As we step into the Festive season and get ready for those cold winter nights, it's time to spice up our go to cocktails and discover new Christmas flavours and tasty winter warmers. 

 

See you later summer fruits, it's time to welcome ginger, cinnamon and cranberry back into our cosy homes and taste the most wonderful time of the year with this range of new cocktail recipes from female-founded Double Dutch.

 

Double Dutch is the award-winning producer of premium tonics and mixers that are first-class, fabulous and flavoursome. Led by twin founders, Raissa and Joyce de Haas, the brand's range of refreshing soft drinks are the perfect pair to any event, or sister serve to any spirit. 

 

A favourite amongst bartenders, their drinks take inspiration from the world of natural flavours, and are double the fun with unique, bold and unexpected flavour pairings, made with high quality ingredients and no artificial flavouring, colours or preservatives. 

 

To try the Double Dutch range, but also try some of the season's most festive cocktail recipes, turn your hand to these easy to make delicious cocktails perfect for making at home for Christmas parties and family gatherings…

 

Double Dutch European Highball 

INGREDIENTS 

Double Dutch Ginger Ale  - available here 

50ml Irish Whiskey

Dried Orange Wheel 

Ice

 

METHOD 

1. Pour 50ml of irish whiskey into an ice filled highball glass. 
2. Top with Double Dutch Ginger Ale. 
3. Stir gently to combine.
4. Garnish with a dried orange wheel.   

 

Double Dutch Limoncherry 

INGREDIENTS

Double Dutch Cucumber & Watermelon - available here   

50ml Limoncello  

Maraschino Cherry 

Long Lemon Twist 

Ice

 

METHOD 

1. Pour 50ml of Limoncello into an ice filled wine glass. 
2. Top with Double Dutch Cucumber & Watermelon. 
3. Stir gently to combine. 
4. Garnish with maraschino cherry and long lemon twist.  

 

Double Dutch Gin Pom Pom 

INGREDIENTS 

Double Dutch Pomegranate & Basil - available here  

50ml Dry Gin 

50ml Fresh Pomegranate Juice

Fresh Basil 

Slice of Lime 

Pomegranate Seeds 

Ice 

 

METHOD 

1. Pour your dry gin and fresh pomegranate juice into an ice filled highball glass. 
2. Top with Double Dutch Pomegranate & Basil. 
3. Stir gently to combine.  
4. Garnish with a sprig of basil, a slice of lime and a few pomegranate seeds. 

 

Double Dutch Blood Orange Gin-ger Spritz 

INGREDIENTS 

Double Dutch Ginger Beer - available here

50ml Blood Orange Gin

Blood Orange Slice 

Cinnamon Stick 

Ice

 

METHOD 

1. Pour your blood orange gin into an ice filled highball glass. 
2. Top with Double Dutch Ginger Beer. 
3. Stir gently to combine. 
4. Garnish with a fresh orange slice and a stick of cinnamon. 

 

Double Dutch Paloma Negra 

INGREDIENTS 

Double Dutch Pink Grapefruit Soda - available here 

30ml Coffee Liqueur 

25ml Mezcal or Tequila 

Pink Himalayan Salt 

Grapefruit Half Moon 

Ice

 

METHOD

1. Salt the rim of a highball glass with pink himalayan salt and fill the glass with ice. 
2. Pour your coffee liqueur and tequila or mezcal into the glass. 
3. Top with Double Dutch Pink Grapefruit Soda.  
4. Stir gently to combine. 
5. Garnish with a grapefruit half moon. 

 

Double Dutch Winter Tonic (alcohol free) 

INGREDIENTS 

Double Dutch Cranberry & Ginger - available here 

50ml Fresh Apple Juice 

Cranberries 

Slice of fresh Apple or Pear 

Ice

 

METHOD 

1. Pour your fresh apple juice into an ice filled wine glass. 
2. Top with Double Dutch Cranberry & Ginger.  
3. Stir gently to combine. 
4. Garnish with cranberries. 

The full range of Double Dutch flavours are available via the Double Dutch website, with some of the brand's mixers available at Waitrose or Ocado as well being available to purchase via Amazon.

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For more information, imagery and samples please contact Ellie at Scoop. 

ellie@scooppr.co.uk 

 

To stock Double Dutch, email sales@doubledutchdrinks.com  

 

About Double Dutch

Co-founded by twin sisters Raissa and Joyce de Haas, Double Dutch is a premium mixer brand offering a range of award-winning tonics and mixers that are both a refreshing soft drink or a lively mixer to enhance any spirit. All flavours in the eleven-strong range are created through the process of molecular gastronomy, which results in unique, counter-intuitive and delicious flavour combinations.

 

The portfolio includes innovative and flavourful mixers such as 'Cucumber & Watermelon', 'Pomegranate & Basil', 'Cranberry & Ginger Tonic' as well as a premium 'Skinny Tonic Water', 'Ginger Ale' and 'Ginger Beer'. In 2020, the brand released two Cocktail Sodas, 'Bloody Mary' and 'Cucumber Margarita'.

 

Joyce and Raissa have grown their London-based business to 45 countries around the world including Belgium, their native Netherlands and most recently, the USA. The brand became carbon neutral in 2022 and is now pursuing B-Corp status.