Episode 58: El Dorado 3

5 Minutes of Rum episode 58: El Dorado 3, Cocktails on Tap, and the Mai Ta-IPA.

(photo by tikival, who is just the best)

Mai Ta-IPA
1 oz El Dorado 3
1/2 oz El Dorado 12
1/2 oz Smith & Cross
1 oz lime juice
1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
3/4 oz orgeat
1 1/2 oz IPA (Ballast Point Sculpin)

Combine all ingredients in a metal shaking tin and add ice cubes. Shake and then double strain into a double old-fashioned glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a spent lime shell and mint. 

Episode 57: Santeria rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 57: Santeria rum, the technology from Lost Spirits that’s behind Santeria rum, and The Dark Side: my tribute to The Atomic Grog’s Tribute to the Mai-Kai’s Black Magic.

Santeria rum, original bottling.

Santeria rum, original bottling.

Santeria rum, production bottling (early 2016).

Santeria rum, production bottling (early 2016).

Side by side.

All the rums, all lined up.

Not too bad.

The Hukilau

The Dark Side
3/4 oz orange juice
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
3/4 oz pink grapefruit juice
3/4 oz honey mix (2:1 honey:water)
1 1/2 oz cold fresh black coffee (Kona if you have it, but other good fresh coffee will do)
1 1/2 oz dark Jamaican rum (Coruba)
1 1/2 oz Santeria rum
1/2 oz grenadine
1 tsp. falernum
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Combine in a mixing tin with 1 1/2 cup crushed ice. Blend with a spindle blender for 5 seconds. Pour unstrained into a snifter and add more crushed ice to fill. Garnish with a twisted lemon peel. Death Star ice ball optional.

Episode 56: Cana Brava Reserva Aneja

5 Minutes of Rum episode 56: Cana Brava Reserva Aneja, Dolin Vermouth de Chambery Blanc, Lost Recipes of Prohibition, and El Presidente.

El Presidente
1 oz aged Cuban rum (Cana Brava Reserva Aneja)
1 oz Dolin Vermouth de Chambery (or equal parts dry and sweet french vermouth)
1/4 oz orange curaçao (Pierre Ferrand)

Stir with ice in a chilled mixing glass. Strain into a couple glass. Twist a section of orange peel over the glass and drop it in. Garnish with a single Luxardo maraschino cherry.