Burning Barn's Fiery Autumn Cocktails

It’s that time of year again. The first fire in the Burning Barn cabin marks the start of autumn and a shift from the refreshing fruity drinks of summer to warming autumnal offerings. In our little cabin we’ve been whisking up some fiery cocktails that with blow the socks off a Starbucks Spiced Pumpkin Latte any day and are sure to warm the cockles of soaked through walkers across the nation. Ideal to be enjoyed next to a roaring fire or the perfect companion for weekend hikes.
 
Pumpkin Spiced Bloody Mary 

An alcoholic autumnal take on a summer smoothie, which will send your Vitamin C levels soaring. If you have a juicer, juice bright orange fruit and veg including - oranges, carrot, pumpkin, bell pepper and orange tomatoes (we used sungold variety). Alternatively grab an orange fruit and veg juice (Innocent or Naked juices work fantastically) add pumpkin flesh blend and strain through a fine sieve.

Recipe:  
1 pint Homemade"Pumpkin" Juice
25 ml - Burning Barn Spiced Rum
25 ml - Burning Barn Smoked Rum 
 
To taste:
Tabasco 
Worcestershire Sauce 
Lemon Juice 
Horse radish 
Salt and Pepper
 
Pour into hollowed out mini Pumpkins and serve with garnish of celery/rainbow chard and pickles. 
 
Hot Apple and Honey Spiced Rum Punch 

Nothing says 'autumn' quite like the aroma of apples and cinnamon. The apple flavour plays perfectly with the spiciness of our Spiced Rum and the cinnamon slowly infuses even more flavour into the punch. An ideal cocktail to try if you've got your hands on one of our Burning Barn Gift Boxes.

Recipe:  

Pint of fresh apple juice 
25ml Honey Rum 
25ml Spiced Rum 
Tbsp Honey 
Juice of half a lemon 
Orange peel 
Star Anise 
Charred cinnamon stick 
Halved fresh apples
Cloves 
 
Heat in a heavy bottomed pan over a campfire and serve in pewter tankards. 
 
Hot Buttered Spiced Rum 

This stuff is rocket fuel; an explosion of warmth that expands magically from your chest through your bones and synapses to the tips of your fingers and toes. A combo of Butter, Golden syrup and Spiced rum that banishes all the demons of winter in a single sip. 

Recipe: 
Burning Barn Spiced Rum - 50ml
Butter - 1 tsp
Golden syrup - 1tsp
Cinnamon stick
Orange slice

Heat until the butter and syrup have dissolved and mixture is just boiling. Serve in espresso cups or similar.

Three fantastic autumnal cocktails at your service, grab your favourite jumper, get the fire roaring and enjoy these autumnal servings in true Burning Barn style (extra points if enjoyed in a wood-fired hot tub). If you're in need of a top up we've got you covered and if you fancy exploring a new rum variant why not check out our Burning Barn Gift Box.

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