7 best winter cocktail recipes

& 3 cozy tea drinks

with freewildshe

A collection of favorite winter cocktail recipes and cozy tea drinks to get you through this cold time of year.

FreeWildShe Chamomile Vanilla Bitters sits in front of a Honey Pie Cocktail with apples in the background.

3 oz bourbon

1/4 oz cinnamon honey syrup *

sparkling apple cider

20 drops FreeWildShe Chamomile Vanilla Bitters

apple slices, to garnish

 

Stir bourbon & syrup with ice. Pour into a collins glass with ice. Top with sparkling cider, bitters, & apple slices.

 

*CINNAMON HONEY SYRUP

Heat 2 T honey, 2 T water, & 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder in a pan until ingredients are combined.

SOLSTICE STAR

Solstice Star is a recipe using FreeWildShe Bitters. A coupe glass sits on a colorful platter. The cocktail in the glass is orange and garnished with orange peel. Bar tools, lichen, star anise pods & Christmas decorations are scattered around.

2 oz Bull Run Carlton Straight Rye Whiskey

1 oz dry vermouth

1/4 oz Benedictine

1/4 oz star anise syrup *

20 drops FreeWildShe Orange Bitters

orange peel, to garnish

 

Shake rye, vermouth, Benedictine, & star anise syrup with ice. Strain into a rocks glass with ice. Top with bitters & express orange peel.

 

*STAR ANISE SYRUP

Heat 2 T sugar, 2 T water, & 2 star anise pods in a pan until sugar is dissolved.

LONG NIGHT'S MOON

Long Nights Moon is a recipe using FreeWildShe tea. A hand grasps a glass mug. The liquid is light violet with a head of steamed milk.

1 tsp FreeWildShe Hygge Herbal Tea

8 oz milk (any variety)

 

Prepare a cup of Hygge tea in a large mug, following package directions. Heat milk until foaming (1 minute in the microwave or 3-5 minutes on the stove top). If desired, froth your milk. Pour milk atop your Hygge tea.

2 oz tequila

1 oz lemon juice

1 oz tangerine juice

1 egg white

3/4 oz Som Tangerine Sea Salt Cordial

1 dropper FreeWildShe Cardamom Bitters

tangerine slice, to garnish

 

Dry shake all ingredients. Add ice and shake until well chilled. Pour into an ice filled rocks glass and garnish with a tangerine slice.

Hearth is a cocktail recipe using FreeWildShe bitters. Someone is pouring a brown cocktail into a glass. Barrel Aged Aromatic Bittters sit beside it. A fire is burning in the background.

3 oz Bull Run barrel strength American Whiskey

1/4 amaretto

1/4 brown sugar cinnamon syrup *

20 drops FreeWildShe x Bull Run Barrel Aged Aromatic Bitters

cinnamon stick, to garnish

 

Stir whiskey, amaretto, & cinnamon syrup with ice.  Strain into a rocks glass with a large cube. Top with bitters and cinnamon stick.

 

*BROWN SUGAR CINNAMON SYRUP

Heat 2 T brown sugar, 2 T water, & 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder in a pan until sugar is dissolved.

Coastal snowbird

Coastal Snowbird cocktail

1 oz Broken Top Bourbon

1/2 oz Wild Roots Cranberry Vodka

1/4 oz bourbon barrel aged maple syrup

10 drops FreeWildShe Orange Bitters

sparkling water

sliced cranberries, to garnish

doug fir sprig, to garnish

 

Shake bourbon, vodka, & maple syrup with ice. Strain into a rocks glass with ice. Top with sparkling water and bitters. Garnish with cranberries & doug fir.

1 tsp FreeWildShe NW Chai Herbal Tea

4 oz egg nog (any variety)

10 drops FreeWildShe Digestive Bitters

 

Prepare NW Chai in a large mug following package directions. Gently heat egg nog to desired temperature (20-30 seconds in the microwave or 1-2 minutes on the stove top). Pour egg nog atop your chai & top with bitters.

CHOCOLATE OLD FASHIONED

Chocolate Old Fashioned is a recipe using FreeWildShe Orange bitters. A glass sits on an olive wood serving platter. The liquid is dark and there is a large cube & orange peel in the glass.

3 oz Branch Point Oregon Whiskey

1/2 oz creme de cacao

1 dropper FreeWildShe Orange Bitters

orange twist, to garnish

 

Shake whiskey, creme de cacao, and bitters with ice. Strain into a rocks glass with a large cube. Express orange peel over top and garnish.

1 1/2 oz Dregs Vodka

1 1/2 oz meyer lemon juice

1/2 oz dry vermouth

1/2 oz triple sec

Prosecco

20 drops FreeWildShe Chamomile Vanilla Bitters

 

Shake vodka, meyer lemon, vermouth, & triple sec with ice. Divide between two Champagne flutes. Add Prosecco to fill and top with 10 drops bitters.

heartwarming hot cocoa

Heartwarming Hot Cocoa by FreeWildShe. Two mugs of brown cocoa/tea with marshmallows sit on a counter. One is on a wooden platter. Cinnamon sticks, marshmallows, and rosehips lay scattered around. A plant and stack of white bowls are in the background.

2 tsp FreeWildShe Heartwarming Black Tea

8 oz water

1 serving hot cocoa mix

marshmallows, to garnish

 

Prepare Heartwarming tea in a mug following package directions. Steep 5-10 minutes, to taste. Strain and stir in cocoa mix until dissolved. Garnish with marshmallows.