Episode 9: Overproof rum and Lemon Hart 151

5 Minutes of Rum episode 9: A little information on overproof rum, a little more on Lemon Hart 151 specifically, and the Hart of Darkness.

Old label Lemon Hart 151, new label Lemon Hart 151.

New label Lemon Hart 151.

Old label Lemon Hart 151.

Bar blender / milkshake mixer. 

Hart of Darkness

 Hart of Darkness

Hart of Darkness

1/2 oz fresh lime juice

1/2 oz passion fruit syrup

1/2 oz honey mix

3/4 oz soda water

1 1/2 oz Lemon Hart 151 rum

1/4 oz lemon juice

8 oz crushed ice (1 cup) 

Combine all ingredients into a blender. Blend on high speed for 5 seconds. Pour into a Collins glass. Add ice cubes to fill. 

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. 

El Dorado 5 year rum

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.

Episode 7: The Mai Tai

5 Minutes of Rum episode 7: An introduction to the Mai Tai, Appleton 12 year, Clement VSOP, curaçao, orgeat, and the Trader Vic's Mai Tai.

Clément VSOP

Various curaçao.

Ferrand Dry Curaçao 

Orgeat preparation.

Orgeat preparation.

Orgeat preparation.

Orgeat preparation.

Orgeat preparation.

Orgeat preparation.

Orgeat preparation.

Orgeat preparation.

Orgeat

Trader Vic's Mai Tai

Trader Vic's Mai Tai

Orgeat recipe at Post Prohibition. 

 

Trader Vic's Mai Tai

1 oz Jamaican rum

1 oz Rhum Agricole

3/4 oz fresh lime juice

1/2 oz orange curaçao

1/2 oz orgeat

1/4 oz simple syrup

Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Shake, and strain into a double old-fashioned glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with mint and half a squeezed lime shell.