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Halloween Cocktails with the Welsh Witch

Celebrate Halloween with the Welsh Witch’s favourite cocktail for this time of year!

Capturing Halloween

The perfect Halloween cocktail should capture the spirit of the holiday with a combination of spooky aesthetics and delicious flavours. Here are some key elements to consider when crafting a Halloween cocktail:

  1. Thematic Ingredients: Incorporate ingredients that are associated with Halloween or have a dark, mysterious, or creepy vibe. Think blackberries, blood orange juice, pomegranate seeds, or even activated charcoal for a dark hue.
  2. Unique Presentation: Get creative with the presentation of your cocktail. Consider using dry ice for a smoky effect, garnishing with gummy worms or plastic spiders, or serving the cocktail in a fun Halloween-themed glass or mug.
  3. Spooky Colours: Opt for eerie and dark colours, such as deep reds, purples, or even pitch-black. You can achieve this with coloured liqueurs or syrups like grenadine or blackcurrant, or by experimenting with food dyes.
  4. Themed Names: Give your cocktail a fun and spooky name that ties into the Halloween theme. For example, “Witch’s Brew,” “Vampire’s Kiss,” or “Zombie Elixir.”
  5. Seasonal Flavours: Utilise seasonal ingredients like pumpkin puree, apple cider, cinnamon, or cloves to evoke the flavours of fall and the Halloween season.
  6. Balancing Flavours: Ensure that your cocktail is well-balanced in terms of sweetness, acidity, and alcohol content. Experiment with different combinations of spirits and mixers to achieve a pleasing taste.
  7. Garnishes and Decorations: Elevate the visual appeal with creative garnishes like edible glitter, candy eyes, or fruit slices. These not only enhance the look but also add texture and flavour.
  8. A Touch of Mystery: Consider incorporating unexpected elements, such as a hidden layer of coloured liqueur or a surprise burst of flavour when the drink is stirred or sipped.

The Welsh Witch favourite cocktail for Halloween

When it comes to our very own Welsh Witch’s Halloween cocktail it won’t surprise you it is all about the magic this season this brings. However, rather than bobbing for apples she will be sipping them.
Roasted Apple is at the forefront of the newest addition to the Welsh Witch magical drinks range. Welsh Witch Mabon Rum celebrates the fruit harvest. Infused with roasted apple makes the perfect choice for this Halloween cocktail once again created by friend of the Welsh Witch @thejuniperpixie.

The Welsh Witch Apple Strudel

Ingredients

  • 60ml Mabon Rum
  • 30ml Dry Vermouth
  • 30ml Apple Juice
  • 15ml Pumpkin Spice Syrup

Instructions

  • Prepare a coupe glass with a cinnamon sugar rim
  • Shake the ingredients together with ice
  • Strain into the glass
  • Take a sip and enjoy!

It tastes just like an apple strudel 😋

Remember that the perfect Halloween cocktail is one that suits your personal tastes and the preferences of your guests. Feel free to experiment and get creative, and don’t forget to have fun with the process.

Enjoy the spooktacular flavours and aesthetics of the season!

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Celebrate Mabon with rum cocktails

As we turn our attention to the next magical potions in our drinks range, we have already started to get excited about how we can use them!

Our latest Mabon Roast Apple Spiced rum is just the first of our final three drinks to complete the Wheel of the Year collection. The cauldron is bubbling away as we speak on the last two drinks in celebration of the upcoming sabbaths.

And of course….we won’t be letting Halloween go by without a big bang as we unveil not only our full extended rum range, but some beautiful new treats just in time for Christmas…

Why not join us and get in the rum mood with some of our favourite Autumn cocktails.

Spiced Apple Rum Mojito

Enjoy a little spicy twist this autumn on a summer mojito with this Spiced Apple Rum Mojito. 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:

To garnish

  • Small slice of fresh apple

Method

  • Fill a tall glass  with cubed or crushed ice
  • Muddle together the lime, mint leaves, any other fruit you’d like, along with the simple syrup
  • Top with the rum and bitters and give it a good stir.
  • Top with more ice if you desire and garnish with a slice of fresh apple and enjoy our spiced take on a classic mojito.

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:

To garnish

  • Orange Peel

Method

  • 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 the orange peel and twist over the drink to ensure that delicious orange oil infusion is added to your drink.
  • Stir the orange peel in and enjoy.

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 any day, with the harmonising flavour of our Spiced Rum and delightfully refreshing ginger beer – this delicious drink can be served whenever you fancy a pick me up!

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

Method

  • Add the rum and lime juice to a tall glass filled with ice and stir.
  • Pour the ginger beer over the top
  • Garnish with the lime wedge and enjoy!

Shop all our Welsh Witch spirits, including our Premium Dry Welsh Gin, Welsh Witch Mabon Rum and Welsh Witch Lammas Vodka here.

What’s more with our multi buy offer you can get any three of our craft spirits for £95. Which means it’s even easier to try the full range of Welsh Witch Rum Cocktails.

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Get into the Christmas spirit with our Welsh Witch festive cocktails

 

Introducing our range of Welsh Witch Christmas Cocktails. Christmas time means party season and no party is complete without that perfect cocktail. Are you in need of some mixology inspiration to dazzle your family and friends in your kitchen or at your home bar? Or simply want to get into the Christmas spirit with some festival cocktails.

We are lucky to have some very talented friends of Welsh Witch Craft Spirits with a flair for creating that perfect tipple. They have created some memorable holiday drinks recipes from our range of potions and elixirs.

A BIG thank you to their creators Oli_drinks and thejuniperpixie, who we highly recommend following for more inspirational drinks combinations.

 

When the Viking met the Witch

The days are short. It’s dark when you wake up. It’s dark when you go to sleep, so here’s a little winter warmer to help you settle in the warm at home. Oli describes this as ‘a floral forward, truly warming serve!’.

1.5 oz Welsh Witch Beltane Gin

0.5 oz Lime Juice

0.5 oz Homemade Honey Syrup

4 oz Freshly Brewed Rooibos Tea

CLICK HERE – to watch Oli’s step by step reel.

 

 

Welsh Witch Espresso Martini

This magical twist on the classic Espresso Martini from the Juniper Pixie is guaranteed to get you into the party mood. Using our Imbolc blackberry distilled gin to add a magical twist. The earthy notes of juniper, wormwood and angelica with the bitterness of the coffee make for a great drink.

50 ml Welsh Witch Imbloc Gin

25 ml coffee liqueur

15 ml sugar syrup

35 ml fresh espresso

 

In a Witch’s Kitchen

When it come’s to Christmas what better spirit than a spiced rum and you wont find one that fits better than our Bara Brith inspired spiced rum. Our silky smooth, spiced rum consists of citrus elements, interweaved in a variety of dried fruits, spices and has often been descripted as Christmas in a glass.

1 oz Welsh Witch Spiced Rum

1 oz White Rum

1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

1 oz Plum and Peach Shrub

Egg White

CLICK HERE – to watch Oli’s step by step reel.

 

What’s more with our multi buy offer you can get any three of our craft spirits for £95. Which means it’s even easier to try the full range of Welsh Witch Christmas Cocktails.