Recipes: Olly Smith's Christmas tipples

Drinks expert Olly Smith provides us with two tasty tipples to serve at your festive celebrations

CLASSIC: Hot Buttered Rum (see above)

A classic cocktail with BUTTER!
Serves: 6

INGREDIENTS
4tsp muscavado sugar, or to taste
2 cloves
30g butter
350ml navy rum e.g. Skipper Demerara Rum
175ml hot water
6 cinnamon sticks

METHOD
In a pan, heat the sugar, cloves and butter. Add the rum. Gently tip into a toddy glass or mug, discarding the clove, top up with hot water. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

OLLY'S ORIGINAL: Narnia 75 

ROB3847

INGREDIENTS
25ml gin
1 tsp white sugar
10ml lime juice
100ml Champagne or prosecco

METHOD
Shake the gin, sugar and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Pour into a Champagne flute and top up with chilled Champagne (or prosecco).

These recipes from Olly Smith were featured on James Martin's Christmas With Friends on Food Network. For more festive cocktail recipes visit FoodNetwork.co.uk. You can also catch more from Olly Smith on his BBC Radio 2 Christmas show with Nadiya Hussain on 21st December, 8-10pm.