Episode 8: An Introduction to Demrara rum, with El Dorado 5 year rum
5 Minutes of Rum episode 8: An introduction to Demerara rum, El Dorado 5 year rum, demerara sugar syrup, and the Noa Noa.
Episode links:
Guyana (wikipedia)
A Mountain of Crushed Ice - Demerara Rum from Guyana
A Mountain of Crushed Ice - Demerara Rums part Two
Brown sugar (wikipedia)
Demerara sugar (Amazon)
Bottles for syrups at Cost Plus World Market

Demerara sugar

Demerara sugar syrup

Bar swizzles

The Noa Noa

The Noa Noa

The Noa Noa
Demerara sugar syrup
In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup demerara sugar with 1/2 cup cold water. Stir over very low heat until the sugar is dissolved. Don't bring to a full boil. Remove from heat, cool in pan, and transfer to a syrup bottle. Add 1/2 ounce silver Puerto Rican rum as a stabilizer.
The Noa Noa
1 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz demerara sugar syrup
4 to 6 mint leaves
3 oz Demerara rum
Swizzle everything in a double old-fashioned glass half-filled with crushed ice for ~30 seconds. Add more crushed ice to fill. Swizzle again until a frost forms on the outside of the glass. Garnish with a mint sprig and half a spent lime shell. Add your favorite restaurant or bar swizzle.