Episode 26: Rhum Barbancourt 8

Notes on rum, a few minutes at a time. Exploring rum as a spirit as well as an ingredient in both new and classic tiki cocktail recipes. Rum not included.

5 Minutes of Rum episode 26: Rhum Barbancourt 8, Sippin’ Safari, and the Port au Prince.

Episode links:

The Atomic Grog
Barbancourt rhum
Barbancourt 5 star
LATimes article on Haiti (post 2010 earthquake) 
Falernum (5 Minutes of Rum E11) 
Amber Virgin Islands rum, grenadine (5 Minutes of Rum E14) 
Pilsner glass (Bed, Bath & Beyond - I reference Cost Plus in the show but I couldn't find the ones I had purchased there)
Sippin’ Safari (Amazon)
Port-au-Prince

Port au Prince (from Sippin’ Safari)
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
1/2 oz falernum
1/4 oz sugar syrup
3/4 oz Barbancourt 5 Star (8 year)
3/4 oz gold Virgin Islands rum (Cruzan)
Dash Angostura bitters
1/8 tsp (6 drops) of grenadine
4 oz (1/2 cup) crushed ice

Combine everything in a spindle blender, adding ice last. Blend for 5 seconds. Pour unstrained into a Pilsner glass. Garnish with a mint sprig.