Episode 30: Denizen Merchant's Reserve
5 Minutes of Rum episode 30: Denizen Merchant’s Reserve, revisiting the Mai Tai, and the Taboo Tai Swizzle.
Mai Tai
2 oz Denizen Merchant’s Reserve
3/4 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 orange curaçao (Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao)
1/2 orgeat
1/4 oz simple syrup (to taste)
Shake all ingredients with ice cubes in a boston shaker. Strain over fresh crushed ice in a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a spent lime shell and a sprig of spanked mint.
Taboo Tai Swizzle
2 oz Denizen Merchant’s Reserve
1/2 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 oz orgeat
2 dashes orange bitters (Angostura)
Add all ingredients to a collins glass filled with crushed ice. Swizzle/stir to combine. Refill with crushed ice and continue to swizzle until the glass frosts over. Add 2 more dashes of orange bitters to ice, and garnish with a lime shell and (spanked) mint.