Hebridean Hogmanay Cocktail

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    1

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Hebridean Baker: Recipes and Wee Stories from the Scottish Islands

By Coinneach MacLeod

Published 2021

  • About

How do you say Happy New Year in Gaelic? Bliadhna Mhath Ùr! This cocktail should bring plenty of Hogmanay cheer – but, remember, it doesn’t need to be the 31st of December to drink it. Obviously you can increase quantities to make more of this cocktail to share with your guests.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons marmalade ( to make your own)
  • 200 ml herbal tea (choose your favourite!)

Method

Scoop your marmalade into a large mug. Get the kettle on, then make a cup of your favourite herbal tea and once it’s steeped, pour over your marmalade and stir until combined. Let that cool.

Squeeze the juice from the clementine.

To assemble, fill a whisky tumbler with ice, pour in the double dram of whisky, the clementine juice and the cooled marmalade-infused tea. Garnish and