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Category Archives: white rum
Off to the Races
We’ve been asked to participate in Maker’s Mark #TrifectaChallenge (pronounce that with stadium voice, if you will ;)) to celebrate the premier horse races here in the States. If you ever happen to watch them, those are some magnificent animals. … Continue reading
Posted in Bourbon, grapefruit bitters, lime bitters, pineapple syrup, tangerine juice, white rum
Tagged black eyed susan, maker's mark
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Holy @$#*&!, 3 Years
We recently passed our 3 year anniversary here at Booze Nerds HQ. Which puts us in the mood to celebrate! This naturally means drinking cocktails, and what else but fizzy wine cocktails? For us there’s just something joyous and sophisticated about them. With that … Continue reading
Choosing a Dilution Strategy
As we move towards summer, we decided this week to experiment with dilution strategies. You have a dilution strategy planned, don’t you? If not, read on to see what we found out.
Posted in lime juice, maraschino, simple syrup, white rum
Tagged La Belle Dame sans Merci cocktail recipe
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Aperol
A couple weeks ago we played around with Campari. This week we’re playing around with its cousin, Aperol. Much like Campari, Aperol is a bitter herbal Italian aperitif. That said, it has its own unique characteristics that make it another must-have in … Continue reading
Posted in aperol, passionfruit puree, sparkling wine, sweet vermouth, white rum
Tagged Aperol, subgenius cocktail recipe
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White Rum
We have to admit, we often use gold rum above white rum in our cocktails, as it generally has a richer, sweeter flavor. That said, a lot of cocktails specifically call for white rum, and in warmer weather its lighter, … Continue reading
Switchels & Shrubs
This week we decided to take a look at shrubs – flavored, sweetened vinegar-based syrups – and switchels, which are the same thing only with the inclusion of ginger as a flavoring. The vinegar in them serves the same role … Continue reading
Posted in blackberry liqueur, gin, Original Cocktail, shrub, switchel, white rum
Tagged as above so below cocktail recipe, brave sir robin cocktail recipe, dr picketts lemon ginger blackberry switchel, giffard muroise, Pacific Distillery Voyager Gin, pok pok som honey shrub, prichards crystal rum
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Maraschino Comparison
This week we decided to do a comparison between the two maraschino liqueurs we currently have in the liquor cabinet. Maraschino is a cherry-almond liqueur used in many classic drinks, and we’re both fond of it for it’s complex, somewhat … Continue reading
Dry Rum
We recently received a complimentary bottle of Brugal Extra Dry. Once we learned about it, of course we were very curious about how to use a dry rum. We tried it in a few things to see how it fared. … Continue reading
Posted in aged rum, Cointreau, white rum
Tagged brugal extra dry rum, carioca cocktail recipe, diabolo cocktail recipe, matusalem rum
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