I first made this for Michael’s
birthday last year as part of a prohibition era party I threw him, where we
fermented our own liquers, made gin, and this delicacy….spiced rum. It seems
only appropriate that we would yet again, make this drink during the winter month,
where a warm spiced drink can warm your shivered bones, and bring a smile to
your face!
This spiced rum is very
simple, and is great to drink straight, and in our case we like to add a little
water and warm it. Enjoy and get creative, you will figure out how you prefer
to spice it!
Ingredients:
750 ml dark rum
1 vanilla bean
2 large strips of orange peel
1 cinnamon stick
4 whole cloves
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
This is such a painfully easy
recipe. Basically you want to pour the rum out into a large pitcher (keep the
bottle to rebottle the liquor), and put your ingredients with it. For the
orange peel, use a peeler to take the skin off, just make sure that you get rid
of the pith, which is the white part, the pith will make your drink bitter.
With the vanilla bean, take a knife and run into down length wise to open it so
all the lovely flavor can come out. Once all the ingredients are in the
pitcher, place plastic wrap on top, and let sit in a cool dark area for 3 days.
Once a day stir the mix, and reseal, and let sit.
After the third day, strain
out all the spices, and rebottle! Now enjoy, you can spike some hot chocolate,
drink warm, or on the rocks. Enjoy and be safe!
This is a really quick and
easy one that we are posting to celebrate the 4th day until
Halloween. We are showing you this incredibly simple recipe because we think it
is great to have an option besides a cocktail in a glass, serve a cocktail in a
shot, in the form of jello! This is a Halloween and fall inspired twist on the
age old college jello shot, but much more refined.
Ingredients:
1 oz gelatin
2 cups boiling apple cider
6 oz cold water
10 oz spiced rum
Black sprinkles
This recipe is so simple it’s
silly. Basically start by boiling two cups of apple cider, once boiled pour
into a heat proof bowl and then whisk in the gelatin, until completely
dissolved. Next pour the cold water and spiced rum. To set it, pour the mix into a square baking
pan that’s no larger than 9”x9”, and refrigerate for up to three hours to completely
set.
Once set, to remove from the
pan, fill a sink with warm water, and dip the bottom of the pan in the water
(being sure to not get any water on your actual mold) for 2-3 seconds. The mold
will release from the side of the pan. Flip the jello onto a cutting board and
cut into equal sized pieces, and dip the top into your black sprinkles.
The sprinkles will cause a
black run a bit, but this is great because it adds to the spooky effect of your
alcoholic treat!!
