5 Minutes of Rum
Notes on rum, a few minutes at a time.
5 Minutes of Rum episode 5: Rhum Agricole from Martinique, Rhum JM Blanc, and the 'Ti punch.
'Ti Punch
A template, not a recipe. Adjust to taste.
In an old-fashioned glass:
Squeeze a quarter of a lime, drop in the spend shell.
Add 1/4 oz cane or simple syrup
Add 2 oz rhum agricole
Swizzle together in glass to combine. Add an ice cube and swizzle again.
Sip, and contemplate adjustments for your next 'Ti Punch.
5 Minutes of Rum episode 4: Micro-distilleries, House Spirits and their amber rum, glassware, and the impact of air on spirits.
Still (no longer in use) at House Spirits.
Aging rum.
House Spirits in Portland Oregon.
Cordial glass, small snifter.
Derek Yaniger-designed Tiki shot glasses. Manufactured by Tiki Farm.
Derek Yaniger-designed Tiki shot glasses. Manufactured by Tiki Farm.
House Spirits rum, neat.
5 Minutes of Rum episode 3: Dark Jamaican rum, Coruba Dark Jamaican rum, passion fruit syrup, and the Trader Vic Grog cocktail.
Coruba Dark Jamaican rum
Passion fruit
Preparing passion fruit syrup
Preparing passion fruit syrup
Bottled passion fruit syrup
Double old-fashioned glass (Trader Vic's)
Trader Vic Grog
Trader Vic Grog
Passion fruit syrup
In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup of sugar with between 3/4 cup - 1 cup of cold water. Stir over very low heat until sugar is dissolved and begins to simmer. Split 3-5 passion fruits in half, remove the fruit and seeds inside, and add to the simmering sugar mixture. Stir and keep simmering over low heat for 2-5 minutes. Remove from heat, and leave standing for 1.5-2 hours. Transfer to a syrup bottle and add 1/2 ounce silver Puerto Rican rum as a stabilizer.
Trader Vic Grog
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz pineapple juice
1 oz passion fruit syrup
2 oz Dark Jamaican rum
1 dash Angostura bitters
Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with 1 cup crushed or cubed ice. Shake and pour unstrained into a double old-fashioned glass. Add more ice to fill. Garnish with mint.