Cane/Rum

Question 1

Caipirinha

Answer 1

2 oz avua prata cachaca
.5 oz demerara syrup
6 lime wedges

Build: build ingredients in shake tin, muddle lime into other ingredients, fill 3/4 of smaller tin with kd ice, short-shake for 5 seconds, then dirty dump into chilled rocks glass.

Question 2

Daiquiri Naturale

Answer 2

2 oz white rum
1 oz lime juice
.75 oz simple syrup or .5 oz demerara

Build: build ingredients in shaker tin, shake with kd ice, then fine-strain into nick an nora glass served up with a lime wheel (fresh or dehydrated)

Question 3

Hemingway Daiquiri

Answer 3

2 oz white rum
.5 oz grapefruit juice
.75 oz lime juice
.25 oz luxardo maraschino 
.25 oz rich demerara syrup
1/4 sized grapefruit peel

Build: build ingredients in shaker tin (including grapefruit peel) shake with kd ice, then fine-strain into nick and nora glass served up with a lime wheel (fresh or dehydrated)

Question 4

Mojito

Answer 4

2 oz plantation 3-star rum
1 oz lime juice
.75 oz simple syrup
8 mints leaves
1.5 oz soda

Build: slap mint leaves to activate aromatics, and toss in shaker tin with all other ingredients. Whip. With pebble ice, then dump all contents into Collins glass, top with pebble ice and heavy splash of soda, then garnish with mint crown. Alternatively, you can lightly swizzle ingredients with pebble ice and top with more ice and splash of soda.

Question 5

Hotel Nacional

Answer 5

2 oz white rum
.75 oz pineapple juice 
.5 lime juice 
.25 simple syrup
.25 combier apricot liqueur 

Build: build ingredients in shaker tin, shake with kd ice, then strain into nick and nora glass served up, and garnish with cherry skewered through pineapple frond.

Question 6

Dark and Stormy

Answer 6

1.5 oz cruzan blackstrap rum
.5 oz ramazzotti amaro
.75 oz burnt honey-ginger syrup
.5 oz lime juice
Soda

Build: build ginger syrup, lime juice, and soda in Collins with kd ice, then top with float of rum and amaro and garnish with lime wheel. (Fresh or dehydrated)

Question 7

Jungle Bird

Answer 7

1.5 oz cruzan blackstrap rum
.75 oz campari 
1.5 oz pineapple juice
.5 lime juice 
.5 simple syrup 

Build: build ingredients in shaker tin, shake with kd ice, strain into hurricane glass filled with kd ice and garnish with 3 pineapple fronds and orange slice.

Question 8

Chet Baker

Answer 8

2 oz aged jamaican rum
.5 house sweet vermouth
.25 oz honey syrup
2 dashes angostura or tiki bitters

Build: build ingredients in rocks glass and stir with kd ice, then garnish with orange twist.

Question 9

Pina Colada

Answer 9

2 oz white rum
1 oz coconut cream
1.5 oz pineapple juice
.5 oz lime juice

Build: build ingredients in shaker tin, whip with pebble ice, and dump contents into tiki mug or hurricane glass, garnish lavishly with mint crown, pineapple frond, and orange slice skewered with cherry.

Question 10

Queens Park Swizzle

Answer 10

2 oz demerara rum
1 oz lime juice 
.75 simple syrup 
10-12 mint leaves
3 dashes angostura 
3 dashes peychauds 

Build: build slap mint leaves to activate aromatics, then lightly middle at bottom of Collins glass. Build remaining ingredients in glass (except bitters) top with pebble ice, then swizzle until glass is frosty. Dash bitters on top, then with more pebble ice and mint crown garnish.