Christmas traditions like mulled wine and eggnog are all well and good, but sometimes it’s nice to have variety. Hot pots are a new way to enjoy gin in the winter. Gin isn’t just a summer drink – it’s great for mixing Christmas drinks with gin.
The recipe for Mr. Micawber’s Hot Gin Punch comes from the book Drinking with Dickens by Cedric Dickens, great-grandson of Charles Dickens. It is inspired by Charles Dickens’ own recipe from 1850.
Mr. Micawber’s Hot Gin Punch #2 (4-5 people)
You need:
200 ml Hendrick’s Gin
50 ml limejuice
2 teaspoons brown sugar
Peel from 1 whole lime and 1 whole orange
3 slices of orange
4 teaspoons of honey
A pinch of nutmeg
1 thumb of ginger
Orange and cloves as a garnish
Gingerbread as a snack
This is how you do it:
– Place all the ingredients in a small pot and simmer gently for about 30 minutes.
– Pour into a teapot and serve in warm teacups with gingerbread on the side.
Hot Spiced Apple
You need:
750 ml of spiced apple juice (2 cloves, 2 cardamom pods, 2 star anise flowers, juniper berries, peel from a whole orange).
150 ml Hendrick’s Gin
Grated nutmeg and a red apple for garnish
This is how you do it:
– Bring the apple juice to a simmer with the spices in a pot.
– Addera Hendrick’s Gin precis innan servering.
– Serve in a pitcher or in teacups and garnish with three thin slices of apple and grated nutmeg.
Hot Gin Old Fashioned
You need:
5 cl Hendrick’s Gin
1 cl sugar syrup
2 dashes of orange bitters
5 cl boiling water
Orange zest for garnish
This is how you do it:
– Gently heat the Hendrick’s Gin, sugar syrup and bitters in a pot. Add the boiling water.
– Serve in a sling or teacup and garnish with a piece of orange peel.
