Cinnamon and ginger liqueur offer seasonal kicks to warm cocktails.
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Hot Gin Toddy
• 1 1/2 oz. J. Carver Premium gin
• 3/4 oz. lemon juice, fresh
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 2 oz. hot water
• Cinnamon stick, garnish
In a wine goblet, brandy snifter or glass mug, add gin, lemon juice and sugar. Add the hot water, and stir well to dissolve the sugar. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
The Winter Cocktail
• 2 oz. Loon Man rum
• 1/2 oz. lime juice
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. ginger liqueur (or ginger brandy)
• 1 tsp. pimento dram
• 2 dashes aromatic bitters (Angostura)
In a cocktail shaker, combine the rum, juice, sugar and liqueurs, and fill with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add dashes of bitters on top.
