Our favourite Rum Cocktails
Do you know what’s happening on Saturday? If you didn’t, on the 8th of July it is World Rum Day! Fear not if you didn’t get the memo, we’ve got some delicious rum recipes you can try out this weekend with our mystical Welsh Witch Spiced Rum.
Check out some delicious crowd-pleasing rum cocktails to try out below:
1. Rum Old Fashioned
A perfect drink for the classicist in your life! Good old-fashioned flavours and simple, delicious notes of aromatic spices make this one a winner for spiced rum enthusiasts.
Ingredients you’ll need:
- 2 parts Welsh Witch Spiced Rum
- 2 dashes Bitters
- 1-2 tsp sugar
- Cubed ice
To garnish
- Orange Peel
For a classic spiced rum beverage perfect for any classic cocktail fan, mix together the sugar and Bitters in a whisky or rum glass. Add in a single ice cube and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add a few more ice cubes, half of the rum and stir for a minute. Then, add more ice, the remainder of the rum and stir generously once more. Take an orange peeling and twist over the drink to ensure that delicious orange oil infusion is added to your drink. Stir the orange peel in and enjoy.
2. Magical Dark & Stormy
Ahh, Welsh Witch Spiced Rum and ginger beer; a match made in flavour heaven! This Dark and Stormy is a perfectly refreshing tipple for a hot day.
Ingredients you’ll need:
- 60ml Welsh Witch Spiced Rum
- Freshly squeezed juice of ½ a lime
- 150-200ml botanical ginger beer
To garnish
- A lime wheel
Add the rum and lime juice to a tall glass filled with ice and stir. Pour the ginger beer over the top and garnish with the lime wedge and enjoy the harmonising flavour of our Spiced Rum with a delightfully refreshing ginger beer.
3. Spiced Rum Mojito
Enjoy a little spicy twist on a summer mojito with this Spiced Rum Mojito; perfect for beating the heat this summer with an abundance of fresh mint leaves. Bonus points if you can pick the mint fresh from your garden! Mojitos are very customisable, so feel free to add any fruit puree you might like in there too; perhaps some strawberry or pineapple and add this at the muddling stage at the beginning.
Ingredients you’ll need:
- 3 parts Welsh Witch Spiced Rum
- 1 part simple syrup
- 4 lime wedges
- 6-8 mint leaves
- Small slice of fresh ginger
- A dash of bitters
To garnish
- A lime wheel
Muddle together the lime, ginger, mint leaves and any other fruit you’d like, along with the simple syrup, in a tall glass. Filled with cubed or crushed ice and top with the rum and bitters and give it a good stir. Top with more ice if you desire and garnish with a lime wheel and enjoy our spiced take on a classic mojito.
4. Dreamy Spiced Rum Milk Punch
For something a bit different, why not try a Milk Punch? This cold and milky beverage is an evening iced latte, if you will. Cool, creamy, and refreshing, this is perfect for summer evenings in the garden or as a nightcap before bed. Of course, this can be made with any milk of your choice, experiment and see which ones you like the most – we recommend coconut milk for the creamiest flavour.
Ingredients you’ll need:
- 50ml Welsh Witch Spiced Rum
- 90ml milk of your choice
- 20ml simple syrup, maple syrup can also be substituted here
- 1 dash of vanilla extract
- Handful of ice
To garnish:
- Freshly grated cinnamon
- Freshly grated nutmeg
Add the spiced rum, milk, simple (or maple) syrup and vanilla extract to a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake until well combined and chilled. Strain into a chilled glass with several cubes of ice, then garnish with freshly grated cinnamon and nutmeg.
If none of these tickle your tastebuds – you really can’t go wrong with a classic Rum and Cola…
Delightful if you ask us! We’ll definitely be trying one of these on a hot summers’ evening.
We hope you have a magical World Rum Day and celebrate in true Welsh Witch style: with lots of magic, laughter and joy. Hopefully we’ve given you some rum inspiration to try out some new tipples this weekend.
You can shop our award-winning Welsh Witch Spiced Rum here.
Love and light,
Welsh Witch HQ x