{"id":2454529,"date":"2020-02-13T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=320804"},"modified":"2020-02-13T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T00:00:00","slug":"libations-sipping-on-winter-warmers-at-almresi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/libations-sipping-on-winter-warmers-at-almresi\/","title":{"rendered":"Libations: Sipping on Winter Warmers at Almresi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.4365325077399\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-320804-186\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/libations-atw-021320-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/libations-atw-021320-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Rose Anna Laudicina\/Aspen Times Weekly | The Feuerzangenbowle at Almresi in Aspen\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>The Feuerzangenbowle at Almresi in Aspen<\/strong><br \/>Rose Anna Laudicina\/Aspen Times Weekly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/libations-atw-021320-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"The Feuerzangenbowle at Almresi in Aspen\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/libations-atw-021320-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/libations-atw-021320-1-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Rose Anna Laudicina\/Aspen Times Weekly | A classic German pretzle served with a side of horseradish mustard and high-quality pork lard alongside the Jagertee and Feuerzangenbowle, winter warmer cocktails at Almresi Aspen\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>A classic German pretzle served with a side of horseradish mustard and high-quality pork lard alongside the Jagertee and Feuerzangenbowle, winter warmer cocktails at Almresi Aspen<\/strong><br \/>Rose Anna Laudicina\/Aspen Times Weekly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/libations-atw-021320-1-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A classic German pretzle served with a side of horseradish mustard and high-quality pork lard alongside the Jagertee and Feuerzangenbowle, winter warmer cocktails at Almresi Aspen\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/libations-sipping-on-winter-warmers-at-almresi\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/libations-sipping-on-winter-warmers-at-almresi\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Does anything sound better than a hot drink after a day of fresh turns on the mountain in frigid temps?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Well, for me there isn\u2019t much more I crave after I\u2019ve burned out my legs skiing new snow on the mountain in well-below freezing weather (which has been most of February) than a hot drink with alcohol to warm my bones and perhaps some carbs to snack on. Which is why I was more than excited to discover Almresi \u2014 the newly opened \u201cAlps meets the Rockies\u201d restaurant located on the ground floor of the Dancing Bear expansion \u2014 has a section on its drink menu dedicated to \u201cWinter Warmers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Six of the drinks from the \u201cWinter Warmers\u201d section are spiced up with alcohol and are all relatively affordable as far as Aspen cocktails go, ranging in price from $9 to $12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">The drink that caught my eye first, and was confidently recommended by the awesome Austrian behind the bar, Michael, was the Feuerzangenbowle, an Almresi specialty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Served in a cup created especially for the cocktail, this traditional German drink has a bit of show to it: It comes with a sugarloaf (essentially a cone-shaped sugar cube) that is soaked in Stroh, a high-alcohol rum from Austria, and then set on fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">When translated, Feuerzangenbowle literally means fire tong (or burnt) punch, so the flames are actually essential to the cocktail. Once the cube is done burning, you can dunk it into the mulled wine, which is the base of this spiced, not-too-sweet winter warmer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">My drinking buddy for the evening ordered the Jagertee from the hot cocktail menu, which is a black tea with rum. Our bartender, Michael, who is originally from Salzburg, Austria, and moved to Aspen to work at Almresi, told us that Jagertee is a very popular apr\u00e8s-ski drink in Austria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">The Jagertee had hints of black tea flavor, but it was masked by an almost fruity flavor that lingered after a sip. This drink gets occasional top-offs with hot water to keep it warm, because Michael said \u201cnobody likes a cold Jagertee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">To pair with these Austrian specialties, we ordered a traditional German pretzel ($9), which is served hanging from an antler with a side of horseradish mustard and pork lard to spread on it and is plenty for two people to split.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">There are still four libations on that winter warmers menu that I am excited to try, and with February in Aspen typically being the coldest and snowiest month of the ski season, I know I\u2019ll be returning to Almresi soon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/libations-sipping-on-winter-warmers-at-almresi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Feuerzangenbowle at Almresi in AspenRose Anna Laudicina\/Aspen Times Weekly A classic German pretzle served with a side of horseradish mustard and high-quality pork lard alongside the Jagertee and Feuerzangenbowle, winter warmer cocktails at Almresi AspenRose Anna Laudicina\/Aspen Times Weekly Show CaptionsHide Captions Does anything sound better than a hot drink after a day of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2454529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-18 15:39:57","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2454529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454529\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2454529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2454529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2454529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}