With Christmas around the corner, it’s time to impress your mates with some special cocktails for the festive season. Thanks to the fantastically delicious Diplomatico Rum, we’ve got five crackers for you, and yes, one is Eggnog… but this is no normal Eggnog, this is a bloody delicious Eggnog. It also wouldn’t be Christmas without Gingerbread, so we’ve also got a Gingerbread Old Fashioned for you (an Old Fashioned has to be one of our favourites all year round FYI). So here you go, our top five thanks to Diplomatico.
Christmas Eggnog:
- 45ml Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva
- 30ml Whole milk
- 30ml Fresh Cream
- 1 Egg yolk
- 10ml Vanilla syrup
- Garnish : Nutmeg / Star anise
- Glass: Rocks
Instructions
- Pour rum, milk, cream, egg yolk and vanilla syrup into a shaker and shake until combined
- Pour drink into glass and garnish with nutmeg/star anise
Gingerbread Old Fashioned:
- 50ml Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva
- 5ml Gingerbread syrup
- 2 dashes Aromatic bitters
- Glass: Rocks
- Garnish: Orange peel / Gingerbread
Instructions
- Pour rum, gingerbread syrup and aromatic bitters into glass
- Garnish with orange peel or gingerbread
Holidays:
- 45ml Diplomatico Mantuano
- 30ml Fresh Pomegranate juice
- 15ml Dry Curacao
- 10ml Fresh lime juice
- 1 dash aromatic bitters
- Garnish : Rosemary
- Glass : Coupe
Instructions
- Pour rum, pomegranate juice, dry curacao, lime juice and aromatic bitters into glass
- Garnish with rosemary
Kick start:
- 30ml Diplomatico Mantuano
- 30ml Coffee Liquor
- 30ml Cold brew coffee
- Orange cream float
- Glass: Nick & Nora
- Garnish: Chocolate powder
Instructions:
- Pour rum, coffee liquor and cold brew coffee into glass
- Add orange cream float and garnish with chocolate powder
Sunday Brunch:
- 30ml Diplomatico Mantuano
- 10ml Honey syrup
- 5ml All spice dram
- 45ml Fresh pineapple juice
- 10ml Fresh lime juice
- 40ml Dry Prosecco
- Glass: Coupe or Champagne flute
- Garnish : Mint or pineapple leaf
Instructions
- Pour rum, honey, all spice dram, pineapple juice, lime juice and prosecco into shaker and shake until combined
- Pour into glass and garnish with mint or pineapple leaf