PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 pieces of pineapple o 1 ounce Mount Gay XO rum o 1 ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Cinnamon Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 pinch sea salt Garnish o cinnamon stick o pineapple leaf Method: 1. Lightly muddle pineapple in a cocktail shaker. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice to chill. 3. Strain into an ice-filled cocktail glass. 4. Garnish

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 6-8 ounces Coquito Callejas (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o ground cinnamon o 1 cinnamon stick long enough to be used as a stirrer Method: 1. Serve up in the glassware of your preference. 2. Garnish with ground cinnamon and cinnamon stick. Remarks: This is a versatile cocktail. It’s tasty. It’s festive. It’s traditional and it’s fun. Enjoy it as it is or for a more intense experience add an ounce of RumChata or your fav

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ¾ ounce plus 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice o ¾ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lime wheel (optional) Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lime wheel if using. Remarks: Originally created in Cuba the daiquiri is a cocktail made with more lime than syrup. The above recipe is close to the original. . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o ½ ounce yellow Chartreuse o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Demerara Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 ounce Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o mint leaves Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Top with soda. 4. Garnish with mint leaves. Remarks: An interesting cocktail. The mint garnish is essential

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 1 ½ ounces sake o ¼ ounce Amontillado sherry o ¼ ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 dash of agave nectar Garnish o 1 blue cheese stuffed olive Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail or martini glass. 3. Garnish with a blue cheese stuffed olive. Remarks: Damn it, Jimmy, we expected so much more of you. Great garnish though.

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 2 ounces Goslings Black Seal rum (151 proof) Garnish o lime wedge (optional) Method: 1. Stir to combine ginger beer and juice in an ice-filled double Old Fashioned glass. 2. Float rum on top of the drink. 3. Garnish with lime wedge if using. Remarks: Another take on the Moscow Mule. This one extends your ginger beer season well into summer.

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o ¼ ounce Fernet~Branca liqueur o ½ ounce Cinnamon Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o ¼ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 ounce grapefruit juice Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lime wheel. Remarks: Rum and citrus again, you say. Not exactly. Fernet~Branca and cinnamon syrup make it a very different rum drink.

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ½ ounce Drambuie o 1 ounce Lime Cordial (see: Syrups etc.) or ½ ounce Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: This was named after the Deansgate area of Manchester, England. The recipe including Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice firs

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ¾ ounces Hennessy VS cognac o ¼ ounce Wray & Nephew Overproof White rum o ¼ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o ¼ ounce pineapple juice o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o lemon twist o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry and lemon peel. Remarks: : There are more recipes for East I

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Mount Gay XO rum o 1 ounce Sandeman Tawny Porto 20 Year Old o ½ ounce agave nectar o 1 whole egg Garnish o grated nutmeg Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. 4. Garnish with nutmeg. Remarks: Finally, a delicious eggnog that can be made in small batches. It’s no longer necessary to wait until Christmas to shar

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 1 ½ ounces Lillet Blanc o 1 splash Grand Marnier o 1 dash of grenadine Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: Perhaps named for Presidente Gerardo Machado who guided Cuba through the Prohibition era. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce Ararat 5 Star VS Armenian brandy o ¾ ounce Mount Gay XO rum o ¾ ounce Cointreau o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime wedge Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lime wedge. Remarks: It is appropriate diplomatically to have equality in an embassy. This tasty cocktail proves that equality can

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o ¾ ounce yellow Chartreuse o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o ¼ ounce Honey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste o 2 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer Garnish o 1 lemon wheel o 1 mint sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except ginger beer over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Top with ginger beer. 4. Garnish with l

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 orange peel o 1 teaspoon sugar o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry o orange peel Method: 1. Muddle orange peel and sugar in a mixing glass. 2. Add ice, rum, and bitters and stir to chill. 3. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 4. Garnish with cherry and orange peel. Remarks: This is a very interesting take on

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Hennessey VS cognac o 1 ounce Bombay gin o 1 ounce Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ½ ounce Amontillado sherry o 1 dash Hella Citrus bitters o ½ ounce orgeat syrup o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce fresh orange juice Garnish o orange peel o cherry o pineapple spear o cocktail umbrella Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except sherry over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a Tiki mug or hurrican

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ¾ ounce Luxardo maraschino o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o 1 star anise Method: 1. Swirl absinthe in chilled cocktail glass and discard the excess. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with star anise. Remarks: In the m

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 lime wedges o 1 teaspoon grated ginger o 3 dashes Angostura bitters o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ¾ ounce Ilegal mezcal o ¾ ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 ½ ounces blood orange juice Garnish o blood orange peel o 2 dashes of Angostura bitters Method: 1. Muddle lime, ginger and bitters in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake. 3. Fine strain into a martini glas

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ½ ounce Luxardo maraschino o ½ ounce grapefruit juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lime wheel or wedge Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with lime and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice or add ¾ cup of ice to the cocktail ingredients an

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o kosher salt o 1 jalapeño pepper o 3 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 1 ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o 2 jalapeño pepper slices o 1 lime wedge Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass and invert it into a shallow dish of kosher salt to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Muddle the jalapeño in a shaker. 3. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake.

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 mint leaves o 1 lime wedge o 3 ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o 1 ½ ounces Honey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o juice of ½ of a lime o 1 egg white o Fever-Tree Premium Tonic Water Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Gently muddle mint leaves and lime wedge in a cocktail glass and add ice. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients except tonic water without ice. 3. Add ice and shake again to chill. 4. Strain

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 5 ounces water o 1 teaspoon brown sugar o 1 dash ground cinnamon o 1 dash ground nutmeg o 1 dash ground allspice o 1 splash vanilla extract o 1 pat of soft butter o 2 ounces Goslings Black Seal rum (151 proof) Garnish o cinnamon stick Method: 1. Combine water and the rest of the flavorings in a saucepan. 2. Bring to a simmer stirring. 3. Combine with rum in the mug. 4. Garnish with cinnamon stic

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o ½ ounce red wine o 1 tablespoon Goslings Black Seal rum (151 proof) o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste Garnish o 1 slice of a Jalapeño or cherry pepper (optional) Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a chilled martini glass. 3. Garnish with pepper slice if using. Remarks: An interesting combination of ingredients with or without the pepper.

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 2 ounces Lillet Rouge Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with a lemon twist. Remarks: The Lillet Rouge makes this an interesting alternative to wine with dinner. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ¾ ounce Campari o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce agave nectar o 1 ½ ounces pineapple juice Garnish o pineapple wedge and leaves Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with pineapple wedge and leaves if available. Remarks: The rum and Campari define this drink. If that’s not for you, try a little more