08 Dec Warm Up with Hawkes Winter Cider this Festive Season
Planning a party or gathering this festive season? Hawkes’s seasonal offering is once again here to enhance the festive cheer at home…
Now available to purchase online, Hawkes limited edition Winter Cider is the perfect seasonal beverage to keep you and your guests cosy this Christmas and beyond.
Launched only last year, Hawkes’ Winter Cider is a moreish apple cider, carefully blended with a suitably seasonal spice mix of cinnamon, candied orange, clove and nutmeg. Available in 3L boxes with an air-tight tap for easy pouring, Winter Cider is perfect for mulling on the hob at home in informal group settings and for those that prefer their cider chilled, can also be enjoyed cold.
Currently priced at only £13.75 (down from £16.95) and available to purchase through BrewDog’s website, Hawkes Winter Cider is a lighter alternative to mulled wine, with a markedly lower ABV of 4.0%.
Made only with wonky or surplus apples, vegan friendly and stored in recyclable packaging, Winter Cider is one of the most sustainable boxed ciders on the market.
To spice up festivities and really impress guests this winter, Hawkes general manager, Elliot Allison, shares five warming Winter Cider cocktail recipes that you can try at home. Read on to nail your seasonal beverage offering this Christmas, with Hot Pomme Punch, Tepache Heat, Christmas Day Mulled Cider, Dark & Warmy and Spice Up Your Life!…
Hot Pomme Punch
Serves 2
Ingredients:
500ml Hawkes Winter Cider
50ml Five Hundred Cuts Rum
Lemons (for lemon peels)
Method:
Gently heat Hawkes Winter Cider on the stovetop or hob without letting it boil
When heat is even throughout, take off the heat and add the rum
Peel the lemons to make lemon peel spirals
Serve in a heatproof glass and pop the spirals into the cider and enjoy!
Tepache Heat
Serves 2
Ingredients:
400ml Hawkes Winter Cider
200ml pineapple juice
4 cloves
Splash of tequila (optional, for added depth)
Method:
Heat Hawkes Winter Cider and pineapple juice over a gentle heat without letting the mixture boil
When heat is even throughout, take off the heat and add cloves
Serve in a heatproof glass
If using, add the tequila
Christmas Day Mulled Cider
Serves 4 (scale ingredients up or down depending on number of guests)
Ingredients:
1L Hawkes Winter Cider
Splash of brandy
Ginger teabag
2 clementines
6 cloves
Method:
Halve clementines and poke cloves into the skin
Add ginger teabag and cloved clementines to a saucepan with Hawkes Winter Cider and heat mixture over a gentle heat without letting the mixture boil
Simmer for 30 minutes to deepen the flavour
Add the brandy right before serving
Dark and Warmy
Serves 2
Ingredients:
500ml Hawkes Winter Cider
50ml dark rum
25ml maple syrup
Cinnamon sticks
Method:
Add cinnamon sticks to Hawkes Winter Cider and heat on a gentle heat without letting the mixture boil
When heat is even throughout, take off the eat and add in the rum
Slowly stir through the maple syrup ensuring it melts gently into the cider
Serve with a fresh cinnamon stick in a glass or mug
