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OCTOBER 2017 GQ.CO.ZA 39

If you want to swap out your Scotch for something more

equatorial, sipping rums are now a thing. Here’s what to

ask for: Mount Gay Black Barrel, XO or 1703, Ron Zacapa

XO, Bacardi 8, Diplomático, Pyrat Rum or Appleton

Estate VX. Think it’s not up to scratch? Something like

Zacapa uses ex Bourbon, Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez

wine casks to add complexity.

SIP

TIP

GOLD

RUM

Also known as Oro,

it’s aged in wooden

casks which gives the

spirit its characteristic

colour and sweeter,

richer fl avour.

2 shots Mount Gay Black Barrel rum

1 shot fresh lime juice

1 barspoon of vanilla castor sugar

DEATH TO THE

FROZEN DAIQUIRI

Hemingway would shudder

at the frozen strawberry purée

you call a good night out.

Drink a daiquiri the way it

was meant to be.

Pour rum into your shaker, add

vanilla castor sugar and give it a

good stir. Add the lime juice, top

up with ice and shake hard until

your hands can no longer handle

the cold. Serve in a coupe.

SPICED

RUM

This is typically aged for

the same length of time

as black rum but with

added spices and

caramel colourings

to give it a signature

sweet spice taste.

DARK

RUM

It’s also known as black
rum and has been aged
the longest of any of
these types of rum. The
extended time it spends
in wooden casks gives it
a dark colour and deep,
smoky-sweet fl avour.

2 shots Mount Gay Black Barrel rum

Fresh squeeze of half a lime

3 dashes Angostura bitters

Ginger beer

THE DARK & STORMY

THE BOURBON OLD

FASHIONED IS DEAD

Swap out the whisky for

rum this summer for a

lighter, slightly sweeter take

on the Old Fashioned.

50ml Ron Zacapa

10ml port reduction

3 dashes of orange bitters

Stir the rum, port reduction

and orange bitters together

and serve in a tumbler with

a large ice cube. Garnish

with a twist of fresh

orange zest.

Bacardi 8

R340

Ron Zacapa Solera

Gran Reserva

R500

Appleton

Estate Reserve

R300

Spytail

R330

Sailor Jerry

R200