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Episode 8: An Introduction to Demrara rum, with El Dorado 5 year rum

20 minutes Posted Jun 28, 2013 at 6:02 am.

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5 Minutes of Rum episode 8: An introduction to Demerara rum, El Dorado 5 year rum, demerara sugar syrup, and the Noa Noa. 

Episode links: 

Mai Tai follow-up, Capt Jimbo

Guyana (wikipedia)

A Mountain of Crushed Ice - Demerara Rum from Guyana

A Mountain of Crushed Ice - Demerara Rums part Two

El Dorado 5 year

El Dorado stills

Brown sugar (wikipedia)

Beachbum Berry Remixed

Demerara sugar (Amazon)

Bottles for syrups at Cost Plus World Market

 

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Demerara sugar syrup

In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup demerara sugar with 1/2 cup cold water. Stir over very low heat until the sugar is dissolved. Don't bring to a full boil. Remove from heat, cool in pan, and transfer to a syrup bottle. Add 1/2 ounce silver Puerto Rican rum as a stabilizer.

The Noa Noa

1 oz fresh lime juice

1/2 oz demerara sugar syrup

4 to 6 mint leaves

3 oz Demerara rum

Swizzle everything in a double old-fashioned glass half-filled with crushed ice for ~30 seconds. Add more crushed ice to fill. Swizzle again until a frost forms on the outside of the glass. Garnish with a mint sprig and half a spent lime shell. Add your favorite restaurant or bar swizzle.