With the festive season just around the corner, it is not unreasonable to expect an increase in alcohol intake whilst the celebrations take a hold.
The Ropewalks, based in Novotel’s City Centre Hotel, has launched it’s own very special selection of Gin based Christmas themed cocktails.
The first cocktail was actually created by the Mixologists based in the Liverpool Hotel and is called the Gingerbead Gin Cocktail and is suitably potent.
The Gingerbead Gin Cocktail aptly features Whitley Neill Gin – the handy work of Liverpool’s own Halewood International – and not a lot else. The edge of the glass is coated in a Gingerbread Syrup and coated with Cookie Crumbs whilst the Gin is mixed with Egg White and a little more syrup.
The result is an incredibly sweet but strong cocktail that is light on the taste buds and definitely has a festive feel to it. You can definitely see yourself in front of a cosy fire with this cocktail.
Next up was the Cranberry and Roasted Pine Cocktail which is a little more firey. This cocktail features Gin Mare, distilled in Spain. This cocktail certainly takes in to account the botanics you’d expect with a gin as Rosemary and Pine Nuts feature.
Other flavours in this cocktail are Cranberry, Apple, and Grenadine which in theory should provide a very sweet cocktail however the addition of Ginger Beer settles this easily and adds a little fire to proceedings.
The final cocktail is infused with the ultimate taste of Christmas – Mince Pie infused cocktail which features a home made Mince Pie syrup.
This cocktail features Sipsmith, many gin lovers favourite, a delicious Pear juice and of course, the home made Mince Pie Syrup.
This cocktail is very sweet, despite attempts to counteract the sweetness with a little cinnamon so may not be to everyone’s taste however it definitely captures the taste of Christmas in a glass.
If cocktails are not your thing, you can take your pick from any of the specialist gins selected by Novotel’s Gin Club. The club offers premium gins from across the world. Each gin has distinct tasting notes and brands include: Whitley Neill, The Botanist, Gin Mare, Monkey 47, Silent Pool and Sipsmith.
For a literal taste of the festive spirit visit the RopeWalks Lounge – more information can be found here .