We’re making the rum swizzle, give times, with five brands of dark rum including: Don Q Añejo, Flor de Caña, Bacardi 8, Cruzan Aged and Gosling’s Black Seal. The Rum Swizzle recipe includes:
* 2 oz Dark Rum
* 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
* 1/2 oz. Triple Sec
* 5-6 oz. Ginger Ale
* Lemon Wheel to Garnish
This week we’ve picked a little valentines number that is sure to please your palate. While not exactly pink and exciting in that direction, it’s definitely a cute little shooter for your Sunday. This recipe was build from an original cocktail recipe, in a smaller glass. You can always make a big ol’ glass of [...]
The Bravo Cocktail is fully of juicy flavors from orange juice to apple schnapps. For potency we’re using some flor de caña light rum and a bit of christiania vodka finished with some creme de banane (banana liqueur). This is a good example of an island cocktail with lots of fruit flavors. Show Links: Get [...]
This is a overflow from our holiday week but it fits any time of the year as it’s a great potent little number known as the Axe Murderer. This cocktail has nice sweet flavors reflecting that of a tropical/tiki cocktail (with less rum) with a potent finish that reminds you that this cocktail has a [...]
Time to break into another silver rum, we’re sipping the Flor de Caña Extra Dry 4 Year. This rum, as expected, pours a crystal clear color, as clean looking as a naturally filtered water. The bottle design shows off the liquid extremely well, Flor de Caña’s bottle is perfectly clear which boasts clarity. After pouring, [...]
Welcome to the first true blind tasting on the show! This is the prototype “pilot” episoide for a spinoff show that focuses on the spirit themselves, not the cocktail. That means both Jennifer and I are on camera hoping to bring you close to the world of light rums through our own taste buds. Many [...]
Flor de Caña or “Flower of Sugarcane” is a slow-aged dark rum. This rum is aged five years but looks much darker than its age. The dark copper color is very pretty to look and makes this look like a ten plus year old rum. This Nicaraguan rum has the most unique bouquet out of [...]
