5 Minutes of Rum episode 78: Tanduay Silver and Tanduay Gold, back on the Inside the Desert Oasis Room podcast, and two cocktails: the Tawi-Tawi and the Virgin Island Kula.

Episode links:

Tanduay USA (official)
Tanduay (wikipedia)
Tanduay Silver (Rum Howler)
Tanduay Gold (Rum Howler)
Blue-winged Racket Tail (wikipedia)
Tawi-Tawi (wikipedia)
Potions of the Caribbean (Amazon)
Inside the Desert Oasis Room podcast
Inside the Desert Oasis Room episode with 5 Minutes of Rum as the guest
5 Minutes of Rum E66 (Pineapple Express)

Inside the Desert Oasis Room + 5 Minutes of Rum video podcast on Tanduay rum.

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Tawi-Tawi

2 oz Tanduay silver rum (lightly aged column still rum)
1 oz fresh white grapefruit juice
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1 pinch of salt (optional)

Shake ingredients with ice cubes. Strain into a Collins (or rocks glass) filled with fresh ice. Top with soda water and stir gently. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Virgin Island Kula
by Ray Buhen, published by Jeff Berry in Potions of the Caribbean

1 oz apricot brandy (Luxardo)
1 oz dry gin (Beefeater)
1 oz Tanduay Gold (Gold Virgin Islands) rum
1 oz fresh lime juice
1 oz orange juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz orgeat
1/2 oz soda water

Shake with ice cubes. Pour into a Collins glass, a rocks glass, or a tiki mug. Garnish with a cherry and an orange slice.