Rum

coffee, cream, sweet

Chocolate Orange

Chocolate and orange is a classic combination, a match made in heaven as some would say. Terry’s know what to do with chocolate and orange so I took inspiration from them. Terry’s Chocolate Orange is a chocolate product created by Terry’s in 1932 at Terry’s Chocolate Works in York, England. The brand has changed ownership […]

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drink, bar, rum

Grog

As the nights draw closer you need something to keep your spirits up and this receipe for grog is the cure. If you’re really feeling the cold use our Homemade Spiced Rum recipe instead of dark rum. You know you want to. There are dozens of variations on the recipe, this one at Chowhound is

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hot chocolate

Hot Chocolate Variations

We can’t be drinking spirits all night long… think of the little children!  We’ve been experimenting with Hot Chocolate Recipes and our two top taste testers have been testing, evaluating, marking and adjusting our ideas so here are Emma and Darcy’s Top Ten Hot Chocolate recipes. Naturally, we’re going super simple here. Ingredients: 1tsp of

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peanut butter

Nutty Pirate

When you think of peanuts and drinks you will usually picture a small packet of dry roasted next to a pint of beer, lager or cider, not as peanut butter combined with rum. You are about to be enlightened. Who would have guessed that peanut butter had its origins in Montreal, Canada? Marcellus Edson obtained

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drink, glass, alcohol

Homemade Spiced Rum

In order to make your own homemade spiced rum, you obviously need to start with a bottle of rum!  Nothing expensive here, cheapest supermarket rum will be good enough as you will be changing the flavour with strong spices. We recommend dark rum as some flavourings are already there. Pour a shot glass worth of

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red wine hot chocolate

Hot Buttered Rum

Hot buttered rum is a wonderful winter drink and very moorish. It is both sweet and warm, which is just the kind of comfort you want on the coldest days of the year. This recipe is straightforward and we don’t claim any credit for it. We have adjusted the quantities to suit a single serving and

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