5 Minutes of Rum episode 73: Brugal Especial Extra Dry, infusing ginger rum, and the Cloak & Stagger cocktail. Episode links:Brugal (official)Brugal Especial Extra Dry (official)Brugal Especial Extra Dry (Drink Hacker)Eastside Distilling (formerly Deco Distilling)Eastside Distilling Below Deck Ginger RumOXO Soft Works Large 8” Strainer (Amazon)OXO Good Grips 2-Cup Angled Measuring Cup (Amazon) 5 Minutes of Rum episode 10 (spiced rum)5 Minutes of Rum Tiki Oasis 17 sticker offer Note: Amazon links are affiliate links. Buy something from Amazon using those links and I’ll get a penny or two kicked back my way. Mahalo! Cloak & Stagger1 1/2 oz gin (Hendricks)1 oz house ginger-infused rum (Brugal Especial Extra Dry base) 3/4 oz orange juice (fresh if possible)3/4 oz honey mix (1:1 honey and hot water)1/2 oz tawny port (Dow’s Fine Tawny Porto)Dash of Angostura bittersCombine all ingredients in a shaker tin with ice cubes. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a piece of ginger candy stuck on a cocktail pick. Or on a sword.Ginger-infused rumPeel 2 ounces of fresh ginger and slice it into sticks into sticks. Add to a bottle of column still lightly aged rum (Brugal Especial Extra Dry). Let that sit in a cool dark place for at least 3 days, sampling daily until you achieve your desired level of flavor. Strain the rum, discard the ginger pieces, and rebottle.