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 41: Scarlet Ibis

5 Minutes of Rum episode 41: Scarlet Ibis Trinidad rum, more from the Death & Co book, tools from Cocktail Kingdom, and Death From Above.

Setup for the Rum 103 symposium at TIki Caliente 7

Audience at the Rum 103 symposium at TIki Caliente 7

Your host for the Rum 103 symposium at TIki Caliente 7

Yarai mixing glass

Swissmar bar spoon

Death From Above
1 oz Lemon Hart 151 (sub Hamilton 151 as needed)
3/4 oz Scarlet Ibis rum
1/4 oz Cruzan Black Strap rum
1 tsp Lustau East India Solera Sherry
1 tsp cane syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters
2 dashes Death & Co. house orange bitters (equal parts Fee’s, Regans’, and Angostura Orange bitters; I used 1 dash of each for simplicity)

Stir all ingredients over ice and then strain into a double old-fashioned glass over 1 large ice cube or ice ball. Garnish with 1 lemon twist and 1 orange twist.