Delicious Christmas Cocktail recipes from London’s Skylounge
Skylounge, one of London’s finest rooftop bars, has just launched its lavish new winter cocktail menu and we were at the front of the queue to try them out.
Curated by Skylounge’s team of talented mixologists the new cocktail list is creative and complex – reinventing some of the classics, as well as indulging in both new and wintery flavours, with sophisticated combos.
Situated in the heart of the city, Skylounge is the perfect spot to watch the city light up, cocktail in hand at their woodland themed pop up, The Tree House.
Up in The Tree House, huddling over hot apple cider or a cocktail from the bespoke wintry menu is the perfect festive must-do.
Using warming spirits and spice flavours, the cocktails are sure to go down a treat with your guests at Christmas so we’ve put together the recipes to try for yourself.
Cue the how-to:
The Green Hour
Featuring Hendricks Gin, Bison Grass Vodka, elderflower, apple juice and a dash of Absinthe over ice, this soft and delicate blend of classic and more contemporary Christmas flavours is total genius and goes down too easily.
With added cinnamon and apple with anise and cucumber, one won’t be enough.
Recipe & Glass
Coupe glass
25ml Hendricks
25ml Zubrowka
20ml Lime juice
20ml Elderflower cordial
25ml Apple juice
10ml Absinthe
Method
Shake and strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with apple fan
Azzuro Sour
Johnny Walker Black Label, Cointreau & elderflower join together in a foamy harmony of egg white (drooling yet?). Topped up with Peroni Nastro Azzurro, it’s different and totally moreish.
Recipe & Glass
High-ball glass
Egg white
35ml JW Black
15ml Cointreau
15ml Lime juice
15ml Elderflower
2 dash angostura bitters
Method
Shake all
50ml Peroni top
Garnish with lemon julienne
Old Tom’s Finest
A smooth and creamy blend with a sweet herby finish, this drink is a very well balanced if slightly unusual winter cocktail.
Hayman’s Old Tom Gin, Green Chartreuse, lemon, sugar, a little bit of cream and egg white for the perfect wintery foam.
Recipe & Glass
Highball
35ml Hayman’s Old Tom
20ml Chartreuse
35ml Lemon juice
20ml Sugar syrup
50ml Double Cream
1 Egg white
Method
Shake and strain into highball glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
Snow Queen Martini
An Homage to the wet Martini, this drink blends Snow Queen Vodka, herby flavours from Lillet Blanc and sweet mandarin from Mandarin Napoleon with a dash of bitters which creates a smooth and delicately balanced wintery flavour to savour.
Recipe & Glass
Martini Glass
40ml Snow Queen vodka
20ml Lillet blanc
15ml Mandarin Napoleon
1 dash Bob’s orange & mandarin bitters
Method
Stir and strain into chilled coupe, garnish with zested lemon twist.
All cocktail recipes are courtesy of the Skylounge mixologists.
The Details
When? The Skylounge’s Tree House Pop Up is open from Wednesday to Saturday, 5:00pm until late and runs until the end of February 2016.
Where? DoubleTree Hilton at Tower Hill, 7 Pepys Street, London, EC3N 4AF
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