Delicious UK - (11)November 2020

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Diplomático

ReservaExclusiva

Rum,Venezuela

40%(£42.50/70cl,

Waitrose;£38.75,

masterofmalt.com)

Thisismy

favouritesippingrum,witha

gorgeouslyrich,roundedtexture

anda smooth,lingeringfinish.

Nota spicedrum,thisone– but

12 yearsofageinghavegivenit

softspicynotesofcloveand

cinnamon.

TwoDrif ters

Rum,Devon,

England40%

(£34.95/70cl,

JohnLewis,

masterofmalt.com,

VirginWines,

twodriftersrum.com)

Anelegant,restrainedandcomplex

darkrumwithnotesofmarmalade,

honeyandginger.Thedistillery

hasstrongeco-credentials,and

makestherumfromscratchusing

molassesleftoverfromthesugar

productionprocess.

TheOldeSeadog

BlackSpiced

Spirit40%

(£14.99/70cl,Aldi)

Thisisa rum-based

spiritratherthan

purerum,butit’s

anappealing,award-winningsip

ata decentprice.Expectsweet

vanilla,darktoffeeandmochatones

combinedwitha balanced,spicy

kickthat’snottoooverpowering.

“Thesugarcanespiritisona roll.Salesof

flavouredandspicedrumsareup 80 per

centfrom2014,andit’sthese alongwith

barrel-ageddarkrums thatwarmusupwith

theirflavoursoftoffeeandspice”SUSYATKINS,WINEEDITOR

The rise of

RUMOLDFASHIONED

A newspinonthewhiskey-based

cocktailclassic.

Ina cocktailshakerorglassjug,

stirtogether60mldarkrum,5ml

simplesugarsyrup(50/50sugar

andwatershakenuntilthesugar

dissolves– ideally,usegolden

castersugarforthis)and2 dashes

ofAngosturabitters, thenstrain

intoa tumblerfilledwithice. Twist

a longpieceoforangezestto

releaseitsoils,thendropit in.

SPICEDHOTRUMTODDY

I’veconcoctedthistowardagainst

coldnights.Youcantonedown

thespicinesswithplaindarkor

goldenrumif youwantto.

Grate1cmfreshgingerandaddto

a mugwith20mlhotwater. Muddle

witha teaspoon,thenstrainand

keeptheliquid.Put40mlspiced

rum,1 heapedteaspoonbrown

sugar, thegingerwaterand2 cloves

ina thickglasstumbler,thenadd

100mlhotwater. Stirwitha

cinnamonstick, breathinginthe

aromaticsteam,andsipslowly.

DARKANDSTORMY

A gloriousmixofrichrum,sharp

citrusandpepperyginger.

Shake50mldarkrum,25mlfresh

HOWTOBEA RUMTASTER

Sipa qualityagedrumneat,rollingit aroundthetumbler,orserveit ontherocks,maybe

witha twistoforangepeel.Whileyousip,considerthecomplexity,smoothtextureand

longfinish– thehallmarksofa finerum.Someplain,bitterchocolateistheperfect

accompaniment.Anyleftoverrum(hardlylikely,butstill)canbesplashedintorum

truffles,rumbabas,gingercakes,mincemeatorevena richorangemarmalade.

limejuiceand10mlsugar syrup

(seeleft)withiceandstrain into tall

tumblershalf-filledwith ice. Top up

withgingerbeer(notginger ale).

deliciousmagazine.co.uk 121

3 TOP BOTTLES

RUM

3 EASY RUM COCKTAILS

All recipes serve one but are easy enough to scale up

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