Nothing embodies the festive season like gingerbread,
from candy-covered houses to loaves of cake and wonderfully decorated cookies. But what about a cozy drink? For a spiced and sweet treat that adds warmth this winter, look no further than this Gingerbread Old Fashioned made with scotch and an easily concocted ginger-cinnamon-honey syrup from Millie Tang, Australia’s Bartender of the Year in 2019.
What You’ll Need:
50 ml Pure Scot Blended Scotch
5-15 ml Ginger & cinnamon honey (to taste)
1 dash Aromatic bitters
Directions:
Stir down and serve on block ice with orange peel and gingerbread biscuit.
(Pictured, it is served with Lebkuchen–a traditional German version of soft gingerbread.)
What You’ll Need:
1 part honey (250 ml)
.5 part hot water (125 ml)
4 cinnamon quills, broken apart
4 dime sized pieces of fresh ginger
Pinch of salt
Directions:
Add hot water to honey in a saucepan and stir until honey and water are well mixed. Add broken up cinnamon quills and fresh ginger (can give the ginger a slight press to gently break apart). Heat on low until simmering, remove from heat and let stand until cool. Strain to remove ginger (cinnamon can be left in if a more intense flavour is desired). Store in an airtight food grade container in the fridge.
Millie Tang is an Australian freelance photographer and an award-winning bartender who makes drinks, takes photos and sometimes does both at the same time.
Initially, Millie was attracted to bartending as a way to free up daytime hours to pursue photography, but after a friend lied about her experience to get her a job in one of Brisbane’s well established cocktail bars [despite having zero cocktail knowledge] she developed a hard and fast passion for all things bar related.
Bartender of the Year – Australian Liquor Industry Awards 2019
Global winner – Licor 43 Bartenders & Baristas Challenge 2019
1st place – Speed Rack Australia 2019
National finalist – Bacardi Legacy Australia 2019
Drinks World T25 Most Influential Top 25 2019
Australian Bartender 100 Most Influential List 2019
2nd place – Speed Rack Australia 2018
Drinks World T25 Most Influential Top 100 2018
