Caliche
Rum Cocktails
By FBWorld Team
With
summer winding down and the holidays just around the corner,
why not think about mixing up your year-end celebrations
with one of the top selling spirits in the world...rum!
Recently named the "World's Best Tasting White Rum,"
by the 2013 Beverage Tasting Institute, CALICHE is the
hot new super-premium white rum from nightlife impresario
(and Mr. Cindy Crawford) Rande Gerber and sixth-generation
rum maker Roberto Serralles, whose legendary family has
been producing rum in Puerto Rico for nearly 150 years.
Unlike most white rums on the market, Caliche is made
from a blend of four different aged rums - yet is still
crystal clear and bursting with flavor. (See what our
spirits writer had to say about Caliche Rum here.)
While
rum is often associated with warm weather libations, Caliche
is a mixable rum to beat the winter blues. The Cali Midnight,
for example, is a deliciously complex elixir steeped in
flavor including port wine and cinnamon. It's a perfect
and unique cocktail to balance out those scrumptious holiday
feasts, and it also makes a fun and festive spirit to
add to the standard wine and cheese pairing at holiday
soirees.When it comes to toasting the holidays cocktail-style,
from the Thanksgiving-themed Cali Thyme to the holiday-flavored
Cali Tidings Punch, Rande Gerber really knows how to shake
things up.
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Cali
Midnight
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Caliche Rum
3/4 oz Port Wine
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Triple Sec
Cinnamon stick for garnish
Prcedures:
In a mixing glass, combine all ingredients over
ice and stir until well mixed. Strain into an ice
filled tall coupe. Grate cinnamon on top and garnish
a cinnamon stick. |
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Cali
Thyme
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Caliche Rum
1/2 oz Lemon juice
3/4 oz Pomegranate juice (Pom Brand is recommended)
3 Sprigs of Fresh Thyme
1/2 oz or Combier Orange Liqueur (or any other fine
triple sec)
1 dash of Agave Nectar (optional if you don't like
dry cocktails)
Prcedures:
Combine all ingredients over ice in a cocktail shaker,
and shake vigorously until well chilled, serve in
a chilled cocktail coupe, garnish with a thyme sprig. |
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Cali
Tidings Punch
Ingredients:
1 liter bottle Caliche
1 bottle of Sparkling Wine
16 oz of Ruby Port
12 oz Curaçao Liquor
12 oz Orange Juice (fresh squeezed and strained)
12 oz unsweetened Pineapple Juice
8 oz Lemon Juice (fresh squeezed strained)
8 oz light Agave Nectar
1 large block of Ice.
For
Garnish:
1 cup Strawberries (hulled and sliced)
2 large Lemons (pitted and sliced)
Handful of Mint Leafs.
Prcedures:
In a large punch bowl combine the Caliche, port,
curaçao, fruit juices and agave nectar, stir
until well incorporated, refrigerate for at least
4 hours. When ready to serve add the ice and garnishes
to the bowl, gently stir in the champagne. Serve
in small punch cups. |
Read
more about Caliche (click
here)
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