5 Minutes of Rum
Notes on rum, a few minutes at a time.
"Barbancourt is a national icon in Haiti, because it’s a good product that everybody likes," says Duret, echoing Gardère's sentiments. "But also because it’s one of the only Haitian products that’s internationally recognized and acclaimed. Haitians are very proud of Barbancourt and they consider it a national treasure."
"Batavia arrack remains, undoubtedly, a more divisive spirit than others that are simply misunderstood, forgotten or pigeonholed. But used strategically—whether in punches, as a rum replacement or as an unexpected seasoner akin to aromatic bitters—it can be a powerful tool in the cocktail-maker’s arsenal, albeit one with repercussions."
No need to be scared. Arrack is good stuff.
“And you, you can be mean
And I, I’ll drink all the time”
A look at what is probably coming up in the new few episodes of 5 Minutes of Rum. A shout-out to Erik from Spyrate Radio for the bottle of Sugar House Distillery gold rum and to Syrus from Paper Plane in San Jose for the Santeria rum from Rational Spirits. I've been sitting on these bottles for too long, but I have some ideas I'm working on for each.
Oh and also Pusser's because sometimes you just need to kill some pain.
Should be ready for the beginning of next week. Put on your Trader Vic's PDX hat.