Kokova Magazine

Celebrate the festive season with some great drinks ideas from the Waitrose Cellar and Forest Holidays. And have yourself a Merry Little Christmas with Heston's Mulled Winter Cup and a Forest Bloody Mary.

Heston's Mulled Winter Cup

Ingredients

• 70cl bottle Heston from Waitrose Fruit Cup
• ½ x 750ml bottle of Heston from Waitrose Spiced Mulled Cider
• 50g fresh ginger, sliced
• 10 full stems and leaves of fresh coriander

To garnish

• Peeled zest of 1 grapefruit

Method

1. Add all the ingredients, except the garnish, into a pan and bring to the boil.
2. Turn down to a low simmer immediately, and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Ladle into a latte glass, and add a grapefruit zest garnish to serve.

Find more festive drink recipes at www.waitrosecellar.com/christmas-drinks

Forest Bloody Mary from Forest Holidays

Ingredients

• Vodka
• Wild horseradish
• Ground Ivy
• Thyme
• Black Pepper
• Lemon
• Tabasco
• Worcester Sauce
• Tomatoes
• Water

Method

1. Infuse vodka with wild horseradish, ground ivy and thyme.
2. Muddle tomatoes then simmer and cook for 25 minutes until soupy. Strain the juice through a sieve then cool completely.
3. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the infused vodka, black pepper, lemon, Tabasco and Worcester sauce.
4. Add tomato juice and shake well.
5. Pour into glasses and garnish with a horseradish leaf.

Find forest foraged cocktails at www.forestholidays.co.uk/forestipedia/forest-foraged-cocktail-recipes

Please take a sensible approach to drinking - check for facts at www.drinkaware.co.uk