Hot Chocolate Cocktail

Instead of the classic warm cup of hot cocoa, try this instead…

• 20mls of Chocolate Rum
• 125mls of Red (Lambrusco) Sparkling Wine from 
• A Dash of Gingerbread Syrup 
• Cocoa Powder Sprinkled on top as the Garnish

“A deep, rich dark chocolate with baked and dried red berries and fruits, with a delicate touch of Gingerbread on the aroma. The palate offers a smooth, silky and relaxing expression of dark red and black berries, dark chocolate, figs, and Gingerbread. Although chilled, it gifts a pleasing warmth to the palate, it’s welcoming and homely, relaxing you during the evening.” – Glass of Bubbly

Paltrinieri – Solco – Lambrusco

“When I finished my studies, my father asked me what I wanted to do in life. My answer was that I wanted to keep alive the tradition of the work that grandfather Achille had started in 1926 and that he and my mother had been managing for 40 years. In 1998, with my wife Barbara, I began to directly manage the winery, betting on the production of the first pure Sorbara. Since then, I have been tending and vinifying 17 hectares of vineyards in the historic area of ​​Cristo di Sorbara, the thinnest extension of land between the Secchia and the Panaro, the two rivers that embrace the province of Modena.” – Alberto Paltrinieri

“Light toasty jams, brioche and pastries, red berries, and dark red berries. Touch of sweet red berries, blackberries, and mellowed notes.” – Glass of Bubbly

• Lambrusco – Italian Sparkling Wine
• Red Sparkling Wine
• Grapes: 100% Lambrusco Salamino
• Alcohol content: 11.0%
• Serving temperature: 12-14°C
• Silver Medal – Dessert

Food Pairing Suggestions: Tagliatelle with ragù, pumpkin tortelli, tigelle and cured meats, dry pastries, excellent with black cherry tart.

It’s a very versatile Lambrusco that pairs nicely with different cuisines and adds a wonderful array of characters to different cocktails, on top of just enjoying it by the glass.

Discover a bit more about Cantina Paltrinieri and the region of Lambrusco in Italy: Discovering Lambrusco

Dessert
A wine that will likely be sweeter in taste and pairs well with desserts.

Abingdon Distillery -Wild Oxen – Chocolate Rum

Abingdon Distillery is located in the heart of Abingdon at the historic Coxeter House building. They offer tours on Saturday afternoons at 2:30pm, with their bottle shop being open Thursday to Saturday.

• Wild Oxen – Chocolate Rum
• ABV: 40%
• Size: 70cl
• £39 per bottle
• Postage £3.59

It all started with an idea in Hong Kong, where the founder of Abingdon Distillery was working abroad, he noticed a lack of quality & limited selection of gins out there, from there he dabbled in distilling to produce a worthy gin you could sip & enjoy.

They are proud to be a distillery that makes their own rum from scratch in Oxfordshire.

Wild Oxen Rum. Our Rum, Reborn.