol is the most preferred drink for the evenings. Alcohol not only keeps you warm in winters but also helps you to relax a little. There are many alcoholic beverages but very few have some health benefits. For example, whiskey if consumed in moderate amounts can be really good for health. Moreover, cocktails made with whiskey can keep you warm in chilling winters. Whiskey is good as it contains good cholesterol and stops blood vessels from clotting in the body. It also cures cold and cough, a common winter health ailment.

If you want to fight the chilling winter cold, try the two most easy to make whiskey cocktails. Check out the sweet and sour winter cocktail recipes.

Whiskey Cocktail Recipes For Winter

Whiskey sour cocktail recipe:

Serves: 1
Preparation time: 2 minutes

Ingredients

  • Whiskey- ½ of a cocktail glass
  • Sugar syrup- 2tsp
  • Lemon juice- 2tsp
  • Ice cubes- a few
  • Cherry- for garnishing

Procedure

  • In an ice shaker, mix whiskey with lemon juice and sugar syrup.
  • Break the ice cubes into medium size pieces.
  • Now add the ice cubes in the ice shaker and mix all the ingredients together.
  • Pour the cocktail in a glass.

Garnish the sour whiskey cocktail with cherries. Serve it chilled.

Whiskey with orange and lemon cocktail recipe:

Serves: 1
Preparation time: 2 minutes

Ingredients

  • Whiskey- ½ of a cocktail glass (1 ½ oz)
  • Orange juice- ½ of a cocktail glass (1 ½ oz)
  • Lemon juice- 1tsp
  • Ice cubes- a few
  • Sugar syrup- 1tsp
  • Mint leaves- for garnishing

Procedure

  • Mix whiskey with orange juice, sugar syrup and lemon juice in an ice shaker.
  • In a cocktail glass, add the ice cubes and then pour the cocktail.

Garnish the whiskey and orange juice cocktail with lemon and mint leaves. Serve the sweet and sour cocktail chilled to fight winter cold.

Story first published: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 17:31 [IST]
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