With the weather taking a turn for the cooler, you should think about introducing hot, alcoholic drinks to your menu. You can even customize the drinks to fit the season and the holiday. You might want to add a pumpkin-type drink to your fall menu (especially before Halloween), and a mint-type drink around December.
Pumpkin Toddy
- 1 oz apple brandy
- ½ oz rye whiskey
- ½ oz fresh lemon juice
- ½ oz grade b maple syrup
- 1 tsp pumpkin purée
- 2 drops Angostura bitters
- Grafted cinnamon
- Water
Add all the ingredients except water to a preheated mug, top with 5 oz of boiling water, and stir to combine. Top with grated cinnamon if you wish to add a garnish to the drink.
Hot Buttered Rum
- 2 oz gold rum
- 1 tbsp buttered rum batter
- Boiling water
- Cinnamon stick garnish
- Freshly grated nutmeg garnish
Add the rum and butter to a mug, fill with boiling water, and stir to make the perfect, warm drink on a chilly day.
There are plenty more warm drinks to spice your customers up in the cold weather and we wouldn’t want you to forget about serving classic Eggnog around the holidays. Serve it to your customers with a twist, or the traditional way, and that’ll be certain to bring some cheer to your restaurant. Give people a reason to leave their house in the cold with the promise of a drink that will be certain to give them a warm buzz!
