Rum's Dark Side
The story of rum is not all tiny umbrellas, cheap thrills, and challenging hangovers. It is also the story of incomparable cruelty and tremendous suffering. The Caribbean sugar industry condemned thousands of Africans to slavery in the ... [... more]
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The relationship between impaired decision-making, ...
Author: H. Harmsen Author: G. Bischof Author: A. Brooks Author: F. Hohagen Author: Rum Binding: Digital Format: HTML Number Of Pages: 11 Publication Date: 2006-04-01 [... more]
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My Favorite Hot Toddy! - Cocktails
There is almost nothing as wonderful to drink on a cold winters night than a hot toddy! There are many ways to create them and many families have their own special recipes, some passed down through many generations! My own favorite version comes ... [... more]
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The Blueberry Margarita! - Cocktails
I love margaritas! I'm picky about them though and not just any garden variety will do! Premade mixes need not apply, especially when a real margarita is so easy to make. I used to always drink them frozen but I've discovered that when they are ... [... more]
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Shaken or Stirred Martini? - Cocktails
The traditional martini is served stirred. However, ever since James Bond started ordering his martini's shaken and not stirred, we started to hear about experts and bar enthusiasts having the shaken, not stirred debate. Does it really make a ... [... more]
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The Story of Rum: The Styles of Rum
These are clear rums without much flavor of their own. Light rums are typically filtered after aging to remove color. Also called silver or white rum, they provide a good base for building other flavors in cocktails. Puerto Rico is a big producer ... [... more]
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The Real Mojito
Place mint leaves and 1 lime wedge into a sturdy glass. Use a muddler to crush the mint and lime to release the mint oils and lime juice. Add 2 more lime wedges and the sugar, and muddle again to release the lime juice. Do not strain the mixture. ... [... more]
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Malibu-Bailey's Colada
Mix the Irish cream liqueur, rum, pineapple juice, and cream of coconut together in a large pitcher. Pour 1/2 cup into a blender container. Add the ice cubes and blend to desired consistency. Pour the ice mixture into two glasses, dividing ... [... more]
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Pumpkin Pot De Creme
Combine the whipping cream, 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin puree, and the vanilla bean pod and seeds in a saucepan over medium-low heat; bring to a simmer; stir in the rum. Remove from the heat cover and stand 15 ... [... more]
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Baileys Cherry Cafe
Maraschino cherry juice flavors this cocktail featuring Baileys Coffee Irish Cream and spiced rum. Rim martini glass with cinnamon and sugar. Then drizzle cherry juice in the glass to layer. Shake Baileys and Captain Morgan with ice, strain, ... [... more]
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Dessert Garnishes
Professional pastry chefs always keep certain guidelines in mind when they create a garnish to go with each dessert. A dessert plate is most satisfying when it contains at least three elements: something creamy, something crunchy and something ... [... more]
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Strawberry Mojito
Pour 1/4 to 1/2 inch of sugar onto a small, shallow plate. Run one of the lime quarters around the rim of each cocktail glass, then dip the glasses into the sugar to rim; set aside. Squeeze all of the lime quarters into a sturdy glass pitcher. ... [... more]
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