Nadia George
February 23, 2024
This transition to our drinking menu is interesting because it involves doing away with winter ingredients to slowly replace our pantries with lemons, zesty oranges, herbs and florals that would be added to spring cocktails.
One of the most delicious delights of the winter season is enjoying drinks like mulled wine, hot toddy or Baileys Irish Cream infused hot chocolate and marshmallows to warm you up as the mercury drops.
Incorporating seasonal ingredients into your drinks always carries a very pleasing appeal into the cocktail glass. When winter eases away and spring starts to reveal itself, go for seasonal produce like strawberries and citrus fruits and herbs like mint and basil to add a refreshing quality to cocktails.
A cool hack while preparing your drinking menu for a smooth winter to spring transition is to blend seasonal ingredients during the in-between period. This means you can incorporate floral elements like an elderflower liqueur into a classic winter drink like a whisky sour so you can enjoy the magic of both seasons in your cocktail glass.
A lovely transition from winter to spring involves taking your bar chairs outdoors onto your lawn or patio to enjoy a drink in the cool breeze. You can make outdoor arrangements especially when you are home hosting during this season-change and decorate your garden with pretty fairy lights.
While sipping on a single malt by a cosy fire during winters is a very inviting prospect, come spring, you would want to take pleasure in embracing slow drinking of a different kind. As the cold winds move away to be replaced by clear skies and chirping birds.