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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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5 Vodka Cocktails for summer and beyond

If you are planning that perfect summer BBQ, party or want to wow dinner party guests we think our new Lammas vodka will do the trick.

Our premium vodka stands proud as a crowd-pleasing spirit; an unfussy accompaniment to any mixer of your choice to create a luxurious taste journey.

The quintessential and classic flavour of our triple distilled vodka, paired with the unique knowledge of Welsh traditions and folklore, is an enchanting spirit and drinks shelf staple for any cocktail making enthusiast.

Vodka is one of the world’s most popular spirits because of its neutral flavour, crystal clear colour, and versatility in cocktail recipes.
Check out some delicious crowd-pleasing vodka cocktails to try out below:

Wrexham Mule

With our now famous town on the map thanks to the Hollywood fairy tale surrounding our football club we couldn’t miss out on the opportunity to create a local twist on a classic vodka cocktail.

Wrexham is also famed for the quality of its underground water reserves, which gave rise to its previous dominance as a major brewing centre. Both Welsh Water and the first gain celebrated by Lammas are at the heart of our new Vodka.

Ingredients you’ll need:

To garnish

  • Lime
  • Splash of grenadine

Pour the vodka into a metal mug, julep tin or tumbler. Load up ¾ full of crushed ice, then fill to the top with the ginger ale and stir gently to combine. Add a few dashes of ginger bitters.

Serve with splash of grenadine to add the Wrexham fiery red colour and finish with a squeeze of lime and the wedges on top.

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Summer Breeze

On a beautiful summer day, you can’t beat a light, chilled, refreshing cocktail, and they don’t come more refreshing than a summer’s breeze.

Ingredients you’ll need:

To garnish

  • Garnish with a lime wedge

Take a chilled glass (coupe glass preferable). Shake and strain the ingredients with lots of ice cubes and then pour. Finish with orange zest shavings.

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Cosmopolitan

You can’t talk about vodka cocktails without including the very classic Cosmopolitan, with its famous sweet with just a touch of tang taste.

What’s more how else would you describe sipping cocktail at a summer get-together other than ‘how very Cosmopolitan!’

Ingredients you’ll need:

  • 45ml Welsh Witch Lammas Vodka
  • 20ml Cointreau
  • Splash of cranberry Juice
  • Squeeze of lime

To garnish

  • Garnish with a lemon twist

 

 

 

Combine all the liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into chilled martini or nick & nora glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

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Welsh Vodka Fizz

This refreshing cocktail is a trifecta of sweet, minty, and tangy. This is a great cocktail to enjoy on a hot summer day by the pool.

Ingredients you’ll need:

To garnish

  • Garnish with a lemon slice

Pour vodka, lemon juice, and mint simple syrup into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain into a glass filled with ice and top up the glass with club soda. Garnish with a slice of lemon.

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Espresso Martini

And finally……we couldn’t leave out the Espresso Martini as one of the great vodka cocktails to come out of the 1980s. Invented by famed bartender Dick Bradsell, some say he first shook one up for super model Kate Moss.

Ingredients you’ll need:

To garnish

  • 3 Whole Coffee Beans

 

 

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Add Welsh Witch Vodka Lammas Vodka, Kahlúa, and Espresso. Shake well to get the foam on top and strain it into a cocktail or martini glass. Garnish by placing three coffee beans on top.

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You can shop our whole range of Welsh Witch Craft Spirits here.

If you decide to try out any of these cocktails, don’t forget to tag us on Instagram @welshwitch_craftspirits to give our whole team food envy! Happy cooking!

Love and light,
Welsh Witch HQ x