Festive Rum Cocktails
Timber® Botanical Rum is a hugely versatile spirit, perfect as a sipping rum or as a cocktail spirit. With it’s smooth-bodied nature, sweet and Timber is a craft botanical rum that is smooth-bodied and features well balanced sweet notes and subtle spiced rum notes.
Here’s the expert’s tasting notes at the London Spirits Competition - “Smooth and well balanced with flavours of toffee and hazlenut and subtle nuances of orange peel and spicy clove on the finish”. These notes work perfectly in winter warmers and festive cocktail serves.
Christmas Pudding Rum
The natural sweetness of the honey, caramel, and other fantastic flavours really lends itself to this festive drink. But if you are making it as a gift we would recommended making yourself a bottle too, as you’ll want to try it!
Ingredients
What you need to make 500ml:
400ml of Timber® Botanical Rum
300g mixed dried fruit such as sultanas, raisins, etc.
2 tsp ground mixed spice
25g glace cherries, chopped into halves or quarters
Optional ingredients:
Grated zest of an orange and lemon
1 tsp nutmeg … finally grated or ground
Simple syrup or maple syrup, to taste
1 clove
Half vanilla pod split, or ½ tsp of vanilla extract.
20ml of almond liquor
How to make it
1. Sterilise a clean sturdy bottle (you can do this by washing it in the dishwasher on a high setting).
2. Add all the ingredients you want to use into the sterilised bottle.
3. If you like it really sweet add 25ml of simple syrup/maple syrup.
4. Top up the bottle with Timber® Botanical Rum.
5. Place it in the fridge for at least 3 days, then leave it in a dark place until ready to drink.
2. Hot Toddy
Whether you want something to relieve a cold, needing warming up after a long winters walk or just fancy a lovely night-cap, then a Hot Toddy is for you! The added botanicals of Timber® provides an extra dimension to this much loved drink.
Ingredients
35ml of Timber® Botanical Rum
1 tablespoon of honey (or maple syrup of simple syrup)
A slice of lemon
Squeeze of lemon juice
75ml of hot water (not boiling)
A cinnamon stick
Method
1. Simply pour the Timber® Botanical Rum, honey and slice of lemon into a heat-proof glass with a handle
2. Add the lemon juice to your preferred strength
3. Add the cinnamon stick*
4. Add the hot water and stir, remembering to hold the handle and not the glass!
5. Allow it to cool or add a bit of cold water, until it is the right temperature and won’t scold you.
3. Eggnog
We think the fantastic flavours of Timber® Botanical Rum really lends itself to this traditional drink. There are various recipes available including the use of cream and whole milk. However, we have used a secret ingredient instead.
Ingredients
What you need to serve 4-6:
100ml of Timber® Botanical Rum
100ml of simple syrup
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence (or 1 vanilla pod)
1 small tin (397g) of condensed milk
1 cinnamon stick
½ tsp grated nutmeg + for garnish
Ice cubes
Method
1. To make the simple syrup, just add equal amounts of sugar to water; heat it in a pan until the sugar is dissolved, then let it cool.
2. Pour the condensed milk into a pan, add the vanilla essence, cinnamon stick and nutmeg. Heat slowly, but do not boil.
3. Once warm, add in the simple syrup and mix until fully combined, then leave to cool.
4. Separate the egg yolks from the whites. Put the whites into the fridge for later.
5. Whisk the egg yolks and add to the condensed milk mixture.
6. Once combined, add in the Timber® Botanical Rum and mix, before placing in the fridge to chill.
7. When ready to drink, whisk the egg whites until frothy. Add a third to the chilled condensed milk mixture and combine. Then slowly fold in the remaining egg whites.
4. Blood Orange Negroni
We use Scottish botanicals in our rum, making it appeal to gin lovers due to its botanical flavours and subtle sweetness. The Timber Rum Negroni offers a slightly sweeter, more complex flavour compared to the classic gin-based negroni. The festive blood orange twist provides rich citrus notes and a striking red Christmas colour.
Ingredients
30ml Timber Botanical Rum
30ml Campari
15ml Blood Orange Liqueur (blood orange juice)
30ml sweet vermouth
2 dashes of orange bitters
A pinch of sea salt
A slice of Blood Orange (for garnish)
Method
1. Put all the ingredients in a cocktail mixing glass with ice.
2. Stir quickly until well chilled.
3. Strain into a chilled glass over a large block of ice. Garnish with orange slice or twist.
Try Timber Botanical Rum for yourself and discover a subtly spiced rum and an unusual rum which is crafted in Scotland.