PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 1 ounce Plum Gekkeikan wine o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 splash grenadine o 1 pinch sea salt o 1 teaspoon loose leaf black tea Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: The Japanese word kawahori which means mosquito eater is also the root of koumori or bat. T

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ½ ounce Mount Gay Eclipse rum o ½ ounce Chambord liqueur o 1 teaspoon Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime wheel o raspberries Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with a lime wheel and raspberries. Remarks: An interesting assemblage of ingredients that don’t play together quite as nicely as you might

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Goslings Black Seal rum (151 Proof) o ½ ounce Crème de Cassis o 2 ounces pineapple juice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: This doesn’t taste as you might expect an overproof rum and pineapple cocktail to taste. An observation, not a complaint. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Wray and Nephew White Overproof rum o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o 1 ounce Lavender Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1-2 dashes lavender bitters Garnish o lavender sprig and lime wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a chilled martini glass. 3. Garnish with lavender sprig and lime wheel. Remarks: Rum, lime, and lavender, now that’s an unusual combination. But, one that re

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ¾ ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 dash Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 5 mint leaves smacked* Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a mint sprig. Remarks: *Stack the mint leaves and fold them into a package. Place the package in the palm of your hand and smack

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Bombay gin o ½ ounce Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ½ ounce 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Triple Sec o 2 ounces cranberry juice o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 ounce Earl Grey Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o ½ of a lime wheel o mint sprig Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve over ice in a highball glass. 3. Garnish with

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Wray & Nephew White Overproof rum o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 1 ounce Lime Cordial (see: Syrups etc.) o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 pinch of sea salt Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Swirl absinthe to coat the inside of an Old Fashioned glass and discard the excess. 2. Add ice to the glass and set it aside. 3. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice. 4. Strain into the prepa

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ½ ounce Kahlúa o 2 ounces cream Garnish o grated nutmeg Method: 1. Combine spirits in an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 2. Add cream. 3. Garnish with nutmeg. Remarks: He loves her. She loves him. He leaves her. She leaves him. Somehow a doctor is involved. Approximately, fifty-one years later they are reunited. Farfetched? No, not really. ¡Camarero! Uno mas. Por favor. . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o 4 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 2 ounces Aperol o 4 ounces pineapple juice o 2 egg whites (optional but suggested) Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain into two cocktail glasses. Remarks: The combination of Aperol and pineapple is one we haven’t had before. It does take some getting used to. At least three sips. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 x 2 inch orange peels o 1 x 2 inch lemon peel o 5 blackberries o ½ Mount Gay XO rum o 2 ½ ounces Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o 1 teaspoon Demerara Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o 5 blackberries o pineapple wedge Method: 1. Fill a collins glass or Julep cup with crushed ice. 2. Muddle citrus peels and berries in a shaker. 3. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients. 4. Shake to chill.

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Mount Gay Eclipse rum o 1 ounce Mount Gay XO rum o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o ¼ ounce orgeat syrup o ¼ ounce agave syrup Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a collins glass. 3. Garnish with mint sprig. Remarks: Beachcomber Don and Trader Vic both take credit for the Mai Tai cocktail. We would too if we weren't so late to t

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o 1 teaspoon Lazzaroni maraschino o 1 teaspoon grenadine o 2 ounces pineapple juice Garnish o 1 Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry. Remarks: This is a pleasant, light, easy to drink cocktail. If ever anyone deserved a cocktail named in their honor, this lady did. If you are

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters Garnish o 1 Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry. Remarks: This is an easy to make and tasty cocktail. It's definitely worth a try. Worth several, actually. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 1 ½ ounces cranberry juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Rosemary Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o cranberries o rosemary sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with cranberries and rosemary sprig. Remarks: This is nicely balanced between sweet and tart thanks in part to the rosemary syr

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 5 mint leaves o 1 lime wedge o 1 ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 ½ ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1.  Lightly muddle mint leaves, lime wedge, and syrup in a highball glass. 2. Add ice and rum and stir. 3. Top with soda. 4. Garnish with mint sprig. Remarks: Knowledge of the ingredients for the mojito dates back to the 1586 and otherwise unsuccessful attack

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 5 mint leaves o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o 4 ounces Lindemans Kriek Lambic o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o 1 ounce agave nectar Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Lightly muddle mint in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients except the lambic and shake to chill. 3. Pour all into a highball or Belgian beer glass and top with lambic. 4. Garnish with mint sprig. Remarks: A great co

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o salt o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o 1 ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass and invert it into a shallow dish of salt to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice to chill. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with lime wheel. Remarks: Yes, a margarita made with rum. Coating your glass with salt may

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce maple syrup Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lime wheel. Remarks: As this is Thurston Howell III’s cocktail use the most expensive scotch and rum you’ve got and be happy that you can. Just like Thurston would. .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 lime wedges o 3 ounces grapefruit juice o 2 ounces Goslings Black Seal rum (151 Proof) Method: 1. Squeeze the juice from the lime wedges into an ice-filled double Old Fashioned glass and drop them in the glass. 2. Add remaining and stir. Remarks: An eclectic looking cocktail but if you like citrus… . . .

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 fresh lemon juice o ½ teaspoon superfine sugar o 1 egg white o Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Double strain into a chilled collins glass. 4. Top with soda. Remarks: Based on the Chicago Fizz but different enough to warrant a nam

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ½ ounce Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ½ ounce yellow Chartreuse o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Method: 1. Swirl absinthe to coat the inside of a cocktail glass and discard excess. 2. Stir remaining cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. Remarks: There's a lot

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 1 ounce Lazzaroni amaretto o ½ ounce blue Curaçao o ½ ounce pineapple juice o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lime peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a collins glass. 3. Top with soda. 4. Garnish with lime peel. Remarks: No particular ocean's breeze. The pineapple says Pacific, but the amaretto says, “N

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Goslings Black Seal rum (151 proof) o 1 ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o 1 ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce maple syrup o 1 dash Angostura bitters o ½ ounce Lemon Rosemary Shrub (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash apple cider vinegar Garnish o lemon twist o rosemary sprig Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with r

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 1 ounce Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Cointreau o 2 ounces cream o 4 ounces orange juice Garnish o orange wheel (optional) Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a hurricane glass. 3. Add one large ice cube. 4. Garnish with an orange wheel if using. Remarks: And now for something else that's completely different. This is a fun and tasty cockt