Get in the festive spirit with these wonderful wintery cocktails!

As it’s ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ and we are certainly in need of a pick me up, why not upgrade your normal glass of i heart to something more festive!

Whether you’re after a ‘quarantini’ to get you through the next few weeks, or a frosty fizz to see in the festive period, i heart Wines has you covered with some cocktail recipes to make your winter a little more wonderful…

Cranberry Gin Frosty Fizz

Why not break the mould on the traditional festive favourites, with this Cranberry Gin Frosty Fizz…

Combining the classic i heart Gin, with subtle hints of juniper along with the fresh taste of winter berries, this is guaranteed to go down a treat!

Ingredients – Serves 4

• 125ml i heart Gin
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 250ml cranberry juice
• 1 tbsp fresh orange juice
• 500ml tonic water
• Sugar canes to top it off

Method

• Pour your i heart Gin into a bowl.
• Add the sprigs of thyme and give them a mix in the bowl to release their flavour.
• After mixing, remove the thyme.
• Add the cranberry and orange juice to the i heart Gin, and then stir in the tonic water.
• Pour into a tumbler with lots of ice. Garnish with some sugarcanes for an extra sweet treat. Also a sugar cane dunked in gin… you can’t go wrong!

The Clementine Quarantini

This fruity cocktail combines i heart Prosecco’s apple and peach flavours with a sweet but sharp winter touch.

If you want to create something a little more special with your favourite fizz, then this recipe is one for you…

Ingredients – Serves 3-5

• 200ml i heart Prosecco
• 40ml orange liqueur
• 70ml chilled clementine juice
• Some gold drinks shimmer if you want to be even more of a queen!

Method

• Mix the orange liqueur and clementine juice together in a glass and chill until ready to serve.
• Thinly slice the clementine and place on the rim of your glass.
• When ready to serve, pour the i heart Prosecco into the glass and stir gently to combine.
•  Serve immediately with your festive shimmer and enjoy… cheers to that!