Rusty Barrel’s Christmas Gift Guide 2021 - Part 2

Christmas will be here before you know it and at Rusty Barrel we’re getting ready to celebrate like it’s 2019 all over again (we’re choosing to ignore last Christmas).

Take a look at our round-up of the best gift ideas for the cocktail lover in your life, and be ready to toast in 2022 with your tipple of choice.

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Rusty Barrel Mayfair Cocktail Making Set £45

Our Rusty Barrel Mayfair Cocktail Making Set contains all the tools of the Mixologist’s trade and will have you making classic cocktails in no time.

The set contains a three-piece Manhattan-style cocktail shaker with an inbuilt strainer. 

Also included are a jigger, bar spoon and pourer so you can measure, mix and pour with ease, a muddler to crush your ingredients and release their flavours, and a Hawthorne strainer to ensure only the good stuff ends up in the glass.

With its polished stainless steel finish, you can channel your inner mixologist in style—the only question is, what will you make first?

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Rusty Barrel Park Lane Cocktail Making Set £45

Our Rusty Barrel Park Lane Cocktail Making Set contains all the tools of the Mixologist’s trade and will have you making classic cocktails in no time.

The set contains a three-piece Manhattan-style cocktail shaker with an inbuilt strainer. 

Also included are a jigger, spoon and pourer so you can measure, mix and pour with ease, a muddler to crush your ingredients and release their flavours, and a Hawthorne strainer to ensure only the good stuff ends up in the glass.

With its burnished copper finish, you can channel your inner mixologist in style —the only question is, what will you make first?

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Rusty Barrel Coasters (set of six) £12

Keep the drink rings off your tabletops this Christmas by insisting your guests put their glasses on one of our Rusty Barrel Coasters. These six melamine mats are hard wearing and wipe clean, and, in true Rusty Barrel fashion, they also contain the recipe for your next drink!

Choose from a Martini, Mojito or Mai Tai, Old Fashioned, Long Island Island Iced Tea or Piña Colada.

Celebrate in style this Christmas with a Rusty Barrel cocktail without having to worry about your tabletop. You’re welcome.

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Rusty Barrel Bloosmbury Ice Cube trays (set of 3) £15

Not to be too controversial, but ice is the most important ingredient in any cocktail. 

Whether it's served in the glass or stays behind in the shaker, ice keeps your drink cool and dilutes it just enough to taste amazing.

Our Rusty Barrel Bloomsbury Ice Cube Trays are made from flexible silicone so you can pop the ice out with ease without bending and twisting and banging them on your bench. 

They’re dishwasher safe too!

This set of three contains both large and medium ice cubes, but, in our opinion, it’s the ice spheres that steal the show.

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Monin Syrup Set of Five £11

We’ve all been there. Excited to try out a new cocktail only to read the recipe and despair when you see a list of ingredients you definitely don’t have in the cupboard. 

Well, despair no more!

The Monin Cocktail Syrup Set contains five non-alcoholic flavours so you can recreate some classic cocktails at home, as well as add a dash of flavour to some virgin cocktail creations too.

The Monin Cocktail Syrup set contains:

• Passion Fruit

• Mojito Mint

• Strawberry 

• Coconut

• Elderflower

And comes with an included recipe book. 

Impress your friends with your cocktail making prowess without filling your cupboards with ingredients.

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Cocktail Codex: Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions £25

The Cocktail Codex is one of our favourite cocktail books and helps you understand the science behind the recipe, rather than just following it step by step.

The authors argue that all cocktails come from just six route drinks— old fashioned, martini, daiquiri, sidecar, whisky highball, and flip. 

Once you’ve mastered the six, you’ll have a deep understanding of when to stir and when to shake, what you can add and what to take out. 

Experiment with confidence and invent the next classic cocktail—the only challenge will be coming up with a name for your latest creation!

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So there you have it—let’s raise a glass to the end of 2021 and see the New Year in with a Rusty Barrel cocktail.

We'll see you in 2022! 🍸

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