A Spirit for All Seasons: Christmas Cocktails with Rum
With its Caribbean heritage rum is undoubtedly a spirit for the summer. From classic daiquiris to a Piña Colada on the beach, it’s certainly a drink that frames summer festivities and leads the way in tropical flavours. But, it’s not a spirit that has to be limited to summertime drinking and there are so many ways to enjoy special, luxury rum cocktails during the festive season with friends and family.
At Sterling & Malcolm, Christmas celebrations with our families wouldn’t be complete without seasonal golden rum cocktails to enjoy around the tree while opening presents. Golden rum, in particular, is a fantastic choice for Christmas cocktails. With rich, deep flavours it’s more complex and warming than white rum, which is commonly found in summertime drinks. Alongside its festive hue, the natural flavours of toffee and vanilla found in golden rum also blend seamlessly with traditional Christmas ingredients such as ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon.
To help kick off the festivities in your home, we’ve shared a couple of our favourite easy cocktails with rum below that are perfect alongside Christmas Eve sharing food boards, or for a post-dinner treat on the big day itself:
Rum Old Fashioned
Switch out the Scotch this Christmas and experience the smooth, complex taste of this classic cocktail with a deep and alluring golden rum.
Ingredients
Serves 1
- 50ml Sterling & Malcolm Golden Rum
- 1 tsp Sugar Syrup
- A dash Angostura Chocolate Bitters
- To garnish Orange Peel
Method
- Pour the rum, sugar syrup and bitters into a mixing glass.
- Add ice and stir to combine, until the outside of the glass is cold.
- Strain into a rocks glass over one block of ice and garnish with the orange peel.
Hot Buttered Rum
There are few better ways to enjoy rum in the wintertime than warmed into a delicious, indulgent cocktail as an inviting drink for cosy season.
Ingredients
Serves 2
- 1 tbsp Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- ½ tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 100ml Sterling & Malcolm Golden Rum
- 2 tbsp, melted Unsalted Butter
- 100ml Boiling water
- To garnish Whipped Cream
- 2, to garnish Cinnamon Sticks
Method
- Add the light brown sugar, ground cinnamon and nutmeg to a mixing bowl.
- Add the golden rum and melted unsalted butter and stir together.
- Divide between two heatproof glasses.
- Top with 100ml boiling water in each glass and stir.
- Serve with whipped cream swirled on top, a cinnamon stick to garnish and a final dusting of nutmeg.
If you decide to stir up rum cocktails this Christmas with our special golden rum, make sure to share your creations with us @sterlingandmalcolm on Instagram.
