With the weather cooling down, we are turning toward rum-based cocktails that warm both the hands and the soul.
🍂 Hot Buttered Rum
This one’s pure liquid mischief. A bold blend of dark rum, brown sugar, butter and spice — simple, strong, and seriously satisfying.
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Ingredients: 60ml Rusty Barrel Gold rum 1 tbsp brown sugar 1 pat of unsalted butter A pinch of cinnamon & nutmeg Hot water to top Method: Add the butter, sugar, and spices to a mug. Pour in the rum, then top with hot water. Stir until everything is melted and combined. Garnish with a cinnamon stick if you like. |
🍎 Spiced Rum Apple Cider
When spiced rum crashes the apple cider party, things get interesting. This cocktail’s all about turning up the heat, turning down the nonsense, and sipping your way through the colder months like the cheeky rule-breaker you are.
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Ingredients: 60ml Rusty Barrel Spiced rum 120ml hot apple cider Cinnamon stick (optional) Orange slice for garnish Method: Heat apple cider in a small pot or microwave. Pour into a mug, add rum, stir and garnish. |
🍫 Rum Hot Chocolate
Childhood memories, meet your rebellious upgrade. We’ve taken your cosy hot choc, spiked it with rum, and given it a creamy crown of whipped indulgence. Naughty, nice, and never boring.
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Ingredients: 60ml Rusty Barrel Gold or Spiced rum 180ml hot chocolate Whipped cream and chocolate shavings (optional) Method: Make your favourite hot chocolate, stir in the rum, and top with whipped cream for extra indulgence. |
🌬 Dark & Stormy (with a twist)
Bold, spicy, and a little bit moody — just how we like it. This twist on the classic cuts through the cooler evenings with a hit of ginger and citrus.
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Ingredients: 60ml Rusty Barrel Gold Rum Ginger beer Dash of bitters Squeeze of lime Optional: muddle a slice of fresh ginger Method: Fill a glass with ice, pour in the rum, top with ginger beer, add bitters and lime. Stir gently. |
