Dark Christmas night recipe

Dark Christmas night

Inspired by the classic dark and stormy cocktail, this Christmas version uses ginger syrup for extra festive flavours. Try serving this up at your next Christmas party to show off your cocktail making skills.

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  • Serves 8
  • Takes 10 mins
  • 121 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 8 tsp lemon & lime marmalade
  • 400ml spiced rum
  • 4 tsp stem ginger syrup (from a 350g jar), plus 1 stem ginger ball sliced into 8
  • 5 limes, 4 juiced (about 160ml), 1 sliced into 8
  • ice cubes
  • 1ltr ginger beer​

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Each serving contains

Energy
505kJ 121.0kcal
6%
Fat
0g
low0%
Saturates
0g
low0%
Salt
0.1g
low2%
Sugars
3g
low4%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 4.1gProtein 0.1gFibre 0.0g

Method

  1. Put the marmalade in a heatproof jug or bowl and add a splash of boiling water, mixing to loosen to a smooth, pourable consistency.
  2. Put in a jug with the rum, stem ginger syrup and lime juice; chill until ready to serve.
  3. Half-fill 8 highball glasses with ice and divide the mixture between them.
  4. Top up with the ginger beer and garnish with a lime wheel and a slice of stem ginger to serve.
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