Finders Spirit of Christmas Pudding Rum is such a lovable bottle, and this Christmas pudding cocktail is the easiest way to show it off. Pour it over ice, top it with ginger ale or ginger beer, and you have a bright, spiced highball in four minutes.
What Is Finders Christmas Pudding Rum?
Finders makes this oak-aged rum with cinnamon, orange, and muscovado sugar, and it is bottled at 37.5% ABV. The tasting notes are delightful: brown sugar, warm oak, a touch of cocoa, cinnamon, and bright orange peel. It is round and spiced, which makes it a happy match for a fizzy ginger mixer.
Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer?
Both work, and I love them for different reasons. Ginger beer adds a spicier bite that stands up to the cinnamon and orange, and it is the pairing spirit retailers suggest for this rum, along with a good wedge of orange. Ginger ale is softer and sweeter, so it makes a mellow, easygoing highball.
Variations
- Spicier: Top with ginger beer for extra warmth and bite.
- Softer: Top with ginger ale for a sweeter, gentler sip.
- Fragrant garnish: Twist a strip of orange peel over the glass to release its citrus oils, or add a cinnamon stick to echo the spice.
- Mulled wine boost: Retailers also suggest stirring this rum into a mug of mulled wine for extra warmth, so my Belsazar Vermouth Black Forest Mulled Wine would be a lovely place to try it.
Why Lush Life Loves It
I love how little effort this takes for how much holiday spirit you get. There is no syrup to simmer and no shaker to fuss with, just rum, ice, ginger, and an orange slice with a cherry on top. It is the kind of drink you can hand to a guest the moment they walk in, and it tastes like you planned it for days.
Christmas Pudding Rum Questions
What does Finders Christmas Pudding Rum taste like? It is full of brown sugar, warm oak, cocoa, cinnamon, and bright orange peel, with the spiced richness of the holiday dessert it is named after.
What mixer goes best with Finders Christmas Pudding Rum? Ginger beer and ginger ale are both lovely. Ginger beer gives more spice, ginger ale gives more sweetness, and an orange wedge or slice suits either one.
Can I serve this Christmas pudding cocktail to a crowd? Yes! Set up a little Finders station with ice, chilled ginger ale or ginger beer, orange slices, and cherries, and let everyone build their own highball.
More Christmas Rum and Spice
Still in the mood for holiday spice? Try my Santa Teresa Hot Mulled Rum, the Four Pillars Gin Wassail Punch for a crowd, or the Sugar Plum Old Fashioned.
Here is the recipe
Finders Spirit of Christmas Pudding Perfect Serve
Ingredients
- 50 ml Finders Spirit of Christmas Pudding Rum
- 100 ml Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer
- An orange slice & cherry
Instructions
- Add the rum to a highball glass filled with ice
- Top up with Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer
- Garnish with an orange slice and a cherry!