Aster & Primrose: A rum lover's cocktail
Aster & Primrose:
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Category
Tropical Cocktails
Cuisine
Caribbean
Makes
1
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
0 minutes
This is a delicate sounding cocktail that stands up to the strong stuff! The split-rum base delivers loads of flavor, and even more so when you use the two rums recommended here -- Probitas, a blended white rum, and R.L. Seale's 12 Year Aged Rum, both crafted in Barbados at Foursquare Rum Distillery, distilled with the careful supervision and unmatched palate of Mr. Richard Seale himself.
These rums are unadulterated -- nothing added. That means no colors or flavorings (or sugar!) to enhance what you pour. Just pure rum goodness.
The Aster & Primrose cocktail is inspired by the classic "daisy" family of drinks - some of the most famous being the Margarita and the Sidecar.
Here there are layers of additional flavor that round things out the finished drink is tropical and refreshing with a nice hint of baking spices.
Image and recipe courtesy of Brandon Cummins.
Ingredients
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1.5 oz R.L. Seale’s Finest Barbados 12 Year Rum
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.5 oz Foursquare Probitas White Blended Rum
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.75 oz John D. Taylor’s Velvet Falernum
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.5 oz Cointreau*
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1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
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5 dashes Angostura Bitters
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Bittered candied ginger, for garnish
Directions
Combine all ingredients together in a shaker and shake until well-chilled.
Strain into a highball glass over crushed ice.
Garnish with candied ginger, and dash additional Angostura bitters on top to coat the ginger and the top of the cocktail.
Recipe Note
*Feel free to use another triple sec of your choice
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