At the very heart of our spirits is the seed we plant and the grain that we grow, so it isn’t January at The Oxford Artisan Distillery, it’s #JANURYE; a month of celebrating the heritage rye that make our spirits taste so damn good whilst proudly regenerating the soil health and supporting biodiversity. Find out more about our farming, and how it supports our environment here, see how our fields progress through the seasons and bring Janurye home with our brand new cocktail recipes.
In celebration of #JANURYE and our signature grain, we will be offering a free tasting glass with every purchase of a full size 70cl spirit, including our Oxford Rye Whisky, Oxford Rye Dry Gin, multi-award-winning Oxford Rye Vodka and Oxford Rye spirit. Your free tasting glass will be automatically added at checkout so shop as normal and all you have to do is look out for it in your delivery.
The most important part, without a doubt, is that the heritage rye base makes really excellent tasting spirits, and to that end Phil Sanders, our Head of Bar, has created some fantastic out-of-the-ordinary serve ideas to see you through this January.
Be inspired and share your favourite Oxford Rye recipes with us using the hashtag #JANURYE to make sure we see.
THE JANURYE COCKTAIL EDIT
ORANGECELLO GIN SPRITZ
ORANGECELLO GIN SPRITZ INGREDIENTS
- 50ml Oxford Rye Dry Gin
- 20ml Orangecello (homemade – click here for recipe)
- Fever-Tree White Grape and Apricot Soda
- Peach Bitters (or Orange Bitters)
- Dehydrated apple slice (to garnish)
ORANGECELLO GIN SPRITZ STEP-BY-STEP RECIPE
- Pour the gin and the orangecello into a wine glass.
- Fill the glass with ice and top with the soda.
- Add three dashes of the bitters.
- Decorate with the apple slice.
RUSSIAN LUXE
RUSSIAN LUXE INGREDIENTS
- 25ml Oxford Rye Vodka
- 25ml Irish cream
- 25ml Kahlua
- 25ml Frangelico
- 25ml Crème de Caco (optional)
- Grated nutmeg to serve
RUSSIAN LUXE STEP-BY-STEP RECIPE
- Chill a brio coupe glass by filling it with crushed ice.
- Put all ingredients apart from the nutmeg into a shaker full of ice.
- Shake long and hard!
- Discard the ice from the brio glass.
- Double strain the cocktail into the chilled glass.
- Grate the nutmeg over the top of the cocktail.
WRIGGLY OLD FASHIONED
WRIGGLY OLD FASHIONED INGREDIENTS
- 60ml Oxford Rye
- 10ml Wriggly Monkey beer sugar syrup (click here for recipe)
- 10ml Triple sec or Cointreau
- 1 dash Angostura bitters
- 1 dash Orange bitters
- Orange twist (to garnish)
WRIGGLY OLD FASHIONED STEP-BY-STEP RECIPE
- Chill an Old Fashioned glass by filling it with crushed ice.
- Add all the ingredients apart from the orange bitters to a mixing glass or tin, and stir for at least 30 seconds and then a little more.
- Discard the ice and add a large ice cube to the glass.
- Pour the cocktail into the glass and dash the orange bitters over the top.
- Garnish with the orange twist
