Back in the day, it was the preferred potion of seafarers and pirates. Today, well, it’s definitely not for the faint-hearted, and absolutely not to be tried at home. Risk-takers, read on to learn more about this explosive combination. The typical navy men in the 1600s were a wild bunch, and notoriously thirsty for the ‘strong’ stuff. You wouldn’t want to mess with their drink, especially not if you were the purser, aka the unfortunate soul charged with doling out rum to the parched sailors. The crew would test the rum by splashing it over gunpowder and igniting it. …
Ah, behold the connoisseur, in his favourite smoking jacket and seated on a vintage leather couch as he waits for his evening spirits. Will he choose to sip a woodsy whiskey as he enjoys a cigar? Or will he favour the cognac tonight? As the amber liquid is poured out from decanter to snifter, he waits with bated breath for that heady aroma and the first indulgent sip of the rich and woodsy… wait a minute… Is that rum? Yes, my friend, aficionados (smoking-jacket-wearers and others) around the world are making space for fine, aged rums right next to …
Be it a little sugar, spice or something nice, rum gets along well with all. Rum is one of the most versatile drinks there is. Distilled from fermented molasses and stored in oak-barrels, here is a list of famous rum cocktail recipes that can have your taste buds tingling in no time. It’s time to head to a higher plane. Daiquiri Although popular in other flavours, the lime version is the simplest and the most popular. You can tweak the original by using a dark rum like Wise Monkey that tastes great sipped neat and also sparkles in a …
Aged rum isn’t the most prefered base for a cocktail although it makes a great alternative to whiskey or any other dark liquor. Dark rums add a certain depth to a cocktail. To show you what this dark spirit is capable of, here are 5 aged rum based cocktails that will have your spirits soaring. The Black Barrel Sazerac: It’s usually made with a rye-whiskey or Cognac, but the Sazerac will sparkle if you swap the whiskey for dark aged rum. Throw in some agave nectar and white creme de cacao and you are all set to go. The result …
There is so much more to rum than the fact that it leaves you in high spirits. This molasses-based drink has seen its fair share of ups and downs, rebellions and exotic lifestyles! It’s also considered by many to be the world’s oldest drink! Make yourself a cocktail, sit back and enjoy these fun facts about rum. Although rum production is largely attributed to the Caribbean, ancient India and China made drinks out of fermented sugarcane eons before it was produced in the Caribbean. Rum is considered one of the most romantic alcoholic beverages as it was born during the …
When you sip on your favourite rum, have you ever wondered who concocted the divine drops? Turns out that behind every good rum, there is an artist, or rather, an alchemist, fashioning liquid gold from sugarcane and molasses. We call them Rum Masters. Called the Maestro de Ron in Spanish, the Rum Master is often an expert distiller or blender who has patiently studied the nuanced profiles of rum and knows how to tease the finest aromas and flavours from the molasses. Right from the fermentation stage to the distillation and aging process to the blending and bottling, the Rum …