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Georgetown Club
Rhum Agricole is a tasty addition to this cocktail, but your choice of base rum is what will make this Club special. Charles H. Baker specifies "Cuban...
Chris Brislawn
15th September at 03:22
I can't seem to get Clement Rhum Agricole Blanc out here in the provinces nowadays but I did have Rhum J.M Blanc, which is a bit less grassy than Clement, so I upped it to 1/2 oz along with 1.5 oz El Dorado 3-year-old white Demerara rum per F. Yarm's recommendation. This restored Baker's 2 oz of rum, with slightly greater amounts of vermouth (Cocchi) and falernum (J. Taylor). A fascinating, suitably complex but not tiki-grade over-the-top, and harmonious combination of flavors; I never would have thought to combine white Demerara rum, rhum agricole blanc, and dry vermouth in a single drink. Expressed lemon zest seems like the perfect garnish. And it's as crystal-clear as a martini.
14th September at 06:45
Correct rum?
Review says Havana Club 3 (light gold rum).
Review says Havana Club 3 (light gold rum).
14th September at 14:31
The Charles H. Baker Jr. text instructs to use “finest white rum available” and suggests Havana Club (so white rum, not gold rum. Havana Club is aged and charcoal stripped of color). At Loyal Nine, I used Privateer's white rum gussied up with some Rhum JM Agricole (see either my blog post on CocktailVirgin and/or my article in Punch Drinks). At home when I first made the drink back in 2010, I used El Dorado 3 Year White Rum since it seemed appropriate for the Guyana genesis of the drink (even if they were using Cuban rum when Baker had it, I can't get that here).
14th September at 09:53
Whoops! Now fixed. Thanks for pointing out.
13th September at 18:11
Simple indeed, and only slightly interesting.