‘Tis the season to entertain, so break out the shaker and your best glasses and treat your guests to these four seasonal rum recipes that’ll light up their nights.
Reserve De Mure
This fruity pomegranate and blackberry punch is an elegant cocktail to greet your guests with.
You’ll Need:
1 oz. Appleton Estates Reserve Rum
1 Muddled Fresh Blackberry
0.5 oz. Pom Wonderful Pomegranate Juice
1 oz. Massanez Cream De Mure
1 oz. Whipped Fresh Cream
Cinnamon Grated on Top
Garnish: 3 Blackberries and Cinnamon Dust
Directions:
Muddle the blackberry; add all ingredients except the heavy cream; shake and strain into wine glass top with fresh whipped heavy cream; garnish and dust with cinnamon.
Image and recipe courtesy of Appleton Estates Rum.
Reserve Holiday Sazerac
A Sazerac is traditionally made with whiskey or cognac, but rum keeps the flavour light and fresh.
You’ll Need:
2 oz. Rum (Infused with Vanilla Bean)
Rinse of Canton Ginger Liqueur & Absinthe
0.5 oz. Demerara Syrup
4 Dash Peychauds
Lemon Peel Orange
Peel Garnish: Vanilla Bean Piece on Rim of Glass
Directions:
Take a 10 oz. rocks glass and fill it with ice. In your pint glass add the demerara sugar, bitters, citrus peels and muddle to a paste. Add the Appleton and then ice and stir till freezing. Remove the ice and rinse with Canton Ginger Liqueur & Absinthe. Strain the contents from the stirred pint glass into the seasoned glass and garnish.
Image and recipe courtesy of Appleton Estates Rum.
Reserve Jamaican Hot Buttered Rum
There’s only one word to describe this hot buttered rum recpe: Yum. Sip it after a skating or sledding party for a quick warm up.
You’ll Need:
Large batch recipe for cocktail base:
1 lb. Brown Sugar
0.25 lb. Butter
Pinch of Salt
4.0 oz. Fresh Apple Cider
0.5 oz. Fresh Extracted Ginger Juice
0.5 tsp. Nutmeg
0.5 tsp. Allspice
Individual cocktail recipe:
Using this prepared cocktail base, select an appropriate mug. Then add:
2 Heaping Tablespoons of the Prepared Cocktail Base
2.0 oz. Appleton Estate Reserve
Approximately 6.0 oz. of Hot Water, Stir
Garnish: Cinnamon Stick
Directions:
Blend the above ingredients and bring to a boil before removing from the heat then let cool and store in refrigerator.
Image and recipe courtesy of Appleton Estates Rum.
Reserve Pumpkin Egg Nog
Egg nog gets a boozy boost from rum, while the pumpkin grounds the flavours and keeps them sumptuously seasonal.
You’ll Need:
1.5 oz. Appleton Estate Reserve Rum (Infused with Cloves, Allspice, Cinnamon)
0.5 oz. Navan Vanilla Liqueur
1 oz. Eggnog
1 oz. Pumpkin Purée (From the Can)
4 Dash Fees Aromatic Bitters
1 Bar Spoon Maple Syrup Grade B
Optional: Fresh Whipped Cream Top (Heavy Whipping Cream)
Directions:
Build all ingredients in your shaker; shake and strain into a chilled martini or coop glass; top with fresh whipped cream (optional).
Image and recipe courtesy of Appleton Estates Rum.
