Making your own spiced rum is a fine way to add a truly unique spirit to your liquor shelf, or to better appreciate the art of crafting a fine spiced rum. It is also easier than you might think. Start with 750mL of Papagayo Platinum Rum in a 1L glass jar. Add a wood stave, which…
Mixologist Stan Usinowicz’s White Monkey begins by grating fresh ginger as finely as possible. In a shaker, combine a pinch of the fresh ginger, 2 ounces of Vodka 14, a dash of ceylon bark cinnamon, 2 ounces of fresh-squeezed blood orange juice, 1 tablespoon of organic half-and-half, and 0.5 ounces of Root Organic Liquor. Shake…
Jeremy Strungis at SM23 offers up this exotic cocktail: begin with half of an Asian pear, peeled. Muddle this with 0.75 ounces of Yacon Syrup, a sweet root from South America, available in specialty stores. Add 1.5 ounces of Papagayo Platinum Rum, 1 ounce of ginger beer, and 0.5 ounces of sake. Stir. Serve on…
This fresh, delicately-flavored cocktail comes to us from mixologist James Lee. Begin with a slice of fresh ginger root in a mixer. Muddle. Next, add 2 ounces of Juniper Green Gin, 0.5 ounces Three Pins Alpine Liqueur. 0.75 ounces of lemon juice, 0.75 ounces of agave water (1:1 mix of agave nectar and water, simple…
Dice a three-inch piece of fresh ginger and infuse it in 500mL of Vodka 14 by placing the ginger directly in the bottle, or in another sealed glass container, and allowing it to steep at room temperature for 48 hours. To mix the cocktail, pour three ounces of the infused Vodka 14 and half an…