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The
Red Cap
Want to impress cocktail party guests with some history? You
can tell them they’re drinking the world’s oldest rum when you
serve The Red Cap. Mount Gay Rum Estate’s roots can be traced
back to 1703—the earliest documented rum production in
history.
Courtesy Family
Features
All materials courtesy of
Mount Gay Rum |
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Makes 1 cocktail |
Ingratiates:
2 ounces Eclipse Mount Gay Rum
1 wedge fresh lime
Dash bitters
1 1/2 teaspoon grenadine
6 to 8 fresh mint leaves
1/2 teaspoon sugar
Ginger ale
Maraschino cherries |
To find out more about
the history of Barbados rum, or to look up creative food and
drink recipes featuring rum, visit
Mount Gay Rum
or our
Special Celebration
page |
Directions:
In a rocks glass, muddle 4
cherries with mint leaves and sugar. Add ice.
In a cocktail shaker, mix Eclipse Mount Gay Rum, a squeeze of
lime, a dash of bitters and a slurp of grenadine. Shake well.
Pour over ice and muddled mixture. Top off with ginger ale.
Garnish with a sprig of mint and a cherry. |
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