Alcohol expert offers top tips on how to use all your leftover Christmas booze
If you're stuck on what to do with all the Christmas drinks you've been given, don't fear - as drinks experts are on hand after Christmas to give you all the advice you need.
People just need to message York Gin on Facebook or Instagram with details of their alcoholic gifts and add #xmasbooze. After that, they'll get a reply with delicious cocktail ideas. Bosses at the company say they're happy to help people get the most out of their booze, given they're "always bored" after Christmas.
They're expecting most questions about what to do with Advocaat, sloe gin and Baileys, but they're also ready for queries about mezcal, sake and even absinthe. The free service starts on 27th December.
A company spokesman said: "We do get bored easily and it's a quiet time of year. So we'll be on hand to give free expert advice. We're expecting lots of Advocaat to be languishing on kitchen shelves. But did you know it's the base for a Harry Potter-inspired butter beer?"
"Likewise, sloe gin often ends up in a neglected corner of the drinks cabinet. But with lemon juice and sparkling water it makes a delicious gin fizz cocktail."
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York Gin advise that Baileys needs to be drunk quite soon after it’s opened - and if you’re sick of Baileys on ice, it makes a lovely hot chocolate on a cold January night.
York Gin are offering their expertise this Christmas (Getty Images for Tony Awards Pro)You're in the hands of professionals, with several of the company’s staff holding spirits qualifications with the top training body, WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust). Not only that, they have decades of experience in the drinks industry.
York Gin, who are proud winners Good Housekeeping’s joint Best Gin of 2023 and are a Best Buy in BBC Good Food magazine for December 2023, make a range of award winning spirits. They also offer tasting classes in their 16th Century home in the centre of York.
Christmas booze may also come with some health benefits this winter season, as one doctor says drinking mulled wine "could lower blood pressure." Mulled wine is arguably one of the most festive drinks you can have over Christmas - and doctors have revealed drinking it could even have certain health benefits.
Dr Deborah Lee from Dr Fox Online Pharmacy claimed that drinking it in moderation "is good for your cardiovascular health" and other ingredients can help to lower blood pressure. Speaking to The Express, Dr Deborah noted: "Drinking red wine has been shown to raise HDL cholesterol ('good' cholesterol) and lower LDL cholesterol ('bad' cholesterol). These are favourable changes in the lipid profile."
This idea is backed up by further research published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The study analysed 69 men and women aged between 38-74 in good health, and when they drank wine, they saw an 11 to 16 percent increase in good cholesterol
Red wine contains polyphenolic compounds such as resveratrol, and Dr Sunni Patel, from Dish Dash Deets further explained that other ingredients packed into mulled wine could further benefit blood pressure levels. Dr Sunni said: "The spices commonly used in mulled wine, such as cinnamon, cloves, and star anise, may offer certain health benefits, including potential effects on blood pressure."
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