Jamaica Rum Cocktail
Source:
Modern American Drinks
page:
37
1/2
large bar glass
ice
fine
Ingredient: ice
What it is: AdditiveThe new general availability of ice in the mid 1800s revolutionized bar-tending and drinking. Ice was delivered in blocks that then had to to be broken, crushed, picked and shaved for increasingly popular individual drinks (as opposed to large punches).
2
dash
gum syrup
Substitution:
simple syrup
Ingredient: gum syrup
Also Known As: Gomme syrup What it is: SyrupAn ingredient commonly used in mixed drinks. Like bar syrups, it is a sugar and water mixture, but has an added ingredient of gum arabic which acts as an emulsifier.
2
dash
orange bitters
Substitution:
bitter
Ingredient: orange bitters
What it is: BittersA bitters is an alcoholic beverage that contains herbal essences, has a bitter or bittersweet flavor, and
1
jigger
Jamaica rum
Ingredient: Jamaica rum
What it is: RumGeneric term for dark rum from Jamaica. Dark rum differs from gold in that some residual molasses is retained in the final product, in order to slightly sweeten the flavor. Very popular in the late 1800s and superior to most New England rums. Modern approximations include Inner Circle, Gosling's Black Seal and Pusser's Navy Rum.
1
piece
lemon
twisted peel
Mixing-glass half-full fine ice, two dashes gum- syrup, two dashes orange bitters, two dashes Angostura bitters, one jigger Jamaica rum. Mix and strain into cocktail-glass. Add a small piece twisted lemon-peel.
