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Rum Dum Sour

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (24)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1⁄2 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
1⁄2 fl oz Overproof aged pot still rum (high-ester 4-6 years old)

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Garnish: Lemon zest twist

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Method:

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into ice-filled glass. FLOAT pot still rum.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Rum Dum Sour contains 200 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 16.54% alc./vol. (33.09° proof)
  • 21.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 1971 by Wilfred Sands while bartending at the Lyford Cay Club in New Providence, Bahamas. Wilfred apparently made the drink at the request of a member who sought a short rum cocktail that was not overly sweet.

Review

A light rum sour sipped through a float of pungent pot still rum.

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Comments & Discussion

Chris Dimal
It's okay. I do need to try with more of an aged rum. The Bacardi gets lost and the Smith & Cross (what I ended up using) is what suits it more.
score: 0
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
The system here suggested my Hamilton 151 (eye roll) for the float, and it obliterated the egg foam. The drink wasn't bad with it, and I was pleased it wasn't all that sweet. Maybe something to revisit to test different rum combos.
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
Being a big rum drinker was looking forward to this, but found it just OK. Nice but was a bit underwhelmed with this cocktail. Agreed with Andre that it needed more aged rum. Seemed to work a bit better mixing in the overproof rum to add some depth of flavour to the cocktail. Did drink the full cocktail, but there are other rum cocktails much better.
score: 1
Andre Derailleur Premium Member
Liked it better with a full shot of aged rum!
score: 1

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