Top Shelf Rum Dark Rum Essence
Original price
$14.00
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Original price
$14.00
Original price
$14.00
$14.00
$14.00
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$14.00
Current price
$14.00
A dramatic yet mellow dark rum with up-front flavour that is styled on popular seafaring rums of olden times.
Each essence bottle will make three standard size 750ml bottles.Ā Gluten Free.
Cocktail Suggestion: USS Richmond Punch CocktailĀ
All hands on deck for the historic quadruple-liquor USS Richmond Punch.Ā This punch from Liquor.com advisory board member and cocktail historianĀ David WondrichĀ is nothing short of miraculous. It's not only the perfect way to entertain a party, but theĀ dark rum,Ā VSOPĀ andĀ portĀ combination has a well-rounded, citrusy flavor and isn't too sweet. The key ingredient is a little black tea, which has just enough caffeine to keep the party going!
Ingredients:
- 6 Lemons
- 1Ā 1ā2Ā cups white sugar
- 2Ā cups Strong-brewed black tea (use 2 teabags, 16 oz water)
- 2Ā cupsĀ Top Shelf Dark RumĀ
- 2Ā cups PremiumĀ Classic VSOP
- 2Ā cupsĀ Top Shelf Ruby Port
- 1ā2Ā cupĀ Top Shelf Grande Paris
- 1.5L soda or Champagne
Instructions:
- Place a 2-3L bowl of water in the freezer and let freeze overnight.
- Peel 6 lemons with a swivel-bladed vegetable peeler, trying not to get any of the white pith.
- In bowl, muddle the peels with 1.5 cups of superfine sugar and let stand for an hour for the lemon oil to leach out.
- Juice the peeled lemons and add the juice to the sugar mixture, along with the tea.
- Strain out the peels and pour into a 4LĀ container.
- Add theĀ rum,Ā VSOP,Ā portĀ andĀ Grande ParisĀ and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- To serve, unmold the block of ice into a 8LĀ punch bowl.
- Add the chilled punch stock and top off with the club soda (or, if feeling dangerous, Champagne).
- Garnish with grated numeg and 1 seeded lemon sliced thinly. Serves 20.
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