Autumn is not only leaf fall, bright colors of the forest and melancholy and romantic walks. Most of the autumn season is rainy, chilly wind, damp and cold. The desire to wrap up in a blanket and not let go of a cup of hot drink haunts many people. What kind of drinks will help to keep warm in the dank autumn and not to become discouraged?
Firstly, this is tea, there are a great many varieties and varieties of this drink. Choose tea exclusively to your taste, buy several types and pamper yourself throughout the day. To strengthen the immune system, you can add lemon, mint to tea, or prepare it from pre-collected (or purchased) herbs (thyme, linden, oregano).
The second most popular drink in the fall is coffee, it not only warms, but also gives a boost of vivacity. If you drink coffee, then it is better natural, brewed in a Turk or a coffee machine, and instant coffee is best left for rare occasions. However, there are limitations here, it is not recommended to drink a lot of coffee, and some people, due to health problems, are generally prohibited from drinking this drink. Although you can cheat and deceive the body by brewing a cup of chicory.
Remember the drink of a happy childhood - flavored cocoa. It contains serotonin, which will cheer you up and banish the autumn blues. When buying cocoa powder or a ready-made drink, pay attention to the cocoa butter content, 15% or more is a sign of a quality product. For greater effect, add special marshmallow cubes to the mug with cocoa. For those with a sweet tooth, a cup of hot chocolate is a great option.
Heavy evening artillery - grog and mulled wine. These are already alcoholic drinks, and if you adhere to a reasonable measure, they will warm you and brighten up the evening in a pleasant company. There are different recipes for these drinks. The base of the grog is rum and hot tea, you can add spices (cinnamon, cloves) and lemon. Sometimes rum is replaced with cognac.
Mulled wine is a lighter alcoholic drink based on red wine. Spices and fruits are also added to it, served hot. For example, “Fabulous” mulled wine is prepared as follows. Take a bottle of red wine (Khvanchkara, Kagor, Lykhny), pour it into an enamel pan and add spices (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg), put on fire. Then cut apples and oranges and also add to hot wine, cook for 5-7 minutes and turn off. The drink should be infused for 20-30 minutes, then heat the finished mulled wine and pour it into tall glasses. The main condition is that the wine should not boil, bring it to a temperature of 70-80 degrees, no more.
