Christmas at The Lakes
Gifting from you, curated by The Lakes. Our pick of festive favourites.
The Lakes Festive Serves
Elevate your Christmas celebrations by indulging in the decadent flavours of our festive cocktails.
Method
Shake all the ingredients, except the garnish, vigorously in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Once chilled, strain into a pre-chilled champagne flute and rim the glass with the raspberry powder.
Ember
Best enjoyed before a festive feast, this vibrant cocktail inspired by the glowing embers of a fireplace.
| 40ml | The One Fine Blended Whisky |
| 10ml | Campari Bitter |
| 30ml | Carrot juice |
| 5ml | Agave syrup |
| 1 tbsp | Lemon curd |
| Garnish | Raspberry powder |
Method
Add the whisky, port and mandarin juice into a shaker with plenty of ice.
Shake, before ‘throwing’ the ingredients into a smaller vessel to release the aromatics and enhance aeration.
Transfer back to the shaker and repeat three times. Pour into a tall glass with ice cubes, top with Dandelion & Burdock and garnish with redcurrant and mint sprig.
Gaudee
An indulgent Christmas cocktail that blends the warmth of whisky with sweet, fruity notes of mandarin juice and the rich, earthy flavours of dandelion and burdock.
| 40ml | The One Sherry Cask Finished |
| 15ml | Tawny Port |
| 30ml | Fresh mandarin juice |
| 80ml | Fentimans Dandelion & Burdock |
| Garnish | Redcurrant and mint sprig |
Method
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the whisky, ginger wine and balsamic vinegar. Stir until chilled and strain into a pre-chilled Coupe glass. Rim one half of the glass with cacao powder. Garnish with a cherry.
Gingerette
Inspired by the Manhattan cocktail, our decadent take on this classic serve replaces the traditional sweet vermouth with ginger wine.
| 50ml | The Whiskymaker's Reserve No.7 |
| 20ml | Ginger wine |
| 5ml | Balsamic vineager |
| Half rim of | Cacao Powder |
| Garnish | Cherry |
Method
Begin by infusing the tea bag in 300ml of boiling water for 30 minutes.
Pour the gin, lemon juice, tea and grenadine syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake hard and fine strain into a pre-chilled coupe glass.
Top with prosecco and garnish with freeze dried cranberries.
Noel 75
A festive twist on the French 75 cocktail provides the perfect toast for the holiday season.
| 35ml | The Lakes Gin |
| 10ml | Lemon juice |
| 15ml | Twinings Cranberry & Raspberry Tea |
| 10ml | Grenadine syrup |
| Top with | Prosecco |
| Garnish | Freeze dried cranberries |
Method
Fill a tall glass with ice before adding the vodka, gingerbread syrup, lime juice and ginger beer.
Dash the Angostura bitters on top and garnish with a piece of gingerbread.
Yule Tide Mule
The traditional flavours of the Moscow Mule are elevated with delicate spiced ginger bread notes.
| 50ml | The Lakes Vodka |
| 5ml | Gingerbread syrup |
| 12.5ml | Lime juice |
| 3 dashes | Angostura bitters |
| Top with | Fentimans Ginger Beer |
| Garnish | Gingerbread |
