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Planter's Rum Punch

Posted Sun, 05/24/2015 - 11:24 by Jon

3 ounces dark Jamaican rum
1 ounce simple syrup
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
3 dashes Angostura bitters

Combine ingredients in a tall glass and fill with crushed ice.

Swizzle with a bar spoon until a frost forms on the outside of the glass.

Garnish with a mint sprig.

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Mai Tai

Posted Sun, 05/24/2015 - 11:20 by Jon

2 ounces Jamaican/dark rum
Juice of 1 medium lime, about 1 ounce (save the shell for garnish)
1/2 ounce curaçao
1/4 ounce orgeat

1/4 ounce rock-candy syrup (simple syrup with a drop or two of vanilla extract)
mint for garnish

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Lions Tail

Posted Sun, 11/17/2013 - 16:45 by Jon

2 oz. bourbon
½ oz. pimento (allspice) dram
¾ oz. fresh lime juice (~1 lime)
¼ oz simple syrup
1 dash Angostura or orange bitters

(Tweak pimento dram and lime juice to taste)

(Can drop the simple syrup and replace bourbon with rum)

(a dash of Benedictine DOM also rounds it out well)

Some history: http://badassdigest.com/2012/09/14/your-guide-to-drinking-this-w...

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Aged Eggnog

Posted Sat, 11/16/2013 - 19:51 by Jon

From http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2013/11/aged-eggnog-recip...

Eggnog (based on Dr. Lancefield's recipe)
1 dozen eggs
2 cups sugar
1 quart half-and-half
1 750-ml bottle gold or dark rum
1 750-ml bottle bourbon
1 quart heavy cream
Nutmeg to taste (at least 1 teaspoon)

Beat eggs in a stand mixer until frothy and light. While mixer is running, gradually add sugar until fully dissolved. With mixer still running, add half-and-half, then slowly add bourbon and rum. Transfer mixture to a large bowl.

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Category 5 Hurricane

Posted Fri, 02/10/2012 - 19:16 by Jon

1 part dark rum
1 part rye
1 part cachaca

juice of two limes
heft doses of orange and peychaud's bitters
grenadine (1/2 part)
pama (1/2 part)
campari (1/4 part, optional, to add a bitter note)

Shake, serve in a tall glass or a pilsner glass. Or if you must, in a plastic hand grenade with beads.

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The ChangeShot

Posted Sat, 02/12/2011 - 15:19 by Jon

The ChangeShot draws inspiration from classic cocktails such as the manhattan (a popular drink among the cm team) and the old fashioned.

Version 1

3 parts rum (Flor de Cana 7yr is good)
1 part cointreau
2 dashes per 4 oz orange bitters
1 dash per 4 oz aromatic bitters
1 tsp Pomegranate liqueur
1 tsp Grenadine (natural)
Orange peel

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Dark and Stormy

Posted Thu, 02/04/2010 - 11:45 by Jon

Wikipedia has a good writeup of the Dark n Stormy, but it is a classic Caribbean/seafaring drink - dark rum, a bit of lime, and ginger beer (DG brand works best).

In a highball with ice, add in:
The juice of a key lime (and both shells, or the juice of 1/2 of a normal lime and a dash of simple syrup)
2-3 oz dark rum (Myers or Flor de Cana)
If your ginger beer is not sharp enough, consider adding some ginger syrup.
Fill with Ginger Beer to taste.

A slight dash of vanilla can also amp it up.

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