Episode 31: Saint James Royal Ambre

5 Minutes of Rum episode 31: Saint James Royal Ambre Rhum, Don’s mix, Donga Punch, and Saint-Pierre Punch.

Donga Punch
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
1 1/2 oz Don’s mix
1 1/2 oz aged Martinique rhum (Saint James Royal Ambre) 


Shake in a Boston shaker half filled with crushed ice. Pour into a Collins glass or Donn Beach mug. Add additional crushed ice to fill.


Saint-Pierre Punch
1 1/2 oz Aged Martinique rhum (Saint James Royal Ambre)
1/2 oz orgeat
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz Don’s mix
Dash of bitters


Shake in a Boston shaker with ice cubes and pour unstrained into a double old-fashioned glass or a small tiki mug. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Episode 30: Denizen Merchant's Reserve

5 Minutes of Rum episode 30: Denizen Merchant’s Reserve, revisiting the Mai Tai, and the Taboo Tai Swizzle.

Mai Tai
2 oz Denizen Merchant’s Reserve
3/4 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 orange curaçao (Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao)
1/2 orgeat
1/4 oz simple syrup (to taste)
Shake all ingredients with ice cubes in a boston shaker. Strain over fresh crushed ice in a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a spent lime shell and a sprig of spanked mint.


Taboo Tai Swizzle
2 oz Denizen Merchant’s Reserve
1/2 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 oz orgeat
2 dashes orange bitters (Angostura)
Add all ingredients to a collins glass filled with crushed ice. Swizzle/stir to combine. Refill with crushed ice and continue to swizzle until the glass frosts over. Add 2 more dashes of orange bitters to ice, and garnish with a lime shell and (spanked) mint.

Episode 29: R.L. Seale 10-year Barbados rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 29: R.L. Seale 10 year Barbados rum, cracking the spine of Potions of the Caribbean, and the Pupule.

Pupule
3 oz gold Barbados rum (R.L. Seale 10 year) - note the original recipe calls for gold Virgin Islands rum
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz fresh orange juice (may as well make it fresh since you’ll be using the peel of an orange for the garnish)
1/4 oz Don’s Spices #2 (equal parts vanilla syrup and pimento dram)
1/4 oz cinnamon syrup/Don’s Spices #4
2 dashes Angostura bitters/Don’s Dashes #8
1 cup of crushed ice

Combine all the ingredients in a spindle blender and blend for 5 seconds. Pour unstrained into a double old-fashioned glass with either 1 large ice cube or half-full with standard ice cubes. Garnish with a long spiral cut orange peel wrapped around the inside of the glass.