5 Minutes of Rum

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Notes on rum, a few minutes at a time. Exploring rum as a spirit as well as an ingredient in both new and classic tiki cocktail recipes. Rum not included.

Kevin Upthegrove


    • Oct 8, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 89 EPISODES

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    Episode 88: Blackwell 007 Edition Rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 23:44


    Blackwell 007 Rum, James Bond, and Worth the Wait

    Episode 87: Hamilton 151 - False Idol edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 18:29


    Hamilton 151 - False Idol variant, Ancho Chile syrup, and the Shaka Hula Bossa Nova.

    Episode 86: Denizen Vatted Dark Rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 16:24


    Denizen Vatted Dark Rum, Minimalist Tiki, and the Jet Pilot

    Episode 85: Prichard's Fine Rum plus A Rum Play in Two Acts.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2019 23:00


    Prichard's Fine Rum plus Molasses and Sugar: A Rum Play in Two Acts.

    Episode 84: The Home Bar Guide to Tropical Cocktails

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2019 95:46


    The Home Bar Guide to Tropical Cocktails.

    Episode 83: Golden Devil Dark Navy Strength

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 22:44


    Golden Devil Dark Navy Strength rum, Beachbum Berry's Sippin' Safari 10th Anniversary Edition, and the Skull & Bones.

    Episode 82: House Spirits Katun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 16:36


    House Spirits Katun rum, the Meehan Bartender Manual, and the East India Negroni cocktail.

    Episode 81: Doctor Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 19:40


    Doctor Bird Jamaican Rum, Drinking Distilled: A User's Manual, and Steve Remsberg's Planter's Punch.

    Episode 80: Panama-Pacific 9 year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 21:04


    Panama-Pacific 9 year rum and 2 cocktails - Indy's Dole Whip and The Jeep Turnover.

    Episode 79: Lost Spirits Jamaican rum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 16:00


    Lost Spirits Jamaican rum, Lost Spirits distillery tour, and the Boo Loo.

    Bonus episode with Inside the Desert Oasis Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 22:32


    Talking Tanduay rum on Inside the Desert Oasis Room.

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    Episode 78: Tanduay Silver and Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2018 20:06


    Tanduay Silver and Tanduay Gold, back on the Inside the Desert Oasis Room podcast, and two cocktails: the Tawi-Tawi and the Virgin Island Kula.

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    Episode 77: Plantation Single Cask Barbados XO

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2018 20:55


    Plantation Single Cask Barbados XO, Boston Cocktails: Drunk & Told, and the Marshall Islands Swizzle.

    Episode 76: Real McCoy 12 Madeira and Bourbon Cask Aged

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2018 24:22


    Real McCoy 12 Madeira and Bourbon Cask Aged, Clyde Common-inspired Egg Nog, and the Yuletidal Wave.

    Episode 75: Appleton 21 and 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 26:28


    Appleton 21 and 30, assorted glassware, and Conversation 16.

    Episode 74: Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017 21:30


    Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Rum (Gold and Black), Hamilton Jamaican Pimento Dram, and the Montego Bay cocktail.

    Episode 73: Brugal Especial Extra Dry

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2017 20:36


    Brugal Especial Extra Dry, infusing ginger rum, and the Cloak & Stagger cocktail.

    Episode 72: Plantation O.F.T.D.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2017 23:04


    Plantation O.F.T.D., Clement Creole Shrubb, and the Spicy Danger.

    Episode 71: Rum Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2017 22:58


    Rum Fire, Rum The Manual, and Rum Fire with 4 mixers.

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    Episode 70: Mount Gay 1703

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2017 21:30


    Mount Gay 1703 (twice), more on falernum, the Home Bar Basics book and site, and the Corn ’n Oil.

    Episode 69: Damoiseau VSOP

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017 20:57


    Damoiseau VSOP, Tawny Port, The PDT Cocktail Book, and the Professor.

    Episode 68: Bacardi 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2017 22:07


    Bacardi 8 and a trio of cocktails.

    Episode 67: Lost Spirits Navy Style rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2017 18:08


    Lost Spirits Navy Style rum, follow-up on Clément Rhum Agricole Vieux, and 2 cocktails: Grog and Bombo.

    Episode 66: Stiggins’ Fancy Plantation Pineapple

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2017 27:20


    Stiggins’ Fancy Plantation Pineapple, juicing a pineapple (revisited), a pineapple daiquiri, and the Pineapple Express.

    Episode 65: Clement Rhum Agricole Vieux, Cask Collection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2017 21:27


    Clement Rhum Agricole Vieux, Cask Collection, seeking clear ice, and the Voodoo Grog.

    Episode 64: Mezan XO

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2016 21:49


    Mezan XO, porter, and the Blow My Skull punch.

    Episode 63: Ron Cartavio Selecto

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2016 20:28


    Ron Cartavio Selecto, apricot brandy, and the Fugu (for 2).

    Episode 62: Real McCoy 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2016 21:38


    Real McCoy 5 year rum, Mount Gay Eclipse 154 proof rum, and a nice Barbados Tea

    Episode 61: Don Q Anejo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2016 16:45


    Don Q Anejo, the book Mai-Kai: History & Mystery of the iconic tiki restaurant, and the Derby Daiquiri.

    Episode 60: Denizen Aged White rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2016 16:02


    Denizen Aged White Rum, Yuzu, and the Kaiju Kula.

    Epsiode 59: Chairman's Reserve

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2016 23:13


    Chairman’s Reserve, Smuggler’s Cove (the book), and the Formidable Dragon.

    Episode 58: El Dorado 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2016 21:01


    El Dorado 3, Cocktails on Tap, and the Mai Ta-IPA

    Episode 57: Santeria rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2016 25:48


    Santeria rum, the technology from Lost Spirits that’s behind Santeria rum, and The Dark Side: my tribute to The Atomic Grog’s Tribute to the Mai-Kai’s Black Magic.

    Episode 56: Cana Brava Reserva Aneja

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2016 21:28


    Cana Brava Reserva Aneja, Dolin Vermouth de Chambery Blanc, Lost Recipes of Prohibition, and El Presidente.

    Episode 55: Angostura 7 year rum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2016 22:50


    Angostura 7 year old rum from Trinidad, Amaro di Angostura, and The Snakepit - 2 ways.

    Episode 54: Cruzan Single Barrel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2016 28:32


    Cruzan Single Barrel rum, Kronan Swedish Punsch, the Rusty Harpoon, and the Golden Shellback.

    Episode 53: Caliche rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2016 16:50


    Caliche Puerto Rican rum, tea syrup, and the Tropicalia cocktail.

    Episode 52: Sugar House gold rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2016 21:54


    Sugar House Gold Rum, spices, and Hot Buttered Rum.

    Episode 51: Pusser’s Navy rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2016 31:16


    Pusser’s Navy rum, cream of coconut, the Painkiller, and Gorillas on Deck

    Episode 50: Blackwell Jamaican rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2016 18:22


    Blackwell rum, ginger beer, blood orange, and Nelson’s Blood.

    Episode 49: Foursquare Distillery Port Cask finish rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2015 24:52


    The grab bag - Foursquare Distillery Port Cask finish rum, new cocktail tools, and a few holiday-themed recipes.

    Episode 48: Skipper Rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2015 16:46


    Skipper demerara rum, tropical cocktails in the form of Lapus, and the Chief Kopi Kopi.

    Episode 47: Cana Brava

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2015 21:38


    Cana Brava rum from Panama, Trader Vic’s and communal drinks, an example of one of those drinks - the Scorpion Bowl - and an original cocktail called The Bitter Sting. Oh and fire

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    Episode 46: Rhum JM VSOP

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2015 21:30


    Rhum JM VSOP, Luxardo Cherries, and the 3 Dots and a Dash cocktail.

    Episode 45: Hamilton 86 rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2015 21:50


    The Tiki Oasis 15 episode featuring Hamilton 86 rum, new cocktail glassware from Cocktail Kingdom and Beachbum Berry, crushing ice on the go, and 2 cocktails: the Space Madness and the Escape Velocity.

    Episode 44: Lost Spirits Polynesian Inspired Rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2015 19:31


    Lost Spirits Polynesian Inspired Rum, Pimm’s #1, and the Polynesian Cup.

    Episode 43: Appleton Reserve

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2015 15:58


    Appleton Reserve, Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails, Jasper’s Secret Mix, and 2 rum punches (Jasper’s Jamaican Planter’s Punch and Jasper’s Rum Punch).

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    Episode 42: Cruzan Black Strap rum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2015 14:52


    Cruzan Black Strap rum, Campari, fresh pineapple juice, and 3 Jungle Birds.

    Episode 41: Scarlet Ibis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2015 18:33


    Scarlet Ibis Trinidad rum, more from the Death & Co book, tools from Cocktail Kingdom, and Death From Above.

    Episode 40: Hamilton 151 Overproof

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2015 19:34


    Hamilton 151 Overproof, Sippin’ Safari, the ’34 Zombie, and the Shockwave.

    Episode 39: Ron del Barrilito Two Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2015 19:41


    Ron del Barrilito Two Star, Potions of the Caribbean, Joe Scialom, plus the Sol Y Sombra and Oro de los Tontos cocktails.

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