Rum, it's what's for your cocktail this winter. No, seriously. And not just hot-buttered rum either. From a dreamy spiced apple pie to a chilly weather mojito, delicious winter rum drinks await your tastebuds.
Just because the weather gets cold and frosty doesn't mean you need to say, "So long, see ya soon" to your bottles of rum. Go grab your knitting needles, it's time to knit a mojito Christmas sweater. Yo, ho, ho, ho!
Spiced Apple Pie
Think of flavors of buttery apple pie or spiced bites of apple crisp as you daydream about this wintery rum drink. Better yet, enjoy it alongside those very desserts.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces spiced rum
- 3 ounces apple juice
- ½ ounce cinnamon simple syrup
- ¼ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- 1½ ounces ginger beer
- Cinnamon stick for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice apple spiced rum, apple juice, cinnamon simple syrup, and lemon juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Add ginger beer.
- Stir briefly to mix.
- Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
Quick Tip
Skip the cinnamon simple syrup by using the recipe for apple crisp syrup instead.
A Rum Old-Fashioned for Winter
Few things are better than a bourbon cocktail in the winter time, and you'll love an old-fashioned with dark rum — its bite, caramel notes, and spice give that old-fashioned a run for its money. And you can take that fact to the snow bank.
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, add ice, dark rum, simple syrup, and bitters.
- Stir rapidly to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with an orange peel.
Hot Buttered Rum
We'd be amiss if we didn't talk about the ultimate winter rum drink: hot buttered rum. With choices from classic to dairy-free to maple or butterscotch, you could seriously enjoy a flight of hot buttered rum flavors. And why not? The snow can wait.
December Daiquiri
You may not be able to head to the Florida Keys to enjoy a daiquiri the way Hemingway would, but that only means you're meant to make a cozy and toasty daiquiri that's fitting for December.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce dark rum
- ¾ ounce spiced rum
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce falernum
- Ice
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, dark rum, spiced rum, lime juice, and falernum.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
Warming Espresso Martini
Move over vodka, there's a new spirit in town for an espresso martini this winter. Spiced, dark, or aged rum all mix and mingle beautifully through the rich flavors of espresso.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces spiced rum
- 1 ounce espresso, freshly brewed
- ¾ ounce coffee liqueur
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Three whole coffee beans for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, rum, espresso, coffee liqueur, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with three whole coffee beans.
Winter Mojito
A mojito looks just as good in your hand when you're in your warmest sweater as it does when you're in your favorite bathing suit, sitting poolside. Fireside, poolside, rum doesn't care. So why resist the call of the mojito?
Ingredients
- 4-5 fresh mint leaves
- 1½ ounces spiced rum
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce simple yrup
- Ice
- Club soda to top off
- Dehydrated lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle mint leaves with simple syrup.
- Add ice, spiced rum, and lime juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Double strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with club soda.
- Garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel.
Snow Bird
You might be familiar with the bitter and tropical jungle bird cocktail, but have you met the bright and sunny snow bird? No, we're not talking about those who head south for the winter. But who can blame them?
Ingredients
- 1 ounce dark rum
- ½ ounce Campari
- ¼ ounce Fernet
- ¾ ounce pineapple juice
- ¾ ounce freshly squezed orange juice
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2-3 dashes almond bitters
- Ice
- Three pineapple leaves for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, dark rum, Campari, Fernet, pineapple juice, orange juice, lime juice, and almond bitters.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with three pineapple leaves.
Enjoy Winter Rum Drinks by the Fireside
Embrace the red cheeks from the cold. These winter rum drinks will soon warm you up from the inside out. Lean into the toasted coconut flavors of rum and the spiced, wintery flavors, too. Most importantly, say hello to rum in the winter. Even if just for a taste of summer while the sun dances over the freshly fallen snow.
