Make Mine a Double

posted by Arty on May 12

More for cocktails, here is a list of the most popular flavour toppings:

Nutmeg - idealy for creamy or milky drinks.  Grate the nutmeg using a fine grater and sprinkle carefully.  Don’t grate over the drink or it may not be even and you’ll end up with too much.  Needs to be freshly grated to keep the flavour

Cinnamon - serve as whole sticks with mulled wine or egg nog and it can also be used as a stirrer.  Or you can grate it and sprinkle over the top

Coffee - ideal with coffee flavoured drinks (funnily enough!)  You could use instant coffee but ideally grate a fresh coffee bean or two in a grinder

Chocolate - saving the best til last!  Grate using a coarse grater or serve chocolate sticks with sweet, thick drinks that can support them.  Or use twirls of chocolate on top of whipped cream.  To make a twirl of chocolate, pull the blade of a sharp knife or vegetable peeler across a block of slightly warmed chocolate and the chocolate will curl.  Nice!

Oh, I wish I was sat outside with a nice cocktail now…