PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 pieces pineapple o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o ½ ounce green Chartreuse o ½ ounce light Crème de Cacao o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o 2 pieces pineapple Method: 1. Muddle pineapple in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Strain into an ice-filled cocktail glass. 4. Garnish with pineapple. Remarks: This is a fun drink. Sweet but not over

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o 1 ½ ounces Lillet Rouge o 2 dashes Hella Orange bitters or to taste Garnish: o lemon twist. Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve over ice in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: The internet is full of palmettos. Some call for dry vermouth and some call for sweet. So many palmettos, so little time. Try our version. We think you'

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ½ ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ¾ ounce Luxardo maraschino o 1 ounce grapefruit juice o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lime wheel or wedge Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a martini or large cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lime wheel or wedge. Remarks: Similar to Papa Hemingway's suggested Daiquiri. Similar, but we use more t

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sliced pear o 3 ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ¾ ounce Cinnamon Thyme Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ¾ ounce Pear Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o 2 Brûlée pear slices o 1 cinnamon stick Method: 1. Cover pear slices with sugar then using a torch, melt the sugar until it is golden and bubbly. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice to chill. 3. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 4.

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Mount Gay Eclipse rum o 1 ounce darkCrème de Cacao o 2 ounces Kahlúa o 4 ounces cream of coconut o 4 ounces Half and Half o 2 scoops vanilla ice cream Garnish o whipped cream o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherries Method: 1. Combine with ice in a blender and blend until smooth. 2. Serve up in hurricane glasses. 3. Garnish with whipped cream and cherries. Remarks: It would b

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2-3 ripe raspberries or 1 teaspoon raspberry jam o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o 3 drops Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters or to taste o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Method: 1. Lightly muddle berries or preserves in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Fine strain and serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: Muddling be

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 lemon wedges o 1 tablespoon Demerara sugar o 6 mint leaves o 2 ounces Mount Gay XO rum o 1 ounce Pimm’s No.1 Cup o 1 ounce Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o mint sprig o strawberry slices Method: 1. Muddle sugar and lemon in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add mint leaves and lightly muddle again. 3. Add ice, rum, and Pimm’s Cup and shake to chill. 4. Pour entire contents into a highball glass. 5. Top

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 2 ounces cream of coconut (Coco López suggested) o 2 ounces pineapple juice o 1 cup crushed ice Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry o pineapple wedge Method: 1. Combine all in a blender. 2. Blend until smooth. 3. Pour into a hurricane glass. 4. Garnish with at least a cherry and pineapple wedge. Remarks: A simple drink to make, though some machinery is invo

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Goslings Black Seal rum (151 proof) o 1 ounce fresh orange juice o 1 ounce pineapple juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ¼ ounce grenadine Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over crushed ice in a hurricane glass. 3. Garnish with mint sprig. Remarks: This cocktail dates to the 19th century. It was the signature drink of the Planter’s Hotel in Charleston, Sout

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Goslings Black Seal rum (151 proof) o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Garnish with mint sprig. Remarks: This is lighter, less fruity, and involves a lot less squeezing than its predecessor. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Goslings Black Seal rum (151 proof) o 1 ounce Sandeman Tawny Porto 20 Year Old o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce fresh orange juice o 3 ounces pineapple juice o 1 dash Hella Ginger bitters o ½ ounce Honeysuckle and Black Pepper syrup* Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a hurricane glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: This is not y

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ¼ ounce Bombay gin o ¼ ounce Lillet Blanc o 2 dashes Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o ¼ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¼ ounce fresh orange juice o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 egg white Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain into a martini glass. 4. Garnish

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Goslings Black Seal rum (151 proof) o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ½ ounce Campari o ¼ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o ¼ teaspoon lime zest grated Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. Remarks: It's definitely the right color, and the first sip is a little scary with the 151 and Campari. But there are no movie r

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o ½ ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o ½ ounce Mount Gay Eclipse rum o ¾ ounce St. Germain liqueur o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 ounce guava nectar Garnish o lime wedge Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a collins glass. 3. Garnish with lime wedge. Remarks: A rich, fruity, and delicious cocktail that will be a real crowd pleaser. You may want to make it by the pitcher full

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o egg white o 1 teaspoon brown sugar Garnish o freshly grated nutmeg Method : 1. Shake without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. 4. Garnish with nutmeg. Remarks: Smooth for a drink that is all rum. It also has an interesting holiday vibe. If you are not a fan of the traditional eggnog, try this. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o 1 egg white o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 teaspoon superfine sugar Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain and serve up in a cocktail glass. 4. Lemon peel. Remarks: The rum sour predates the more popular whiskey sour. Fun fact. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o 1 ounce Armenian Soul 10-Year-Old cognac o 1 ounce Mount Gay XO rum o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce orgeat syrup Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a collins glass filled with crushed ice. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: This cocktail has a different character with crushed ice. It can, of course, be served “on the rocks” but that’s not really

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 1 ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 ounce grapefruit juice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: This cocktail is truly “special”. We thought it was a garnish short of a 10! . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ½ ounce Tia Maria o ½ ounce fresh orange juice o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce orgeat syrup o 1 dash Hella Citrus bitters Garnish o ground cinnamon o orange peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel and ground cinnamon. Remarks: Second Choice Coffee? Say you wanted a coffee but

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o 1 ounce Wray & Nephew White Overproof rum o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o 1 large strawberry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a highball glass. 3. Garnish with a strawberry. Remarks: Seldom has there been a more aptly named cocktail. After you h

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Mount Gay XO o ½ ounce Southern Comfort o 1 bar spoon light Crème de Cacao o 1-2 dashes Pernod Absinthe Supérieure Garnish o 2-3 drops E.V. olive oil Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Top with olive oil. Remarks: Perhaps you’re not used to all these ingredients in the same cocktail, but relax, they all do come together nicely. Try

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ¼ ounce Licor 43 (Cuarenta Y Tres) o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o ¼ ounce grenadine o 1 teaspoon Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lime wheel. Remarks: Alternatively, you can omit the grenadine and muddle 2 ripe strawberries in a shaker,

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ½ ounce Mount Gay XO rum o 1 ounce Sandeman Tawny Porto 20 Year Old Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: This is a cocktail with body. We used bourbon, but rye is also an option. The port adds roundness and the rum provides depth to make this a cocktail yo

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o 2 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ¼ ounce Cointreau o ¼ ounce blue Curaçao o 1 splash fresh lime juice o 1 dash Rose’s Sweetened Lime Juice Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with an orange twist. Remarks: Gentlemen, in dance or life, you are either on your toes or your heels. With the Texas