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SPOOKY SPICED RUM PUNCH

by | Oct 14, 2021 | Cocktail Making, Recipes

If you’re throwing a Halloween party this year (let’s face it, we’re using any excuse for a get together lately!), why not spice up your night with a devilishly good Spooky Spiced Rum Punch? It’s the perfect way to use up any pumpkins you may not have gotten round to carving – and frankly, a much better use in our opinion!

Whilst this is an alcoholic punch (obvs), pumpkin punch bowls do make a great centre piece for a kids party too – simply carve out the flesh, discard, pour in your drinks recipe of choice and pop a ladle in. Just make sure you don’t muddle up the rum punch for your kids party…

SPOOKY SPICED RUM PUNCH

INGREDIENTS (serves 4)

  • 50ml Queen Cleo Rum

  • 50 ml Triple Sec

  • 200ml pineapple juice

  • 150 ml ginger ale

  • 1 large orange

  • 1 lime

METHOD

  1. Pop some ice into a cocktail shaker
  2. Add 50ml of Queen Cleo Spiced Rum, 50ml of Triple Sec and a squeeze of lime. Shake.
  3. Carve out the flesh from your pumpkin so that you have a clean punch bowl and add ice
  4. Pour the rum, triple sec and lime juice over the ice
  5. Add pineapple juice and ginger ale and stir
  6. Add a squeeze of fresh orange and garnish with fruit.
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If you’re feeling particularly creative, you could always add some little jelly spiders or strawberry bootlaces into the punch bowl for that extra spooky touch. Or, you know, just drink it…

We understand it’s not always easy to get ALL of your friends and family together for a party at this time of year – so why not try a virtual party? Parties last an hour, so much easier to fit into busy pre-Christmas calendars. We host your online party with lashings of gin, rum or cocktails! Our virtual tasting experiences can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home! Contact us today to organise your virtual tasting experience.

With an estimated 145 million Valentine’s Day cards sent every year, why not impress your Valentine with something a little bit different.  

Choose from one of our Valentine’s themed cocktails, a French Kiss or All You Need Is Love.  Show your Valentine how much you care and earn yourself a few brownie points with these impressively tasty cocktails. 

 

French kiss

A combo of our Queen Cleo London Dry with Vermouth and Dubonnet for an easy to make but deliciously boozy cocktail. 

you’ll need

  • Ice
  • A lowball glass 
  • Lemon to garnish

INGREDIEntS

STEP 1

Add ice to your lowball glass.

STEP 2

Add all ingredients to the glass.  

STEP 3 

Stir briefly.

STEP 4

Garnish with a lemon garnish (get creative if you can). 

STEP 5

Enjoy! 

All You need is love

We are a big fan of sloe gin and you’ll often see it on our bars as a Sloe Royale served with Prosecco.  Our friends at Multum Gin Parvo make a particularly delicious one and we highly recommend their Sloe Dance Gin. 

you’ll need

  • Ice
  • A cocktail shaker 
  • A martini glass
  • Haribo heart to garnish

INGREDIEntS

STEP 1

Chill your martini glass. 

STEP 2

Add all the ingredients to the cocktail shaker with lots of ice. 

STEP 3 

Shake vigorously and then double strain into the martini glass. 

STEP 4

Drop a Haribo heart into the glass as a hidden surprise. 

STEP 5

Enjoy! 

You can find our other cocktail recipes here.

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HERE’S OUR STORY

After 4 years of being together we never thought that we would one day be in business together. Who knew where a simple text message could lead….

It all started with a conversation with Nicola at one of The Little Gin and Rum Company’s events in Leeds. Amy sent a message to Ian saying “Do you fancy buying a gin and rum company?” and the wheels were set in motion.

OUR BACKGROUND

IAN:

“As a sales professional travelling the UK and the world, I have made travelling and alcohol my thing.  With over 20 years experience supplying the hospitality industry with software and e-learning, I can’t wait to start sharing Queen Cleo Spirits with the industry I love.  You’ll usually find me with my favourite Queen Cleo Rum with ginger ale.”

AMY:

“Where Ian loves sales, I love marketing and as a digital marketing trainer and professional public speaker, I always have a lot to say.  When Nicola and Emma started virtual events in lockdown, I jumped at the opportunity to talk about gin and rum and nearly 200 events later, I still love it.  Old Tom is my favourite tipple and I’ll even drink it neat with just a cube of ice and a squeeze of lime.”

THE FUTURE

Nicola and Emma have created a gin and rum legacy and we are honoured to take it into the future.   

We can’t wait to share our plans with you and we promise to make Queen Cleo proud. 

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