Cocktails, long serves and recipes ideas using our J. Gow rum. Whether it’s a twist on a classic or something totally different, why not try them for yourself.
Apple Gow
50ml J. Gow Spiced Rum
100ml Cloudy apple juice
Mint Leaves
2-3 lime wedges
Add the rum and apple juice, mint and lime to a glass full of ice, stir and serve.
Pirates Blood
50ml J. Gow Spiced Rum
100ml Cranberry juice
Orange peel
2 dashes bitters
Add the rum and cranberry juice to a glass full of ice. Add 2 dashes of bitters, stir and serve with a twist of orange peel.
Old Gow
1 teaspoon demerara sugar (you can use sugar syrup instead)
A splash of water or soda
2-3 Dashes of bitters
50ml J. Gow Spiced Rum
A twist of orange peel
Ice to serve
Muddle the sugar with the bitters until dissolved, add a splash of water or soda to make it easier. Add the rum, orange peel and ice. Stir and serve.
J. Gow New Amsterdam
50ml J. Gow Spiced Rum
25ml Sweet red Vermouth
2 Dashes of bitters
A twist of orange peel
Ice
Add the Ice, Rum, Vermouth and bitters to a cocktail shaker, stir thoroughly, strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with a twist of orange peel.
Sunset Manhattan
50ml J. Gow Fading Light
25ml Dry Vermouth
2 Dashes bitters
ice
Twist of Lemon & Cherry to garnish
Add the Ice, Rum, Vermouth and bitters to a cocktail shaker, stir thoroughly, strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with a twist of lemon and a maraschino cherry.
J. Gow Jungle Thyme
50ml J. Gow Spiced Rum
20ml Campari
20ml Lime Juice
20ml Thyme Syrup* (Sugar Syrup works too)
50ml Pineapple Juice
Ice
Pineapple chunk and fronds for garnish.
Add all the liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker full of ice. Shake well, pour into a tumbler with one large ice cube. Serve with a pineapple chunk and fronds for garnish.
*Thyme Syrup
Make a 2:1 simple syrup (dissolve 2 parts sugar into one part water in a pan). Once the sugar has dissolved take it off the heat and add a few sprigs of thyme. Allow to cool and transfer the syrup and thyme sprigs into an empty bottle. Use it straight away, or leave it longer to infuse in the bottle. Keeps for several weeks.
J. Gow Orange Daiquiri
1 tsp granulated sugar
15ml Lime juice
50ml J. Gow Spiced Rum
1 tsp Curacao/Triple Sec
10ml Orange Juice
Ice
Dissolve the sugar with the lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Add the rest of the ingredients and ice. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with orange and lime peel.
J. Gow Rum and Maple Flip
50ml J. Gow Spiced Rum
15ml Oloroso Sherry
15ml Maple Syrup
3 Dashes Bitters
1 Whole Egg
Ice
Allspice (ground)
Cocoa Powder
Dark Chocolate
Add the rum, sherry, maple syrup, bitters and egg to a cocktail shaker. Add the ice, shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Strain into a glass. Dust with allspice and cocoa powder, garnish with grated or flaked dark chocolate.
Hot Buttered Gow
2 tsp Demerara sugar
2 tsp Unsalted butter
2 Dashes of bitters
A pinch of ground cinnamon
A pinch of Allspice
50ml J. Gow Spiced Rum
Cocoa powder to garnish
To make it strong…
Add all ingredients except the rum, to a pan. On a low heat, melt the sugar and butter into a syrup. Remove from the heat, add the rum, stir and strain into a heatproof glass (or mug). Dust with cocoa powder to garnish.
To make it long…
Add ingredients to a heatproof glass (or mug) add 100 to 150ml of boiling water, stir and sprinkle over the cocoa powder.
FLBD (Fading Light Banana Daiquiri)
1 tsp Sugar
Juice of 1/2 a Lime
1/2 a Banana
50ml J. Gow Fading Light chestnut cask rum
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Mash up the banana, add ice, shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. Super easy to make 2 at a time (use 1 whole lime & 1 whole banana).