October 2015- "Got Rum?" Magazine
Halloween Special
"Got Rum?" magazine offers some fun Halloween cocktails along with some interesting facts about Zombies and Pumpkins.
Halloween Special
Zombie
Ingredients
• 1 ounce Light Rum
• 1 ounce Dark Rum
• 1 ounce 151-proof Dark Rum (optional)
• 1 ounce Orange Curacao Liqueur
• 1/2 ounce Lemon Juice
• 1/2 ounce Lime Juice
• 1 1/2 ounces Orange Juice
• 1 1/2 ounces Passion Fruit Puree (or syrup)
• 1/4 ounce Grenadine
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Preparation
1. Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into a highball glass with crushed ice.
4. Optionally, float the high-proof rum on top of the finished drink.
Recipe: cocktails.about.com
Did you know that...
• The modern “zombie” comes from a 1929 novel about Haiti
• There are several diseases that exhibit zombie-like symptoms
• The CDC has a site devoted to preparing for the zombie apocalypse
• Australia is the safest country for zombie attacks
• The first zombie that appeared in ‘Night of the Living Dead’ became a prolific horror actor and director
• A zombie movie that cost $70 to shoot got a big screening at the Cannes Film Festival
• A doctor wanted to reanimate George Washington’s body
• A Haitian dictator was once rumored to have his own zombie army
Jack-o-Lantern Punch
Ingredients
• 2 ounces Flor De Caña 7-year Grand Reserve Rum
• 4 Sugar Cubes
• 3 ounces Club Soda
• 2 whole Cloves
• 1 pinch of Fresh Nutmeg
• 1 ounces Lemon Juice
• 2 ounces Apple Juice
• Toasted Pumpkin Seeds (optional)
• Apple slices, cinnamon sticks and pumpkin seeds for garnish
Preparation
1. Dissolve the sugar cubes in 1 ounce of club soda.
2. Add cloves and muddle until the sugar is completely dissolved.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients, one at a time, stirring as each is added.
4. Add ice and stir until well chilled.
5. Strain the punch into a glass (or punch bowl if you’re going for quantity).
6. Top with 2 ounces of club soda.
7. Garnish with apple slices, cinnamon sticks and pumpkin seeds.
Recipe: Mixologist Phil Ward for Flor De Caña Rum
Did you know that...
• Pumpkins are fruits
• Eighty percent of the pumpkin supply in the United States is available in October
• In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crust of pies, not the filling
• Colonists sliced off pumpkin tips; removed seeds and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey. This was baked in hot ashes and is the origin of pumpkin pie
• Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites
• Pumpkins are 90 percent water
• Native Americans flattened strips of pumpkins, dried them and made mats