Episode 39: Ron del Barrilito Two Star

5 Minutes of Rum episode 39: Ron del Barrilito Two Star, Potions of the Caribbean, Joe Scialom, plus the Sol Y Sombra and Oro de los Tontos cocktails.

Joe Scialom

Joe Scialom

Joe Scialom

Sol Y Sombra
1 1/2 oz gold Puerto Rican rum (Ron del Barrilito 2 star)
3/4 oz dark Jamaican rum (Coruba)
1/2 oz apricot brandy
2 ounces fresh pineapple juice
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Shake with ice cubes. Then either:
pour unstrained into a hollowed out baby/small pineapple, securing the pineapple in a specialty bowl filled with crushed ice
-or-
pour into an old-fashioned or rounded glass.

In either case, garnish with a paper parasol.

 

Oro de los Tontos (Fools Gold)
2 oz Gold Puerto Rican rum (Ron del Barrilito 2 star)
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz Licor 43
1/4 oz simple syrup
3 drops Pernod
3 drops almond extract

Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Episode 38: Flor de Cana 4

5 Minutes of Rum episode 38: Flor de Cana 4, brandy, Sippin Safari, the Kamehameha Rum Punch and the Island Mai Tai.

Kamehameha Rum Punch
1 oz light Puerto Rican rum (Flor de Cana 4)
2 oz pineapple juice
1/2 oz lemon juice
1 tsp blackberry brandy
1 tsp grenadine
1 tsp simple syrup
1 oz dark Jamaican rum (Coruba)

Fill a collins glass with crushed ice. Add all ingredients except the dark Jamaican rum and stir until the glass frosts over. Float the dark Jamaican rum on top. A traditional Hawaiian garnish would be a pineapple wedge and a cherry. A spring of mint is usually a safe bet for most tropicals as well.

If substituting blackberry liqueur for blackberry brandy, omit the simple syrup and increase the light rum to 1 1/4 oz.


Island Mai Tai
1 1/2 oz silver puerto rican rum (Flor de Cana 4)
1 1/2 oz orange juice
1 1/2 oz pineapple juice
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
Shake with ice cubes, pour unstrained into double old-fashioned glass. Float dark rum on top (Coruba). Garnish with a pineapple chunk.

Episode 37: Lost Spirits 151 Cuban Inspired Rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 37: Lost Spirits 151 Cuban Inspired Rum, The Bar Book, cocktail accessories, a 151 Swizzle tribute recipe, and the Peligro.

Tribute to The Mai-Kai’s 151 Swizzle, v.1, similar in profile to the Tiki-Ti's 151 Swizzle.

Peligro

Peligro
2 oz Lost Spirits 151 Cuban Inspired Rum
1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 oz falernum

Shake all ingredients in a shaker tin with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail class. The aroma from the rum is the only garnish you’ll need. Want to dial the potency back a little? Feel free to drop the rum component to 1.5 oz (or lower if you also proportionally drop the amount of lime juice and falernum).


Tribute to The Mai-Kai’s 151 Swizzle, v.1 (similar profile to Tiki-Ti's 151 Swizzle)
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
1 oz cinnamon syrup
3 drops of Pernod
2 oz Lost Spirits 151 Cuban Inspired Rum
2 dashes of Angostura bitters

Flash blend all ingredients in a spindle blender for 5 seconds. Pour into a collins glass, or a chilled metal cup if you have one. Add more crushed ice to fill. Dust with freshly grated nutmeg and a cinnamon stick.