Episode 62: Real McCoy 5

5 Minutes of Rum episode 62: Real McCoy 5 year rum, Mount Gay Eclipse 154 proof rum, and a nice Barbados Tea.

Barbados Tea
2 oz blended aged rum (Real McCoy 5)
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz honey mix
1 oz soda water
1 dash Angostura bitters. 
Fill a collins glass with crushed ice. Added all ingredients except the soda water and swizzle or stir until chilled. Refill with crushed ice and swizzle until the glass frosts. Float the soda water. Garnish with a lemon peel and a nifty swizzle stick.

Gotham Tea
1 oz blended aged rum (Real McCoy 5)
1 oz blended overproof rum (Mount Gay Refined Eclipse Barbados Rum 154)
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz honey mix
1 oz soda water
1 dash Angostura bitters. 
Fill a collins glass with crushed ice. Added all ingredients except the soda water and swizzle or stir until chilled. Refill with crushed ice and swizzle until the glass frosts. Float the soda water. Garnish with a lemon peel and a nifty swizzle stick.

 

Episode 61: Don Q Anejo

5 Minutes of Rum episode 61: Don Q Anejo, the book Mai-Kai: History & Mystery of the iconic tiki restaurant, and the Derby Daiquiri.

Derby Daiquiri
1 oz fresh orange juice
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1 1/2 oz column still aged rum (Don Q Anejo)
A “handful” of crushed ice

Put everything into a kitchen or spindle blender at high speed for 15 seconds. Pour unstrained into a cocktail glass. In a spindle blender you won’t get as finally blended ice, but I assure you it will taste delicious.

Antiguo-Fashioned
2 oz Don Q Anejo
1 tsp. simple syrup
2 dashes orange bitters

Combine in a mixing glass with ice. Stir to chill (about 30 seconds). Strain into an old-fashioned glass with a single large ice cube. Garnish with fresh orange peel.

Episode 60: Denizen Aged White rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 60: Denizen Aged White Rum, Yuzu, and the Kaiju Kula.

Graphic design by Tom Kline.

Graphic design by Tom Kline.

Kaiju Kula
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz white grapefruit juice (fresh if possible)
1/2 oz yuzu juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1 1/2 oz Blended Lightly Aged rum (Denizen Aged White Rum)
1/2 oz grenadine

Combine everything but the grenadine with 3/4 cup crushed ice in a spindle blender. Mix for 5 seconds and pour unstrained into a small pilsner glass. Add more crushed ice to fill. Drizzle the grenadine over the ice and garnish with mint.