Rum Tasting

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Los Angeles Times celebrated the resurgence of rum at the February 29th Spirits of the Times event held at
Hollywood’s La Descarga, one of the top rum bars in the country. In keeping with the theme of the evening, guests
also enjoyed authentic Cuban food served from No Jodas food truck parked just outside. Spirits writer Dan Dunn
acted as emcee for the evening and also mingled with guests, bestowing his vast knowledge of rum.

BEST COCKTAIL “Martinique Smuggler” (Rhum Clement) Ingredients: 1 ½ oz. Clément Première Canne rum ½ oz. Disaronno liqueur ¾ oz. Fresh grapefruit ¾ oz. Fresh lime ½ oz. Orgeat syrup Directions: Shaken and strained into a cocktail coupe and garnished with a grapefruit peel.				More Cocktail Recipes Mount Gay Rumwater (Mount Gay Rum) Ingredients: 2 oz Mount Gay Extra Old rum 4 oz Coconut water 0.5 oz Fresh squeezed lime juice Dash of angostura bitters Directions: Pour Mount Gay rum over ice in a tumbler glass. Top with fresh coconut water and lime juice to taste. Add 1 dash of bitters; stir and serve. Authentic Brugal Daiquiri (Brugal Blanco) Ingredients: 1½ oz. Brugal Blanco Especial rum 1 oz Fresh lime juice 1 Teaspoon simple syrup or superfine sugar Directions: Shake all ingredients well with ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Tapping the Admiral (Zaya Rum) Ingredients: 1.5 oz Zaya rum ½ oz Carpano Antica sweet vermouth ½ Cherry Heering liqueur Dash of angostura bitters Directions: Stir then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with orange peel. Farewell to Arms (Banks 5 island Rum) Ingredients: 2 oz. Banks 5 Island rum .75 oz. Lime juice .75 oz. Grapefruit juice .5 oz. Luxardo Maraschino liqueur .25 oz. Campari aperitif Directions: Shake with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lime wheel.

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