Episode 32: Mount Gay Eclipse

5 Minutes of Rum episode 32: Mount Gay Eclipse, vanilla syrup, substitutions, the Nui Nui, and the Coco Nui.

Episode links:

Mount Gay official
Mount Gay Eclipse
Mount Gay Distilleries Limited (Ministry of Rum) 
5 Minutes of Rum E10 - spiced rum 
5 Minutes of Rum E15 - pimento dram
5 Minutes of Rum E16 - cinnamon syrup
5 Minutes of Rum E22 - Koloa Coconut and vanilla syrup
5 Minutes of Rum E29 - R.L. Seale 10
Tahitian Vanilla Bean syrup (A Mountain of Crushed Ice)
Vanilla Products USA
Substitutions page on 5 Minutes of Rum
Longitude

 

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Vanilla syrup

Nui Nui

Nui Nui, garnish detail

Coco Nui (trust me, it's in there)

Nui Nui
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz fresh orange juice
1/4 oz cinnamon syrup
1/4 oz Don’s Spices (#2)*
2 oz amber Virgin Islands rum (substitute Mount Gay Eclipse)
1 dash Angostura bitters
4 oz crushed ice

Combine in the mixing cup of a spindle blender, adding the ice last. Blend for 5 seconds and pour into a tall glass. Add more crushed ice to fill. Garnish with a long, spiral-cut orange peel.

*equal parts vanilla syrup and pimento/allspice dram

Coco Nui
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz fresh orange juice
1/4 oz vanilla syrup
1/4 oz pimento dram
2 oz Koloa coconut rum
1 dash chocolate bitters
1/4 oz simple syrup
4 oz crushed ice

Combine in the mixing cup of a spindle blender, adding the ice last. Blend for 5 seconds and pour into a small coconut mug. Add more crushed ice to fill. Garnish with a long, spiral-cut orange peel.