Episode 55: Angostura 7 year rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 55: Angostura 7 year old rum from Trinidad, Amaro di Angostura, and The Snakepit - 2 ways.

The Snakepit
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
1 oz orange juice (fresh if you can)
1/4 oz falernum
1/4 oz grenadine
1/4 oz cinnamon syrup
1/4 oz Amaro di Angostura
1 oz Angostura 7 rum
1/2 oz Hamilton 151 rum

Flash blend with 1 cup crushed ice and pour unstrained into a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a cinnamon stick, and if you don’t need to make 100 of them in an hour: a snake made from an orange peel.

The Snake Pit, v0.2
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
1 oz orange juice (fresh if you can)
1/2 oz passion fruit syrup
1/4 oz cinnamon syrup
1/4 oz Amaro di Angostura
1 oz Angostura 7 rum
1/2 oz Hamilton 151 rum

Flash blend with 1 cup crushed ice and pour unstrained into a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Episode 54: Cruzan Single Barrel

5 Minutes of Rum episode 54: Cruzan Single Barrel rum, Kronan Swedish Punsch, the Rusty Harpoon, and the Golden Shellback.

Rusty Harpoon

Golden Shellback

The Rusty Harpoon
2 oz rum (Cruzan Single Barrel)
3/4 oz Swedish Punsch (Kronan)

Stir in a mixing glass with ice (add ice last) for about 30 seconds and then strain over a large chunk of ice in a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Golden Shellback
1 1/2 oz pineapple juice
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz orgeat
1/2 oz Swedish Punsch
1/2 oz Benedictine
1 1/2 oz Lost Spirits Polynesian rum

Shake with ice and strain into a tiki mug filled with crushed ice. Garnish with an edible flower and/or mint and a swizzle stick.

Episode 53: Caliche rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 53: Caliche Puerto Rican rum, tea syrup, and the Tropicalia cocktail.

Bodum tea press

Loose black tea

The Tropicalia, Stockton Islander mug by Eric October.

Tropicalia
1 1/2 oz orange juice (fresh if possible)
1 oz fresh lemon juice
3/4 oz tea syrup (English Breakfast)
1/4 oz honey mix
2 oz silver rum (Caliche)
1 oz gold Barbados rum (Mt. Gay Eclipse)

Shake well with ice cubes, pour unstrained into a double old-fashioned glass or a bucket mug. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Tea syrup
Brew a strong English Breakfast style black tea and mix it with equal parts baker’s sugar while the tea is still hot. Stir to dissolve the sugar and store in a bottle in the refrigerator. Add 1/2 to 1 oz of silver rum as a stabilizer, depending on the amount of syrup being stored. 

Happy 10th Anniversary, ZTL.