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No. 27 · Santa's Bar Cart
The Nice List
Hot ginger cider, apple brandy, honey and star anise in a ceramic mug.
Serves1
GlassCeramic mug
Difficulty1 of 3
Sweet / Strong3 / 2
CostLow
Make-aheadGinger cider base keeps 3 days chilled
Ingredients
- 5 oz apple cider
- 4 thin slices fresh ginger
- 1 star anise
- 0.5 oz honey
- 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
- 1.5 oz apple brandy (or a spiced or flavored brandy)
- Garnish: a dried blood-orange wheel and a star anise; a small "Nice List" tag tied to the handle with red ribbon
Build
- Warm the mug with hot water; empty it.
- Add the brandy to the mug.
- Strain the hot ginger cider over it; stir.
- Float the blood-orange wheel and star anise; tie the tag to the handle.
Zero-proof twin
skip the brandy and add 1 oz extra cider and a drop of vanilla.Prep. bring the cider, ginger and star anise to a boil, then simmer 10 minutes. Take off the heat; stir in the honey and lemon.
Batch for 8. simmer 40 oz cider, a 3-inch piece of ginger (sliced) and 4 star anise for 10 minutes; stir in 4 oz honey and 4 oz lemon. Keep warm; 1.5 oz brandy per mug, then 5.5 oz cider.
Safety. add the brandy in the mug, never to the pot on the heat.