Episode 88: Blackwell 007 Edition Rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 88: Blackwell 007 Rum, James Bond, and Worth the Wait

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Ladies Who Bond

Blackwell rum (official)

Chris Blackwell (wikipedia)

5 Minutes of Rum E50

Worth the Wait

2 oz Blackwell 007 rum

1 oz Cointreau

3/4 oz lemon juice

Shake with ice in a cocktail shaker and strain into a chilled cocktail coupe. Garnish with a lemon peel (if desired).

Episode 87: Hamilton 151 - False Idol edition

5 Minutes of Rum episode 87: Hamilton 151 - False Idol variant, Ancho Chile syrup, and the Shaka Hula Bossa Nova.

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Shaka Hula Bossa Nova

1 oz Coruba dark Jamaican rum

1 oz Lemon Hart 151 rum (Hamilton 151 - False Idol edition)

1 oz Mount Gay Eclipse rum

1 oz homemade Ancho Chile syrup

5 dashes Angostura bitters

1/2 oz Christian Brothers brandy

1 oz Torani passion fruit syrup

1 oz fresh lemon juice

1 oz fresh lime juice

2 oz club soda

Shake with a combination of crushed and cubed ice. Pour unstrained into a large tiki mug, Tikiyaki edition if possible, or a footed pilsner glass. Garnish with mint.

Ancho Chile syrup

4-6 dried ancho chiles (photos in the show notes)

2 cups sugar

2 cups water

Combine water, sugar, and chile peppers in an uncovered sauce pot and simmer on low-medium heat for 30-40 minutes. If more heat is desired, add a few flakes of dried red peppercorn. After about 10 minutes when the chiles have softened, carefully (they'll be hot) cut them into thirds or quarters and put them back into the pot. After the cooking time has elapsed, remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature. Strain through cheesecloth or a metal sieve into a clean bottle. Top with 1 oz JWray or some lightly aged column still rum. Your call. Keep in the fridge when not in use.

Episode 86: Denizen Vatted Dark Rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 86: Denizen Vatted Dark Rum, Minimalist Tiki, and the Jet Pilot.

The will be a quiz later.

Jet Pilot

1/2 oz fresh lime juice

1/2 oz fresh white grapefruit juice

1/2 oz cinnamon syrup

1/2 oz falernum

1 oz dark Jamaican rum (Denizen Vatted Dark Rum)

3/4 oz 151-proof Demerara (Hamilton 151 False Idol blend)

3/4 oz gold Puerto Rican rum (Plantation 5 year)

1 dash Herbstura (equal parts Pernod and Angostura combined in a dasher bottle)

4 oz crushed ice

Combine everything in a mixing cup, adding ice last. Mix in a spindle blender for 5 seconds. Pour unstrained into an old-fashioned glass or a tiki mug. Add ice to fill. Garnish liberally. A swizzle stick and a cinnamon stick would not be unwelcome. Mint is always nice.