Episode 26: Rhum Barbancourt 8

5 Minutes of Rum episode 26: Rhum Barbancourt 8, Sippin’ Safari, and the Port au Prince.

Port au Prince (from Sippin’ Safari)
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
1/2 oz falernum
1/4 oz sugar syrup
3/4 oz Barbancourt 5 Star (8 year)
3/4 oz gold Virgin Islands rum (Cruzan)
Dash Angostura bitters
1/8 tsp (6 drops) of grenadine
4 oz (1/2 cup) crushed ice

Combine everything in a spindle blender, adding ice last. Blend for 5 seconds. Pour unstrained into a Pilsner glass. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Episode 25: Plantation 3 Stars

5 Minutes of Rum episode 25: Plantation 3 Stars white rum and the Admiral’s Grog

The Admiral's Grog

1 oz Plantation 3 Stars rum (white caribbean rum)
1 oz Plantation Original Dark rum (dark caribbean rum)
1 oz El Dorado 8 (Demerara rum)
1 oz honey mix (50-50 mix of honey and water)
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
3/4 oz fresh white grapefruit juice*
3/4 oz black tea
1/4 oz pimento dram

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with ice cubes. Strain into a double old-fashioned glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with mint and a spent lime shell. Optionally, augment with a sugar stick. Raise your glass and toast to absent friends.

* If you don't have a fresh white grapefruit to juice, use bottled or canned unsweetened white grapefruit juice and add a dash of grapefruit bitters.

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.