Episode 24: El Dorado 8

5 Minutes of Rum episode 24: El Dorado 8, spindle mixers and The Sea of Cinn.

Sea of Cinn
2 oz Demerara rum (El Dorado 8)
1 oz lime juice
1/2 oz cinnamon syrup
1/2 oz honey mix
1/2 oz Lemon Hart 151
Combine all ingredients with 1 cup of crushed ice and blend in a spindle mixer for 5 seconds. Pour unstrained into a tiki mug or double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a swizzle stick.

Episode 23: Ron Zacapa 23

5 Minutes of Rum episode 23: Zacapa 23, Bittermens Mole bitters, and a Three-Rum Old Fashioned.

Three-Rum Old Fashioned

1 ounce Appleton Estate Reserve rum (Appleton 12 here)
1/2 ounce Ron Zacapa 23
1/2 ounce Smith and Cross rum
1 teaspoon rich demerara syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash Bittermen's Mole bitters
Fill a mixing glass 1/2 - 2/3 full with ice. Add the rum, demerara syrup, and both bitters. Stir with a bar spoon until very cold - about 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with either fresh ice cubes, or 1 large ice cube. Garnish with an orange peel. 

In this episode I made a a variant using 1 ounce of Zacapa 23 and 1/2 ounce of Appleton 12. Recommended.

 

Episode 22: Koloa 2 - Dark, Spice, and Coconut.

5 Minutes of Rum episode 22: 3 more Kōloa rums and 3 cocktails.

Sprindrift Jr.
3/4 oz orange juice
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz passion fruit syrup (episode 3!)
1/4 oz vanilla syrup
1 1/2 oz Kōloa Dark rum (originally Demerara rum)
Combine all ingredients and shake well. Pour unstrained into a tiki mug or tall glass. Add more ice to fill as needed. Garnish with mint.

Captain Vadrna's Grog
2 1/2 oz Kōloa Spiced rum
1/2 oz white grapefruit juice (fresh if available)
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
3/4 oz demerara syrup (E9!)
ash of Angostura bitters
Shake well with ice and our unstrained into a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with lime wedge and a cinnamon stick.

Waiʻaleʻale
1 oz Kōloa Coconut rum
1 oz Gold Barbados rum (Plantation 5 year)
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz orange curaçao (Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao)
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz vanilla syrup
1 tsp. pimento dram
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with ice cubes. Pour unstrained into a coconut mug or a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.