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5 Minutes of Rum

Kevin Upthegrove•5minutesofrum.com
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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.
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Episode 81: Doctor Bird

5 Minutes of Rum episode 81: Doctor Bird Jamaican Rum, Drinking Distilled: A User's Manual, and Steve Remsberg's Planter's Punch. Episode links: Doctor Bird / Two James Distillery Kapu Cocktail Hamilton Pot Still Gold rum Worthy Park (Ministry of Rum) Drinking Distilled: A User's Manual (Amazon) OXO Good Grips Angled Measuring Cup, Mini, Clear (Amazon) Beachbum Berry Remixed (Amazon) Steve Remsberg interview (Liquor.com) Total Tiki iOS app Mixology Tech Swizzle stick (Cocktail Kingdom) OXO doubl...

Jul 31, 2018•20 min•Ep. 81

Episode 80: Panama-Pacific 9 year

5 Minutes of Rum episode 80: Panama-Pacific 9 year rum and 2 cocktails - Indy's Dole Whip and The Jeep Turnover. Episode links: Haas Brothers 1851 spirits company Panama-Pacific 9 year rum (Hass Brothers official) Panama-Pacific 9 year rum (brand official) Tiki tOny Smuggler's Cove book (Amazon) Indy’s Dole Whip 2 oz blended aged rum (Plantation Original Dark) 1 1/2 oz pineapple juice 1/2 oz orange juice 1/4 oz lemon juice 1/4 oz simple syrup 1/4 oz date syrup* Combine with 1 cup of crushed ice....

Jun 12, 2018•21 min•Ep. 80

Episode 79: Lost Spirits Jamaican rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 79: Lost Spirits Jamaican rum, Lost Spirits distillery tour, and the Boo Loo. Episode links: Lost Spirits (official) Lost Spirits Jamaican rum (Cocktail Wonk) Lost Spirits tour OXO corer, stainless steel (Amazon) OXO corer, plastic (Amazon) Grog Log (Amazon) Beachbum Berry Remixed (Amazon) OXO double jigger (Amazon) Eric October 5 Minutes of Rum E37 (Lost Spirits Cuban 151) 5 Minutes of Rum E44 (Lost Spirits Polynesian) 5 Minutes of Rum E57 (Santeria) 5 Minutes of Rum E6...

May 29, 2018•16 min•Ep. 79

Bonus episode with Inside the Desert Oasis Room

5 Minutes of Rum bonus episode: Talking Tanduay rum on Inside the Desert Oasis Room. Episode links: Inside the Desert Oasis Room (main) Inside the Desert Oasis Room / Tanduay / 5 Minutes of Rum episode Inside the Desert Oasis Room + 5 Minutes of Rum video podcast on Tanduay rum (YouTube) 5 Minutes of Rum E78 (Tawi-Tawi and the Virgin Island Kula)...

Mar 29, 2018•23 min

Episode 78: Tanduay Silver and Gold

5 Minutes of Rum episode 78: Tanduay Silver and Tanduay Gold, back on the Inside the Desert Oasis Room podcast, and two cocktails: the Tawi-Tawi and the Virgin Island Kula. Episode links: Tanduay USA (official) Tanduay (wikipedia) Tanduay Silver (Rum Howler) Tanduay Gold (Rum Howler) Blue-winged Racket Tail (wikipedia) Tawi-Tawi (wikipedia) Potions of the Caribbean (Amazon) Inside the Desert Oasis Room podcast Inside the Desert Oasis Room episode with 5 Minutes of Rum as the guest 5 Minutes of R...

Mar 20, 2018•20 min•Ep. 77

Episode 77: Plantation Single Cask Barbados XO

5 Minutes of Rum episode 77: Plantation Single Cask Barbados XO, Boston Cocktails: Drunk & Told, and the Marshall Islands Swizzle. Episode links: Plantation (official) Plantation Single Casks, 2017 (official) Shift Drink Podcast, August 30, 2017 episode with Alexandre Gabriel Hi-Time Wine Cellars Mackmyra Whisky (official) Mackmyra Whisky (wikipedia) Cocktail Virgin blog Boston Cocktails: Drunk & Told (Amazon) MixMo Irish Wake Marshall Islands (wikipedia) 5 Minutes of Rum E27 (ginger syr...

Feb 11, 2018•21 min•Ep. 77

Episode 76: Real McCoy 12 Madeira and Bourbon Cask Aged

5 Minutes of Rum episode 76: Real McCoy 12 Madeira and Bourbon Cask Aged, Clyde Common-inspired Egg Nog, and the Yuletidal Wave. Episode links: Real McCoy (official) Real McCoy process videos (official) Bill McCoy (wikipedia) Constellation Brands buys minority stake in Real McCoy (Bevnet) Madeira (wikipedia) The Real McCoy Limited Edition 12 Year – A Peek Under the Hood (Cocktail Wonk) Egg Nog (Jeffrey Morgenthaler) The Bar Book (Amazon) Smuggler's Cove (book) (Amazon) 5 Minutes of Rum E62 (Real...

Jan 14, 2018•24 min•Ep. 76

Episode 75: Appleton 21 and 30

5 Minutes of Rum episode 75: Appleton 21 and 30, assorted glassware, and Conversation 16. Episode links: Appleton (official) Appleton 30 review (The Lone Caner) Bitters bottle with dasher top (Cocktail Kingdom by way of Amazon) Bitters bottle with dasher top (Cocktail Kingdom) Smugger’s Cove book (Amazon) Beachbum Berry Zombie glasses (Cocktail Kingdom) Tonga Hut Beachbum Berry Remixed (Amazon) 5 Minutes of Rum E43 (Appleton Reserve) Note: Amazon links are affiliate links. Buy something from Ama...

Oct 30, 2017•26 min

Episode 74: Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 74: Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Rum (Gold and Black), Hamilton Jamaican Pimento Dram, and the Montego Bay cocktail. Episode links: Ministry of Rum Caribbean Spirits Caribbean Spirits page on Worthy Park Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black Rum Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Gold Rum Hamilton Jamaican Pimento Dram Worthy Park (official) Sethness caramel color Beachbum Berry Remixed (Amazon) 5 Minutes of Rum episode 15 (Pimento Dram) Note: Amazon links are affiliate links. Buy s...

Sep 11, 2017•22 min

Episode 73: Brugal Especial Extra Dry

5 Minutes of Rum episode 73: Brugal Especial Extra Dry, infusing ginger rum, and the Cloak & Stagger cocktail. Episode links: Brugal (official) Brugal Especial Extra Dry (official) Brugal Especial Extra Dry (Drink Hacker) Eastside Distilling (formerly Deco Distilling) Eastside Distilling Below Deck Ginger Rum OXO Soft Works Large 8” Strainer (Amazon) OXO Good Grips 2-Cup Angled Measuring Cup (Amazon) 5 Minutes of Rum episode 10 (spiced rum) 5 Minutes of Rum Tiki Oasis 17 sticker offer Note: ...

Aug 07, 2017•21 min

Episode 72: Plantation O.F.T.D.

5 Minutes of Rum episode 72: Plantation O.F.T.D., Clément Creole Shrubb, and the Spicy Danger. Episode links: Plantation rum (official) Plantation O.F.T.D. (Cocktail Wonk) Latitude 29 Smuggler’s Cove Lost Lake Inside the Desert Oasis room episode with Scotty from Dirty Dick in Paris Trailer Happiness Imbibe by David Wondrich (Amazon) Punch by David Wondrich (Amazon) Shrub (Serious Eats) Shrubs (Vinepair) Making a shrub (Alton Brown video on Food Network) The Bar Book (Amazon) Clément Creole Shru...

Jul 24, 2017•23 min

Episode 71: Rum Fire

5 Minutes of Rum episode 71: Rum Fire, Rum The Manual, and Rum Fire with 4 mixers. Episode links: Rum Fire, Hampden Rum Company (official) Rum Fire (The Rum Collective) Rum: The Manual (Amazon) Clementines (Fooducate) 5 Minutes of Rum episode 11 (J Wray & Nephew) Note: Amazon links are affiliate links. Buy something from Amazon using those links and I’ll get a penny or two kicked back my way. Mahalo! Rum Fire + mixers 2 parts mixer, 1 part rum. Combine with ice in a tall glass. Stir. Sip....

Jul 03, 2017•23 min

Episode 70: Mount Gay 1703

5 Minutes of Rum episode 70: Mount Gay 1703 (twice), more on falernum, the Home Bar Basics book and site, and the Corn ’n Oil. Episode links: Mount Gay (official) Press-release for Mount Gay 1703 Inu-A-Kena’s review of Mount Gay 1703 Tartines to Tikis falernum round-up Falernum number 8 from Cocktail Chronicles Falernum number 9 at Post Prohibition Falernum number 10 Jeffrey Morganthaler’s falernum Home Bar Basics Corn ’n Oil story (Home bar Basics) Smuggler’s Cove book (Amazon) Inside The Deser...

May 23, 2017•22 min

Episode 69: Damoiseau VSOP

5 Minutes of Rum episode 69: Damoiseau VSOP, Tawny Port, The PDT Cocktail Book, and the Professor. Episode links: Damoiseau (official) Guadeloupe (wikipedia) The French Connection – A Cheat Sheet for French Caribbean Rhums and the AOC (CocktailWonk) Port wine (wikipedia) The PDT Cocktail book (Amazon) Vermouth 101 The Chancellor cocktail (esquire.com) Hi-Time Wine Cellars Dudes! Note: Amazon links are affiliate links. Buy something from Amazon using those links and I’ll get a penny or two kicked...

May 08, 2017•21 min

Episode 68: Bacardi 8

5 Minutes of Rum episode 68: Bacardi 8 and a trio of cocktails. Episode links: Bacardi Limited (official) Bacardi 8 Brother p-touch label maker Smuggler’s Cove (book) Sippin’ Safari Beachbum Berry Remixed 5 Minutes of Rum episode 7 (Mai Tai) 5 Minutes of Rum episode 27 (ginger syrup) Note: Amazon links are affiliate links. Buy something from Amazon using those links and I’ll get a penny or two kicked back my way. Mahalo! Queen’s Road Cocktail 1/2 oz fresh lime juice 1/2 oz orange juice 1/2 oz ho...

Apr 17, 2017•22 min

Episode 67: Lost Spirits Navy Style rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 67: Lost Spirits Navy Style rum, follow-up on Clément Rhum Agricole Vieux, and 2 cocktails: Grog and Bombo. Episode links: Lost Spirits (official) Lost Spirits tour “Smuggler’s Cove” by Martin and Rebecca Cate (Amazon) "And A Bottle Of Rum" by Wayne Curtis (Amazon) Lost Spirits is Back! (A Mountain of Crushed Ice) Mystery Isle or Distillery? (Cocktail Wonk) 99% Invisible episode 198, "The Ice King" 5 Minutes of Rum episode 8 (demerara syrup) 5 Minutes of Rum episode 37 (...

Mar 13, 2017•18 min

Episode 66: Stiggins’ Fancy Plantation Pineapple

5 Minutes of Rum episode 66: Stiggins’ Fancy Plantation Pineapple, juicing a pineapple (revisited), a pineapple daiquiri, and the Pineapple Express. Episode links: Stiggins’ Fancy Plantation Pineapple (official) DIY pineapple rum (Inu-A-Kena) April 2015 Plantation article on CocktailWonk Critiki article on juicing a pineapple Pineapple corer, OXO (Amazon affiliate link) Inside the Desert Oasis Room podcast Inside the Desert Oasis Room swapcast episode, 5 Minutes of Rum as the guest Bittermens ‘E...

Feb 14, 2017•27 min

Episode 65: Clement Rhum Agricole Vieux, Cask Collection

5 Minutes of Rum episode 65: Clément Rhum Agricole Vieux, Cask Collection, seeking clear ice, and the Voodoo Grog. Episode links: Clément Rhum USA (official) Hi-Time Wine Cellars Camper English/Alcademics Directional Freezing (Alcademics) Index of Ice Experiments (Alcademics) Rabbit Clear Ice 4-Cube tray (Bed Bath & Beyond) Beachbum Berry's Potions of the Caribbean Voodoo Grog (5 Minutes of Rum blog post) 5 Minutes of Rum episode 5 (Rhum Agricole) Voodoo Grog Voodoo Grog too. Clément Rhum Ag...

Jan 23, 2017•21 min

Episode 64: Mezan XO

5 Minutes of Rum episode 64: Mezan XO, porter, and the Blow My Skull punch. Episode links: Mezan (official) Mezan XO rum review (Inu-A-Kena) Mezan XO rum review (Boston Apothecary) E & A Sheer (official) E & A Sheer profile (Cocktail Wonk) Beer styles (The Beer Store, Canada) Porter beer (wikipedia) Deschutes Brewery (official) Black Butte Porter (official) Cocktails on Tap: The Art of Mixing Spirits and Beer (Amazon) Liquidity Preference (Jacob Grier’s blog) 5 Minutes of Rum episode 17 ...

Dec 22, 2016•22 min

Episode 63: Ron Cartavio Selecto

5 Minutes of Rum episode 63: Ron Cartavio Selecto, apricot brandy, and the Fugu (for 2). Episode links: Cartavio Rum Company (official) Ron Cartavio Selecto (official) Cartavio rum (Cocktail Wonk) Apricot brandy (Serious Eats) Munktiki fugu mug Potions for 2 article (SF Gate) MxMo Fugu article Forbidden Island Fugu mugs, 2007 (Flickr) 5 Minutes of Rum episode 18 (Montoya Platino) Fugu (for 2) in a Munktiki fugu mug. Some of Tiki Farm's fugu mugs. Fugu mugs from (left to right): Tiki tOny, Eekum ...

Nov 28, 2016•20 min

Episode 62: Real McCoy 5

5 Minutes of Rum episode 62: Real McCoy 5 year rum, Mount Gay Eclipse 154 proof rum, and a nice Barbados Tea. Episode links: 5 Minutes of Rum interview with The Rum Lab The Rum Lab Real McCoy (official) Real McCoy process videos (official) Bill McCoy (wikipedia) Mount Gay (official) Mount Gay (Ministry of Rum) A Visit to Mount Gay Distillery (Inu A Kena) Mt. Gay, The World’s Oldest Rum Distillery Leads A Rum Renaissance (Huffington Post) 5 Minutes of Rum episode 10 (Mount Gay Eclipse and home sp...

Oct 21, 2016•22 min

Episode 61: Don Q Anejo

5 Minutes of Rum episode 61: Don Q Anejo, the book Mai-Kai: History & Mystery of the iconic tiki restaurant, and the Derby Daiquiri. Episode links: 5 Minutes of Rum interview at Kapu Cocktail Don Q Anejo (official) Destileria Serralles, Inc. (Ministry of rum) SwankPad Grogalizer Mai-Kai Book Mai-Kai Book (Amazon) Tiki Magazine & More Valencia orange 5 Minutes of Rum episode 2 (Don Q Cristal) 5 Minutes of Rum episode 39 (Ron del Barrilito 2 star) 5 Minutes of Rum episode 53 (Caliche) 5 Mi...

Sep 20, 2016•17 min

Episode 60: Denizen Aged White rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 60: Denizen Aged White Rum, Yuzu, and the Kaiju Kula. Denizen rum Denizen Aged White Rum at Cocktail Wonk Yuzu (wikipedia) Yuzu juice (Amazon) Total Tiki app (iTunes) Kaiju (wikipedia) Woody’s Kaiju Cloth fabric 5 Minutes of Rum episode 30 (Denizen Merchant's Reserve) Graphic design by Tom Kline . Graphic design by Tom Kline . Kaiju Kula 1/2 oz fresh lime juice 1/2 oz white grapefruit juice (fresh if possible) 1/2 oz yuzu juice 1/2 oz simple syrup 1 1/2 oz Blended Lightl...

Aug 18, 2016•16 min
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