Drink of the Day: The Belize
I had the opportunity to try out a brand of rum that compliments this cocktail very well.
Tiburon Rum is made from sugar cane molasses, then aged for no less than four years in Kentucky Oak bourbon barrels, this has a nice boldness that you can love as a rum drinker with it’s rum backbone, and appreciate being a lover of bourbon, with hints of vanilla added to it to round out its flavor. Tiberon Rum comes in 4, 6, and 8 year blends and is the only premium aged rum from Belize available in the United States.
Being a lover of a good bourbon and someone who drinks rum as often as possible, I knew that I wouldn’t be disappointed. I came up with a cocktail that is the same as a Manhattan but uses Tiburon Rum as the main act in the cocktail instead of the bourbon. A truly nice combination of ingredients gives you a nice sipper to enjoy during cocktail hour.
Hope you enjoy today’s Drink of the Day as much as I did. Cheers!
The Belize
2 oz. Tiburon Rum
3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth
Splash of Maraschino Cherry Juice
2 - 3 Dashes of Peychaud Bitters
Method: Build this in an old fashioned glass filled with ice by adding the measured amounts of each of the ingredients. Stir. Add a twist of orange and a maraschino cherry for garnish.
This Day in History:
1872 - Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in a Presidential election.
1895 - George B. Selden of Rochester, New York received the first patent for an automobile in the United States.
1968 - The first black woman to serve in US Congress, Shirley Chisholm, was elected.
1994 - George Foreman became the oldest Heavyweight Champion of the World when he knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of a WBA fight in Las Vegas.
Notable Birthday: First lady, Laura Bush was born on this date in 1946.
Notable Quote: “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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