More Holiday Cocktails for Christmas and New Year’s Celebrations from Rhum Barbancourt + Gin XII!!

As Christmas approaches, I am sharing more cocktail recipes. Various brands are sharing recipes with me.  I have been featuring cocktails over the holidays for more than 10 years.  For me, mixing up a cocktail is requires a bit of creativity.

 

The recipes that I am sharing with you today are from a couple of my favorite brands: Rhum Barbancourt   (my favorite rum/rhum!!!) and GIN XII, (This is an amazing new Gin that has wonderful flavors courtesy of its twelve plants and spices!) You will love these
cocktails!

 

Rhum Butter Cider–Photo credit Riccardo Piazza

This cocktail is really fun to drink!

Ingredients:

– 1 1/2 oz Rhum Barbancourt Réserve Spéciale (5 star)

— 1 oz orange liqueur

– 1 oz butterscotch liqueur  (You might want to try 99 Butterscotch liqueur or  Mr Stacks Butterscotch Schnapps

–  4 oz hot apple cider

 

Method:
Pour the first three ingredients in a mug.

Add the hot cider,

Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a star anise

 

 

 

Gin Fixed with Gin XII–Photo and Cocktail by @cocktailchap 

Here’s a bit of background on Gin XII because it’s new to me and probably to you too!

 

Gin XII’s recipe was born of a long period of research and reflection. The choice of plants to accompany the juniper and the exact proportion of each come from a simple idea: to obtain a dry gin with a rich, authentic taste.

Gin XII is craft-distilled from twelve plants and spices in a plate column still, creating a subtle range of aromas. Gin XII owes its name to the twelve plants and spices that go into its creation. It is characterised by fresh, minty, floral, slightly spicy notes and a beautifully lingering finish. A dry gin with a rich, authentic taste, born of a long period of research and reflection. Gin XII takes full advantage of its Haute-Provence terroir and its subtle blend of herbs such as thyme, rosemary, basil, eucalyptus, sweet almond and mint, which join forces with small juniper berries to express the aromatic intensity of a stroll through the garrigue!

Gold medalist in March 2021 at the Beverage Testing Institute (USA).

Ingredients:

2 oz Gin XII

1 oz Pineapple Juice

½ oz Lemon Juice

¼ oz Cointreau

¼ oz Sugar Syrup

Method:

Shake all ingredients in a shaker with ice,
Strain over crushed ice in a coupe glass.
Garnish with a lemon slice

 

Thanks to Rhum Barbancourt and Distilleries et Domaines de Provence for these great recipes!

 

Stevie Wilson
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