One Mule to Chinola Kit — Bitters & Bottles

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Last updated 17 mai 2024

One Mule to Chinola Kit — Bitters & Bottles

A tall, refreshing mule is a darn good thing. Made with some Rhum Agricole and tart passionfruit liqueur, it’s a damn great thing. Show that you know “chit from Chinola” by whipping up this crisp delight for your friends and loved ones at your next Caribbean soirée. Recipe:+ 1 1/2 oz Rhum J.M. Blanc Agricole Rhum+ 3/4
The Sidecar is one of the most criminally underrated classic cocktails, deserving a place alongside the great sours like the Daiquiri and Margarita. Made with Ferrand's new Yuzu Curacao in place of regular orange, it's taken to a totally new level. The depth of the Cognac is beautifully balanced by the bright and complex Yuzu notes and just a touch of Demerara Syrup for texture. Plus, get two cocktails in one: Pour equal parts Cognac and Curacao over ice with a lemon twist for a stellar after dinner sipper.

Don the Beachcomber's 1933 baroque tiki masterpiece remains one of the tentpoles of any good tiki bar, and is certainly one of the most complicated drinks to ever be considered a true classic. Three very different rums (in our version here, from Barbados, Jamaica, and a Guyana heavy overproof blend of various origins) blend harmoniously with tropical flavors of lime and grapefruit, and spice notes of cinnamon, clove, and star anise for a drink that is at once refreshing and brooding, delightful and foreboding, and of course, terribly potent. Don himself famously limited his guests to two of these to avoid them becoming Zombies themselves.

Kit Includes:

Plantation OFTD Overproof Rum (1 L)
Real McCoy 5 Year Barbados Rum (750 ml)
Plantation Xaymaca Jamaican Pot Still Rum (750 ml)
BG Reynolds Falernum Syrup (375 ml)
BG Reynolds Cinnamon Syrup (375 ml)
St George Verte Absinthe (200 ml)
Scrappy's Aromatic Bitters (5 oz)
Liber and Co. Grenadine (9.5 oz)

Martinique's national cocktail, made with their beloved Rhum Agricole (cane juice rum), is one of the Caribbean's great drinking traditions. Made up of a hefty measure of Rhum alongside a bit of sugar cane syrup and the tiniest pinch of lime, it drinks as somewhere in between a kind of lush, tropical old fashioned and a sophisticated, spirit forward daiquiri. Traditionally consumed at room temperature to savor every last bit of the grassy, aromatic rum, we think it's also pretty stellar served over a large ice cube, not unlike an old fashioned.

Kit includes Neisson Organic Rhum Agricole (750 ml), Petite Canne Cane Syrup (1L), and a recipe card.

Such a lush Mai Tai would tempt even the staunchest, stodgiest temperance warrior with its combination of sweet, juicy pineapple flavors and dark, brooding overproof black rum. Send word to your local rummies, this grog is sure to whet their whistle and turn their cheeks red in no time at all.

Kit includes: Plantation Stiggins' Fancy Plantation Pineapple Rum (750), Plantation OFTD Old Fashioned Overproof Rum(1L), Ferrand Dry Curacao Orange Liqueur(750), BG Reynolds Original Orgeat Syrup

A seemingly crazy cocktail experiment gone wildly right, the Trinidad sour uses a full ounce of Angostura Bitters as its base, complemented by an equal measure of Orgeat, a nutty sweet French syrup made from almonds and rose water (or orange flower water), and a wee bit of Rye whiskey. With its deep crimson color, it’s sure to be a conversation piece whenever served, and luckily it has the enchanting flavor to back it up.

Our kit includes:

+ Angostura Bitters (16 oz)
+ BG Reynolds Orgeat (375 ml)
+ Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey (750 ml)
+ Recipe card

Recipe:

+ 1 1/2 oz Rhum J.M. Blanc Agricole Rhum
+ 3/4 oz Chinola Passion Fruit Liqueur
+ 4 dashes Dale Degroff's Pimento Bitters

Pour over crushed ice in a Collins glass and top with Q Ginger Beer. Give a hefty stir and serve with a straw and garnish with a lime wheel.