TDN: Dark Rum – Vote for the best drink!

by Sylvan on April 28, 2010

The Thursday Drink Night theme last week was Dark Rum and we all got our molasses on and shook up these originals.

Check out the recipes then vote! (Poll below recipes)

Ugly Duckling: 2 oz Gosling’s Black Seal rum, 3/4 oz cane syrup, 1/4 oz Chartreuse, 3/4 oz lime juice, 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters.

The Blunder: 1 1/2 oz dark rum, 1/2 oz high proof bourbon, 1/2 oz amaro, 1/2 oz Kahlua + 1 dash of cayenne pepper (it was close by).

Xander: Renegade Angel: 1 oz Cruzan Blackstrap, 3/4 oz creme de cacao, 1 oz cream, 1/2 oz spiced rum, 1d mole bitters. Dry shake then shake/strain.

The Velvet Underground: 3/4 oz each Cruzan Blackstrap, El Dorado 15, Gosling’s Black Seal rum, green Chartreuse, 1 tsp gomme syrup, 1 tsp elderflower cordial, 4 dashes Jerry Thomas bitters. Stir with ice, strain, up, garnish with an orange twist.

Rum On Eileen: 1 1/2 oz Coruba rum, 1 oz Ramazzotti, 1/2 oz Sambuca, 2 dashes coffee bitters [And if you need coffee bitters, I recommend @jacobgrier's recipe]

Kroni Berry Flip: 1 1/2 oz Old Monk Rum, 3/4 oz Creme de Cassis, 3/4 oz lime juice, 1 egg. Shake/strain. Garnish 5 drop Angostura.

Haitian Zombie: 1 1/2 oz aged Haitian rum, 1/2 oz Demarara rum, 1/2 oz lime juice, 1/2 oz coconut cream, 1/4 oz honey, 1 dash angostura, 8 drops herbsaint.

What was the best drink from TDN:Dark Rum?

  • Kroni Berry Flip (40%, 2 Votes)
  • Ugly Duckling (20%, 1 Votes)
  • The Velvet Underground (20%, 1 Votes)
  • Rum On Eileen (20%, 1 Votes)
  • The Blunder (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Xander: Renegade Angel (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Haitian Zombie (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 5

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