Cold weather drinking
Winter mocktails
Warm, spiced alcohol-free drinks for winter — mulled, steeped and served in a mug.
Winter alcohol-free drinking is dominated by two problems: everything on offer is either sweet or cold, and neither is what anyone wants in December. Hot spiced drinks solve both, and they are the category where removing the alcohol costs least — spice and citrus were always carrying most of the flavour.
The technique that matters is steeping. Whole spices, low heat, and no boiling; the difference between a good mulled drink and a bad one is almost entirely patience.
Sparkling Cranberry Mocktail
Tart cranberry juice lengthened with soda and lime — a bright, festive-looking three-ingredient mocktail.
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Recipes whose authored seasonality includes winter or autumn, or carrying a winter or Christmas occasion tag.
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