Episode 66: Stiggins’ Fancy Plantation Pineapple

5 Minutes of Rum episode 66: Stiggins’ Fancy Plantation Pineapple, juicing a pineapple (revisited), a pineapple daiquiri, and the Pineapple Express.

The Desert Oasis Room.

The Desert Oasis Room.

The Desert Oasis Room.

The Pineapple Express

Adrian Inside the Desert Oasis Room

Kevin and Adrian Inside the Desert Oasis Room.

Pineapple Daiquiri
2 oz Stiggins’ Fancy Plantation Pineapple rum
1 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz fresh lime juice

Fill a coupe of cocktail glass with ice and set aside to chill the glass. Al all ingredients to a shaking tin and shake with ice cubes. Discard the ice from the coupe glass and strain into that chilled coupe glass.


Pineapple Express
3/4 oz pineapple juice (fresh if at all possible)
1/2 oz fresh white grapefruit juice
1/4 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz falernum
1/2 oz honey mix
1 oz Plantation Dark rum
3/4 oz Stiggins’ Fancy Plantation Pineapple rum
3/4 oz Plantation O.F.T.D. rum
1 dash Bittermens ‘Elemakule Tiki Bitters

Flash blend with 12 oz crushed ice. Pour unstrained into a tiki mug or double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with pineapple leaves and a pineapple chunk on a bamboo skewer or pick.

No tiki bitters? No problem - omit them and you’ll have an even more pineapple-forward, slightly less complex cocktail.

Episode 65: Clement Rhum Agricole Vieux, Cask Collection

5 Minutes of Rum episode 65: Clément Rhum Agricole Vieux, Cask Collection, seeking clear ice, and the Voodoo Grog.

Voodoo Grog

Voodoo Grog too.

Clément Rhum Agricole Vieux, Cask Collection Old Fashioned
2 oz Clément Rhum Agricole Vieux, Cask Collection
1 tsp simple syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 dash Angostura orange bitters

Stir all ingredients over ice in a mixing glass and then strain into a double old-fashioned glass over 1 or 2 large ice cubes. Garnish with an orange peel.

Voodoo Grog
1 oz aged column still rum (Ron del Barrilito Two Star)
1 oz rhum agricole vieux (St. James Hors D 'Age)
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
3/4 oz fresh white grapefruit juice
3/4 oz pimento dram
1/4 oz honey mix (2:1 ratio honey and water)
1/2 oz passion fruit syrup
1 egg white (about 1 oz)

Combine with 1 cup of crushed ice and mix in a spindle blender for 20 seconds. Pour unstrained into a Trader Vic’s Voodoo tumbler or a snifter. Dust with freshly grated nutmeg and garnish with mint.

Episode 64: Mezan XO

5 Minutes of Rum episode 64: Mezan XO, porter, and the Blow My Skull punch.

Deschutes Public House in Portland, OR.

Look at the creamy head on that stout!

Blow My Skull punch
3/4 cup of demerara sugar
1 quart (4 cups) of boiling water
16 oz of Jamaican pot-still rum (Mezan XO)
16 oz porter (Deschutes Black Butte Porter)
8 oz brandy (Christian Brothers)
6 oz fresh lime juice

In a large, sealable vessel combine the boiling water and sugar, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add the remaining ingredients, except the porter. Seal the vessel, and refrigerate for many hours. Or at least as many hours as you have. When you are ready to serve, pour the mixture out into a punch bowl or other appropriate serving vessel and then add the porter. If you have a large block of ice, add it. Ladle the punch into small cups with ice. To scale it up, simply do some basic multiplication.