Season: Winter

Celebrate Christmas with this festive fruit vodka cocktail. Using the flavours of grapefruit and blood orange, this drink has a delicious citrus twist which your guests will love and keeping going back for more!

We also add a salt rim to the cocktail using Maldon Sea Salt flakes! The reason we use a salt rim is to help counteract the slightly bitter notes from the grapefruit and blood orange, whilst elevating the natural sweetness of the red currants. The salt rim also gives texture to the cocktail, enhancing your experience as you take a sip. Head over to our Where to Buy page to find your nearest store to grab a pack now and have a go!

Ingredients for the Perfect Christmas Cocktail:

How to Make Your Christmas Cocktail

  1. Run the lime wedge around your cocktail glasses and dip into the Maldon Salt.
  2. Combine all the parts in a cocktail shaker with ice.
  3. Shake well and strain into your prepared glasses. Garnish with the frozen berries and a sprig of rosemary.

Tips for Garnishing and Serving Your Christmas Cocktail

There is an art in knowing what type of garnishes to use for your cocktails and how to serve them. Doing these two things well will add a wonderful festive touch to your drinks, and impress your dinner guests!

  1. Use Seasonal Ingredients

We recommend incorporating fresh herbs like rosemary or thyme into your cocktail, as these flavours mimic the aromas of Christmas. They also resemble miniature Christmas trees, adding a playful twist to the drink! Include the sweetness of cranberries to add a pop of festive red to your cocktail. You can also add a slice of orange or lemon to bring a gentle, citrusy warmth to the drink.

2. Ice with a Twist

Instead of using classic ice cubes, why not try freezing cranberries, mint leaves or rosemary sprigs in the ice cubes for a decorative and functional garnish? You can also use larger ice moulds shaped like snowflakes, stars or Christmas trees to add that ‘wow’ factor!

3. Festive Glassware

Choose glasses with seasonal designs, or opt for a clear glass to showcase the colourful layers of cocktail and garnishes. You can also tie a small ribbon around the steam of the glass for extra charm. On the topic of tying ribbons around the stem of the glass, why not add a personal touch to your drink, by adding name tags to glasses using gift tags tied with twine? This will give a nice, personal feel to your cocktail, making it extra special to them.

4. Creative Stirrers and Picks

Swap your classic cocktail picks with a festive topper! Use skewer marshmallows, sugared cranberries or citrus peels to give a delightful Christmas look and feel. You could even use candy canes as stirrers and add a delicious peppermint kick to the drink.

These touches will ensure your Christmas cocktails look as amazing as they taste!

Why Maldon Salt is Perfect for Cocktails?

Maldon Salt is an excellent choice for cocktails due to it’s unique characteristics that elevate both flavour and presentation.

  1. Flaky Texture

Maldon Sea Salt has unique pyramid-shaped flakes that offers a saltiness with sweet precision, a fresh intensity and clean taste. It’s easy to handle and perfect for creating a visually appealing salted rim that gently dissolves as you sip. Unlike fine table salt, Maldon Salt offers a mild crunch without overwhelming the drink’s flavour profile.

2. Pure, Clean Taste

Maldon Salt has no additives. It has a clean, natural taste that compliments the ingredients in your cocktail. It’s flavour enhances the drink without the harshness of processed salts, making it ideal for delicate flavours.

3. Flavour Enhancer

4Maldon Salt amplifies the complexity of sweet and sour cocktail, creating a more dynamic flavour profile. It also boosts aromas and adds depth to cocktail, balancing the bitterness and enhancing aromas in sophisticated drinks like margaritas, Palomas, or smoky mezcal cocktails.

Pro Tip:

For best results, lightly wet the rim of your glass with citrus juice or water, before dipping into Maldon Salt for a even and clean application.

Whether you’re crafting a classic margarita or experimenting with a savoury cocktail, Maldon Salt brings an understated luxury that’s perfect for elevating your creations.

Make your Brussels sprouts burst with flavour this winter by adding a generous helping of smoky bacon rashers to the dish. Not only will it give the sprouts a zing of smokiness, but it will make your guests go in for seconds!

Don’t forget to add a generous pinch of Maldon Salt to the Brussels Sprouts. Salt adds the flavour to the bacon rashers whilst preventing the fat from developing acidity. You can find where to buy our Maldon Salt range by clicking here!

These smoky Brussels make a great accompaniment to our Rolled Porchetta with Pistachios, Fennel and Lemon, a show topping dish that will complete your festive feast!

  1. Cook the Brussels in boiling water for 5 minutes, drain and leave until they cool.
  2. Heat the bacon in bite size pieces until golden for 10 minutes.
  3. Add the Brussels sprouts to the pan with a splash of water, then cover and finish cooking over a medium heat for about 5 minutes.
  4. Uncover, turn up the heat, then add the 50g butter to the sprouts and cook for 2 minutes more until glossy.
  5. Season generously with Maldon Salt and cracked black pepper to serve.

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How to create:

  1. Break the chocolate into pieces and place in a glass bowl over hot water until it has melted.
  2. Once the chocolate is completely melted add the almonds and Maldon Salt and mix well, pour the contents into a silicon mould and allow to cool.
  3. After 4 hours or so of setting it should be ready to eat!

Adam Byatt’s salted caramel custard tart recipe is luxurious and decadent in taste. The custard is beautifully smooth and melts in your mouth whilst the pastry is nice and crumbly.

For the pastry:

  1. Mix the flour and sugar in a bowl until evenly combined. Add the butter and run it in until the mix resembles breadcrumbs.
  2. Mix the egg and water in a jug until combined, pour into the dry ingredients in the bowl and knead gently to a smooth dough. Wrap in clingfilm and leave to rest in the fridge for an hour before using.

For the tart:

  1. Bring cream to the boil. In a separate bowl, combine egg yolks and 150g sugar.
  2. Pour the cream over eggs and sugar. Place 1 Litre of this mixture into bowl and add the Maldon Salt.
  3. In a separate pan, over a low heat, bring 280g sugar to a dark caramel. Once a dark caramel forms, slowly incorporate this into the custard mix in the bowl, whisking continually. Combine this with any remaining custard and pass through a fine sieve.
  4. Remove the skin and large bubbles off of the mixture and cover with cling film to contact. Leave standing for 5 minutes before removing the cling film, taking the small bubbles with it.
  5. Pour into two in 10 inch x 3 inch blind baked tart rings and bake at 130 C fan 2 for 40-50 minutes or until set.
  6. Leave to stand for an hour before slicing and enjoy with pouring cream.