A cocktail advent calendar without a touch of Tiki would be like waking up on Christmas morning to find a lump of coal in your stocking. You made the ”nice” list this year and I’m treating you to this rum swizzle.
Course
Drinks
Cuisine
Tiki
Keyword
Let's Get Blitzen, Lime, Mount Gay Rum, Rum, Santa's Swizzle
Prep Time5minutes
Total Time5minutes
Servings1
AuthorYvonne Langen
Ingredients
1ozMount Gay Black Barrel Double Cask Blend
1ozGoslings Bermuda Black Seal Rum
1ozspiced demerara syrup
½ozlime juice
¼ozallspice dram
1dash angostura bitters
Garnish: freshly grated nutmeg
Garnish: mint bouquet
Spiced Demerara Syrup
2cupsdemerara sugar
1cupwater
2star anise
1whole vanilla bean
6whole cloves
2cinnamon sticks
Allspice Dram
½cupallspice berries
2½cupsnavy-strength rum
200ggranulated sugar
Instructions
Add all ingredients to a highball or footed pilsner glass. Add crushed ice until the glass is three-quarters full.
Use a barspoon or swizzle stick to swizzle the crushed ice with liquid ingredients.
Top with additional crushed ice, as needed to fill the glass.
Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and mint bouquet.
Spiced Demerara Syrup
Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a low boil, stirring frequently.
Reduce heat to medium low and let simmer for about 15 minutes until syrup is slightly thickened.
Cool to room temperature.
Carefully strain the whole ingredients out of the syrup. Once cool enough to handle, store the gingerbread syrup in a swing top bottle or mason jar and keep in the fridge. Syrup will keep for about a month.
Allspice Dram
Heat a heavy skillet over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Toast the allspice berries until fragrant, about 1 minute, then roughly crush.
Combine the rum and crushed allspice berries in a quart-sized glass jar, seal the lid tightly and give it a good shake. Steep for 10 days.
Strain the allspice-infused rum through a fine-mesh sieve into a small saucepan and add the sugar. Heat over low, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 15 minutes. Cool to room temperature before storing in a glass jar or bottle.