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Winter Cocktails 101: Must-Have Ingredients & Flavours Of The Season

Yash Lakhan

December 30, 2024

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Made better with the perfect combination of spices, herbs and seasonal produce, winter cocktails are a an integral detail of festive celebrations and can be paired with various holiday meals. In India, a plethora of flavours combine to create rich, aromatic drinks with the perfect combination of sweetness, spice and zest.

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Ginger

Fresh, pickled and dried ginger provide an earthy heat to drinks that is ideal for balancing sweet and savoury flavours.

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon’s earthy, fragrant properties enhance the aroma and flavour of winter cocktails and can be used across a number of techniques.

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Cardamom

The fragrant green pods impart a sweet, aromatic flavour that adds richness to creamy or citrusy cocktails as well as works great for liquor infusions.

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Jaggery

This natural sweetener with a rich molasses-like flavour is available in plenty of local varieties depending on the region – bringing its own unique character to drinks.

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Saffron

Saffron adds a rich, floral note as well as an amber hue to drinks – while also complementing other winter ingredients for a balanced drink. *Drink Responsibly. This communication is for audiences above the age of 25.