I See Cocktails

Today we reset the show and get back in the game.

We dedicate our time and sampling to Rum :D

- Styles of Rum

- White

not aged

- Golden (light)

aged in non-charred oak barrels

- Dark

Charred oak

- Spiced

Made to cover up poor quality

- History of Rum

- Carribean Islands

- British Navy/Pirates

- Marco Polo "Sugar Wine"

- rum alcohol from post processes waste

- Drinks We are Sampling

- Sun Liquors (Capitol Hill) http://www.sunliquor.com

- Appleton Estate V/X (Jamaica) http://www.appletonestate.com/

- Rhum Barbancourt (Haiti) http://www.barbancourt.net/

- Zacapa (Guatamala) Blend http://www.zacaparum.com/

- Daiquiri No. 3

- recipe: http://imbibemagazine.com/daiquiri-number-3-recipe/

- Floridita Restauraunt the creator of the daiquiri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floridita

- Hemingway Daquari http://liquor.com/articles/behind-the-drink-the-hemingway-daiquiri/#gs.Sk0_yqs

- Legacy Drinks with

- Bumbo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumbo

- Grog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grogs

Rum vs Rhum:

- Rum agricole produced from sugar cane not the molasses byproduct.

Bars:

- Rumba http://rumbaonpike.com/

- Hotel Albatross http://www.hotelalbatross.com/

Rum Drinks:

- Cuba Libre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba_Libre

- Dark and stormy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_%27N%27_Stormy

- Tiki STyle Drinks - The Bucket from the Rock https://www.pinterest.com/pin/2955555977468078/

- Oleo-Saccharum http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2011/09/cocktail-101-how-to-make-oleo-saccharum-lemon-oli-for-punch-wondrich.html

Drinks to Substitue Rum:

- Boulevardier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulevardier_(cocktail)

- Kingston Negroni http://imbibemagazine.com/kingston-negroni-recipe/

- Old Fashioned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Fashioned

Liquors:

- Balvenii 14 y/o scotch aged in rum barrels https://us.thebalvenie.com/our-range/caribbean-cask-aged-14-years

Links:

- Artisan ice http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/10/giant-ice-cubes-hipster-craft-cocktail

- Speakeasy https://overcast.fm/itunes428499961/the-speakeasy

- Dark and Stormy - Chinese Five Spice Rum http://smallscreennetwork.com/video/768/morgenthaler_method_dark_and_stormy

Special thanks to our music!

Intro: The Universe and my so-called life by Hans Atom (c) 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/hansatom/44772 Ft: Fireproof Babies

Outro: National Felt (Atomösaurus erectus remix) by Hans Atom (c) 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/hansatom/48859 Ft: Stateshirt

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Today we discuss holiday drinks, a little history, and a number of different places to check out and some drink making hacks, as well as what it means to be a craft distillery. We are also joined by Matt Bond from the Tech Garage.

* Yule Flip (rum, egg, orange juice, sherry vinegar, ginger simple syrup )

* Zaya Aged Rum http://www.infiniumspirits.com/brands/zaya_rum/zaya_rum.html

* Hawthorne strainer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail_strainer

* Mulled wine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulled_wine

* Blackfish distilling http://www.blackfishdistillery.com/

* Distillery Nation http://www.mastrogiannisdistillery.com/

* Moscow Mule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_mule

* Fever Tree Ginger Beer http://www.fever-tree.com/our-drinks

* Clyde Commons http://www.clydecommon.com/

* Discussion around tequilia and whiskey

* Eggnog Riot

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* Amaro Nonino http://www.grappanonino.it/en/products/amaro-nonino-quintessentia.html#top

* Amaro Ramazzotti http://pernod-ricard.com/218/brands/see-all-brands/local-brands/amaro-ramazzotti

* Averno http://www.avernausa.com/

* Aperol http://www.aperol.com/int/en/aperol-world/product/product

* Campari http://www.campari.com/

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