- Hi, welcome to the Cocktail Vlog!
I'm Steve the Bartender,
and today I'm gonna show you how to make
yet another five iconic rum cocktails.
They're easy to recreate at home.
I do have four different rums in front of me,
as you can see,
but if you'd like to, if you've just got one rum,
you can use that across all the cocktails.
It's gonna be slightly different,
there gonna be a little bit of a different profile
to those drinks, but it's still gonna work.
So today on the bar I've got two white rums,
I've got Havana Club, which is Cuban,
Bacardi, which is Puerto Rican,
Coruba, which is a dark rum,
and Angostura, which is an aged rum.
So I'm running with the same format as volume number one,
which I'll link to up here.
Starting with two really popular cocktails,
being the Pina Colada and the Cuba Libre,
for changing into two lesser known cocktails,
and finishing off with one that
probably no one's ever heard of,
so make sure you stick around till the end.
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So starting with cocktail number one, the Cuba Libre.
So the Cuba Libre traditionally calls for a white rum,
but you can go with gold or aged rum,
to add a little bit of complexity,
and this drink is much more than just rum and cola,
it's steeped in history.
The drink originated in the early 1900's,
after Cuba won independence in the Spanish-American War.
And the words "Cuba Libre" literally means "Free Cuba."
So first, start by squeezing in half a fresh line
into your high ball glass.
And I'm just gonna dump the spent lime straight
into the bottom of the drink.
I measure out 60 mL, or two ounces, of your preferred rum.
So as I said, traditionally you want white rum,
but you can use whatever you like.
Fill your high ball glass with ice,
and then just top it with Coke.
So there you have the Cuba Libre.
Cheers.
So next we got the Pina Colada.
The recipe originates from 1922.
Given that it's Puerto Rican,
I'm gonna use a Puerto Rican rum,
although it does originate from Cuba.
Gonna start off with 45 mL, or one 1/2 ounces of that rum.
As I said, if you prefer to use a different white rum,
go right ahead.
Then 90 mL of coconut cream, three ounces.
And then follow that with 180 mL, or six ounces,
of pineapple juice.
Add ice, you blend the jug and give it a blend for about
20, 30 seconds.
If you want to, you can make it a little bit easier
on the blender itself, and just use crushed ice.
So it should come out a nice smooth consistency,
just like this one.
And I'm gonna use in a Colada or Hurricane glass,
it's got a nice big volume.
And then garnish with a pineapple wedge.
And there you have the Pina Colada.
Next cocktail is the Hurricane.
So the Hurricane comes from New Orleans,
back in the early 40's,
and today I'm gonna shake the cocktail,
and then strain over crushed ice.
So it's got two different kinds of rum,
and it is pretty potent.
So start off with your light rum,
and measure out 60 mL, or two ounces.
And then partner that with the dark rum.
Today I'm gonna use Coruba.
Four shots of rum, it's gonna be pretty deadly.
Our next ingredient, fresh lime juice,
30 mL, or one ounce,
and freshly squeezed orange juice.
Same, 30 mL, one ounce.
15 mLs of Passion Fruit Puree.
And a bar spoon of grenadine.
Let it go a little bit heavier.
Given that I'm using such a dark rich rum,
I really want that nice color to come through.
And it's gonna be a little bit sweeter
to combat the intensity of that Coruba rum.
So add ice to your cocktail shaker,
and give it a good shake for 12 seconds.
Strain it into your traditional Hurricane glass,
and top with crushed ice.
Then garnish with an orange wilt and a maraschino cherry.
And there you have the Hurricane.
So cocktail number four, I'm making the Planters Punch,
another cocktail that has disputed origins
and many different variations.
Some call for orange juice, pineapple juice, grenadine.
Today I'm probably gonna make the simplest of recipes,
which is David Embury's version from about 1948.
So some argue that the drink was originally made
in the Caribbean, and some people say it was made
at the Planters Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina,
so not 100% sure of that.
Today I'm gonna do it in a swizzle style,
gonna serve over-crushed ice, and just stir it through.
So I'm gonna measure out 60 mL of your dark rum,
two ounces.
30 mL of fresh lemon juice, one ounce.
22.5 mLs of simple syrup, 3/4 ounce.
And two dashes, or two to three dashes,
of Angostura Bitters.
Now depending on your personal preference,
this is a very strong rum cocktail,
as the other one before, as the Hurricane,
but you can add pineapple juice, as I said,
or orange juice, depending on your liking,
or what variation you wanna run with.
So fill your glass with crushed ice,
and then give it a stir.
So this one is another,
it's a rum tiki tropical-style drink,
so tiki garnish, pineapple, mints, maraschino cherry.
So there you have a Planters Punch.
So round out volume number two, the dark horse,
I'm gonna make the Fireman's Sour.
So this is a little bit of an adapted version,
but it differs from a traditional Sour,
being that it's with lime juice instead of lemon,
but the key ingredient is grenadine.
This originated in the early 1900's,
when grenadine was being used in a lot of cocktails,
a lot of drinks, and, I've never heard this one before,
if you haven't, please let me know, or if you have,
please let me know in the comments below.
So, traditional Sour, I'm gonna start off with my white rum,
measure out 60 mL, two ounces.
Followed by fresh lime juice, 30 mL, one ounce.
And the sugar component is gonna be the grenadine,
and given the grenadine's quite sweet, only 15 mL,
half an ounce.
And I'm assuming that the red color has given it its name,
Fireman's Sour.
And last ingredient, an egg white, or half an egg white.
Give it a dry shake first, it'll emulsify the egg white.
Set an Old Fashioned glass and strain over with fresh ice.
Garnish with a lime wedge.
And there you have a Fireman's Sour.
So there you have five iconic rum cocktails.
So make sure you let me know in the comments below
which cocktail you would choose from these five,
and as always I'll see you soon for another cocktail video.
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I'll see you soon. Cheers!
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