{"id":689904,"date":"2025-11-10T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T03:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=689904"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:50:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:50:07","slug":"blog-im-dreaming-of-a-white-christmas-with-new-mr-whites-gin-cocktails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/blog-im-dreaming-of-a-white-christmas-with-new-mr-whites-gin-cocktails\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOG: I\u2019m Dreaming of a White Christmas \u2013 with New MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN Cocktails&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I\u2019m Dreaming of a White Christmas \u2013 with New MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN Cocktails<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Culinary mastery meets distilling art in MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN, making this a leading spirit for the festive season. Just in time for Christmas, MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN &#8211; the elegant, bold London dry gin from world-renowned chef Marco Pierre White &#8211; introduces a trio of elegantly crafted festive cocktails.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t keep this gin to yourself: this is the first Christmas that MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN has been available making it the perfect Christmas gift as well as being just the spirit to get your guests into the festive mood. Packing in a show white bottle with a red waxed top, it even looks the part.<\/p>\n<p>MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN is available in selected Sainsbury\u2019s stores, Sainsburys.co.uk, Thresher\u2019s, Fine Wines Direct and other good spirits retailers at a recommended retail price at \u00a332.99 for a 70cl bottle.<br \/>\nEach creation puts a seasonal spin on a beloved classic cocktail, balancing bold flavour with sophistication to bring cheer and sparkle to every celebration. Like the gin itself, these cocktails are classics, redefined.<br \/>\nFrom zesty espresso martinis to berry-bright cosmopolitans, these are cocktails that capture the true taste of Christmas\u2014refined, luxurious, and unmistakably Marco Pierre White. So shake up your festive entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Mr. White\u2019s No\u00ebl Noir (pictured above)<\/strong><br \/>\nA festive twist on a beloved chocolate orange expresso martini. Bold espresso meets smooth chocolate and zesty orange in this luxurious blend. MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN and coffee liqueur are shaken with rich chocolate sauce and a hint of orange zest to create a drink that\u2019s indulgent, elegant, and unmistakably Christmassy.<br \/>\nIngredients<br \/>\nSmall handful of ice<br \/>\n25ml MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN<br \/>\n25ml coffee liqueur<br \/>\n25ml cooled fresh espresso<br \/>\n1 tbsp chocolate sauce<br \/>\nZest of \u00bd orange, plus twist to garnish<br \/>\n\u00bc tsp cocoa powder<br \/>\nMethod<br \/>\nAdd ice to a shaker. Pour in gin, coffee liqueur, espresso, chocolate sauce, and orange zest. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds, strain into a chilled coupe glass, dust with cocoa powder, and garnish with a twist of orange.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Rosemary &amp; Red \u2013 Yuletide Blush<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-689906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-124841-615x428.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-124841-615x428.png 615w, https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-124841.png 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A merry twist on a modern classic. This festive Cosmo blends the crisp botanicals of MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN with tart cranberry juice, fresh lime, and a splash of orange liqueur\u2014evoking the brightness of winter berries and citrus under twinkling lights.<br \/>\nIngredients<br \/>\n40ml MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN<br \/>\n20ml Cointreau or triple sec<br \/>\n10ml fresh lime juice<br \/>\n30ml cranberry juice drink<br \/>\nFresh rosemary and glac\u00e9 cherry to garnish<br \/>\nMethod<br \/>\nShake all ingredients with ice, strain into a tall-stemmed glass, and garnish with a glac\u00e9 cherry pierced with a sprig of rosemary.<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>The Seasoned Sour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-689907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-124937-615x501.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-124937-615x501.png 615w, https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-124937.png 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An elegant festive gin sour with the refined edge you&#8217;d expect from Marco Pierre White. This cocktail combines the tartness of fresh lime with smooth aquafaba or egg white for a velvety texture. Finished with aromatic bitters and a festive garnish, it\u2019s Christmas in a glass.<br \/>\nIngredients<br \/>\n50ml MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN<br \/>\n25ml lime juice (or lemon)<br \/>\n15ml sugar syrup<br \/>\n20ml aquafaba (or use egg white or foamer alternative)<br \/>\nFew dashes Angostura bitters<br \/>\nTwist of lime to garnish<br \/>\nMethod<br \/>\nShake all ingredients with plenty of ice until frosty cold. Double strain into a chilled coup\u00e9 glass. Dot Angostura bitters on top and use a cocktail stick to create a red and white festive design. Garnish with a twist of lime.<br \/>\nImpress your guests with these new seasonal signature serves. MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN is the bold new spirit for festive cocktails with unmistakable class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m Dreaming of a White Christmas \u2013 with New MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN Cocktails Culinary mastery meets distilling art in MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN, making this a leading spirit for the festive season. Just in time for Christmas, MR. WHITE\u2019S GIN &#8211; the elegant, bold London dry gin from world-renowned chef Marco Pierre White &#8211; introduces a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":689905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-689904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clubs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689904"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":689908,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689904\/revisions\/689908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}