These Cocktails Will Be Your Winter Favorites
Just like you swapped your summer cold brew coffees for hot lattes, with winter practically here, it’s time to switch up your cocktail preferences too. While some might prefer to drink margaritas and mojitos year-round, if you like variety there are tons of winter-friendly drinks to try.
Just like any great cocktail, the perfect winter cocktail needs balance, premium spirits, and an artistic touch. Being served hot is also typical of winter-friendly libations, but it’s not always a requirement seeing as some spirits like bourbon provide that warm feeling. Even still, as you venture out to sample these warming cocktails, make sure you’re going to an establishment that knows what it takes to make a superb drink and does so consistently.
Chandlers, the premier steakhouse Boise offers, for example, has an extensive spirits menu crafted by expert mixologists, and they don’t disappoint. Here are some cocktails to give a try this winter season.
Hot Toddy
The legendary hot toddy is a staple of any cocktail menu, and with simple ingredients served piping hot, it’s hard to argue its rightful place as the quintessential winter cocktail. Almost like an alcoholic tea, a good hot toddy should feature premium whiskey, lemon, sugar, and piping hot water. Some might prefer adding other elements, but this classic concoction lets the whiskey shine while the lemon and sugar balance out the edge of the spirit. Premium whiskey is key here, as cheap liquor served hot can be harsh to drink.
Irish Coffee
Coffee is an after-dinner staple, and there isn’t a coffee-based cocktail as classic as the Irish coffee. Served with either regular or decaf coffee if it’s late, this drink is synonymous with cold weather and cozy nights in chatting with friends. For this cocktail, the quality of the coffee and whiskey matters the most, with brown sugar and whipped cream serving to add a bit of extra sweetness and flavor.
Beyond those primary ingredients, many bars will put their own spin on an Irish coffee or offer variants of the coffee cocktail. Other great coffee cocktails include Keoke coffee with brandy, Kahlua and dark cocoa; Spanish coffee with Grand Marnier, Kahlua, and 151; and Chip Shot, a blend of Tuaca, Baileys, and coffee—of course.
Chandlers’ Ten Minute Martini™
Sometimes it’s fun to embrace the frigid chill and savor it with a chilled cocktail. The refreshing Ten Minute Martini™ is a signature drink from Chandlers, and can only be found at this fine dining Boise restaurant. It was created completely by accident but has become a legend in the Boise cocktail scene. Whether it’s a hot summer day or the dead of winter, every season is Ten Minute Martini™ season.
About Chandlers
Opened in 2007, Chandlers stands as one of the best downtown Boise restaurants because of their world-class steak selections, some of the freshest seafood Boise offers, live music, and sophisticated atmosphere. Chandlers is the go-to place for fine dining in the Treasure Valley and is frequently ranked highly in local and national polls. Along with premium menu offerings, they also feature talented jazz musicians performing in the lounge nightly to complete the experience. Whether you’re coming for a special occasion like a birthday or anniversary, enjoying a holiday get-together with family, or treating clients to a private business lunch, Chandlers is the place to go.
Learn more about their menu offerings and make a reservation at Chandlersboise.com
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