As we are wrapping  up the year here at Teledynamic, handling the few customers that didn’t take the entire week off, it’s time to think New Year’s Eve.  And for me, that means spiced rum.

I’ve never been a big fan of Captain Morgan.   It’s cloyingly sweet and watered down at 70 proof.   However, I do like the concept of flavoring rum with winter spices.  So what to do but retreat to the laboratory and create my own.    Mistakes were made and I punished myself by drinking them all.   However, progress was steady and and today I think I’ve got a tasty alternative to “store bought”.

SPICED RUM

1 bottle of good gold rum (Bacardi or Goslings)

3” vanilla bean

½ tsp vanilla

1” cinnamon stick

1 point star anise

1 allspice berry

1 small grating nutmeg

Very small piece orange zest

Add the ingredients to the bottle and infuse for one week.   Taste and make any adjustments as necessary.   The finished rum makes for great hot rum drinks and can be served as an after-dinner drink paired with a chocolate dessert.

I’d love to hear about your favorite spiced rum recipe.

Happy Holidays,

Randy Kremlacek

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