Wonderland head West to White City to bring you our favourite festive tipples.
Christmas, as we well know, is a time of excess. Indulgence – in every form, is not only accepted, it’s pretty much expected. From frivolous spending to gluttonous gorging, frugality is unheard of as we eat, drink and make merry – hurtling full-bellied towards the main event. Libations, in their many guises, are as much a part of Christmas as, well, JC himself, and with so much on offer at this time of year, Wonderland have taken the opportunity to scour the luxury drinks market and offer up a selection of the finest high end tipples to bring sophistication and swagger to even the most modest meetings.
Teaming up with the newly launched Soho Works White City, we commandeered one of their many private event spaces (in this case, The Loft), and made full use of its impressive marble bar. Aided by an in-house mixologist and armed with some of the finest liquor on the market, we set to work on a collection of fitting festive cocktails for the discerning Wonderland reader.
Ingredients:
5 ml Cherry Syrup
15 ml Creme de Mure
Top Belairè Luxe
Dehydrated Orange
Pomegranate
Cinnamon Stick
Method: Build in the glass over ice
https://www.lucbelaire.com/
Ingredients:
10 ml Maple Syrup
15 ml Espresso
15 ml Coconut Milk
40 ml Glenmorangie
10 ml Baileys
Chocolate
Mint Sprig
Cinnamon Powder
Icing Sugar
Method: Shake and strain over ice
https://www.glenmorangie.com/
Ingredients:
50 ml Botanist Gin
20 ml Creme de Menthe
15 ml Creme de Cocao Blanc
15 ml Maraschino Liqueur
2 Dashes Xmas Bitters
Black Walnuts
Method: Stir in mixing glass
https://www.thebotanist.com/
Ingredients:
40 ml McQueen and the Violet Fog Gin
30 ml Pink Grapefruit Juice
10 ml Italicus Rasolio di Bergamotto
5 ml Cherry Syrup Float
10 ml Soda Water
Blackberry
Grapefruit Peel
Method: Shake and strain
https://www.mcqueenvioletfog.com/
Ingredients:
25ml Bumbu Rum
25ml Bumbu Rum XO
15ml Apple Juice
5 ml Maraschino Liqueur
2 Dashes Mulled Wine
Dehydrated Apple
Pomegranates
Method: Stir in mixing glass
https://www.bumbu.com/
Ingredients:
50 ml Hennessy Cognac
3 Dashes Orange Bitters
10 ml Grand Mariner
Dehydrated Orange
Cinnamon
Method: Smoke the glass with cinnamon. Stir in mixing glass
https://www.hennessy.com/
Ingredients:
35 ml Italicus Bergamotto
Soda water
Belaire Rosè
Berry
Dehydrated Kiwi
Method: Build in the glass
https://www.lucbelaire.com/
Ingredients:
1 Egg
25 ml Lemon juice
20 ml Simple Syrup
50 ml Ciroc Vodka
20 ml Amaretto di Saronno
Walnut
Method: Dry shake without ice and then double strain in the sour glass
https://www.ciroc.com/
