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Rum · Beginner

Rum Old Fashioned

Aged rum's caramel and vanilla make it a natural in the old-fashioned template.

GlassRocks
GarnishOrange peel
5ozRocks / Old-Fashioned holds 5 oz of liquidShort glass built over ice. Half its volume is ice, so liquid stays low.

Build

aged rum2 oz60 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
Demerara Syrup¼ oz7.5 ml⅛ oz3.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml
Angostura2 dashes

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Already built on your 2 oz60 ml pour.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

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Preparations

Demerara Syrup20 minutessee method

Place 1 cup water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Add ½ cup demerara sugar and 1 ½ cups sugar and stir until they have dissolved. Remove the pan from heat and let the syrup cool completely before using or storing.

Method

  1. Stir all ingredients with ice for 20-30 seconds.
  2. Strain over one large cube.
  3. Express the orange peel over the surface and drop it in.

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