No. 129 · Hot chocolate
Cocoa hot chocolate
Cocoa and sugar whisked to a paste, then into hot milk. Quick, comforting and made from the cupboard. A house recipe.
Photo: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 4.0
Syrups & sweeteners
Drinks made with Sugar
13 entries use this ingredient.
Alcohol-free
No. 105 · Soft drink
Elderflower cordial
Elderflower heads steeped in lemony sugar syrup for 24 hours, then strained and bottled. Dilute to serve.
No. 104 · Soft drink
Homemade lemonade
Fresh lemon juice and a simple sugar syrup topped up with still or sparkling water. Serves four.
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.5
No. 086 · Smoothie
Mango lassi
Ripe mango blended with yoghurt, milk and a pinch of cardamom. A yoghurt drink in the lassi tradition.
Photo: Nithyasrm, CC BY-SA 4.0
No. 113 · Tea
Masala chai
Black tea simmered with milk, sugar and warming spices such as cardamom, ginger and cinnamon. A house recipe.
Photo: Miansari66, Public domain
No. 130 · Hot chocolate
Proper hot chocolate
Real dark chocolate melted into hot milk for a thick, rich, less sweet drink. A house recipe.
Photo: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0
No. 107 · Soft drink
Quick ginger ale
A fresh ginger syrup mixed with lime and sparkling water. No fermenting needed.
Photo: Hisakazu Watanabe, CC BY-SA 2.0
No. 077 · Milkshake
Strawberry milkshake
Fresh strawberries blended with vanilla ice cream and milk for a real-fruit pink shake.
Photo: Renee Comet (Photographer), Public domain
No. 108 · Tea
The perfect cup of Yorkshire Tea
Yorkshire Tea's own method for a proper brew in a mug: freshly drawn water, 4–5 minutes, one gentle squeeze, milk last.
Photo: Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alcoholic drinks (18+)
No. 039 · Cocktail · IBA
Champagne Cocktail
A bitters-soaked sugar cube and a little cognac, topped with chilled Champagne.
No. 043 · Cocktail · IBA
Irish Coffee
Hot coffee, Irish whiskey and sugar, topped with a float of chilled cream. Contains caffeine and alcohol.
Photo: jules / stone soup, CC BY 2.0
No. 020 · Cocktail · IBA
Old Fashioned
A sugar cube, bitters and a splash of water muddled, then whiskey over ice: slow, aromatic and strong.
No. 023 · Cocktail · IBA
Sazerac
Cognac, sugar and Peychaud's bitters stirred into an absinthe-rinsed glass.
Photo: Will Shenton, CC BY-SA 3.0