On The Rocks: The Scurvy and Spice

For better or worse, spiced rum is tied to the Caribbean Sea. A vacation that takes you anywhere from New Orleans to Barbados will, if you are so inclined, have you sipping on some kind of a fruity punch potent with the molasses-based spirit within minutes of arrival. We once spent a night in St. John in the US Virgin Islands, many years ago, drinking 151 and diving from the hot tub into the pool. The next day, a wild donkey challenged me to a fist fight and stole my wallet. At least, that’s how I remember it. These days, I prefer to sip a good rum poured over ice. I’ve concocted this cocktail with homemade ginger-infused simple syrup and lots of fresh-squeezed orange juicel. Joining the illustrious ranks of The Hurricane and The Painkiller, I present my own creation, loosely based on one of my all-time favorites, The Dark and Stormy. Any dark rum with a salty name will work: Captain Morgan Private Stock, Kraken, or Sailor Jerry.

The Scurvy and Spice

Ingredients:

• 1/2 an orange, cut into wedges
• 1/2 ounce ginger-infused simple syrup
• 2 ounces dark, spiced rum
• Dash of Angostura bitters
• Splash of seltzer water
• Sprinkle of nutmeg

Method:

In a cocktail shaker muddle the orange with a wooden spoon. Fill the shaker 1/3 way with crushed ice. Shake up ginger syrup, rum and bitters. Pour into a highball glass. Top with a splash of seltzer and garnish with nutmeg and a thin orange wedge.

Tagged as: cocktail, on the rocks, rum

About the Author: Jillian Bedell

Jillian grew up in Connecticut, went to university in Boston, college in New Haven, did some post-grad soul searching in New York, exiled herself to Mexico, married her longtime sweetheart, and lived in a house on the ocean. She suspected Maine might be the perfect place to raise a family, so she came back home to New England two years ago. Now a mom to Violet Maeve and living in Rockland, where she hopes to settle for a good, long while, Jillian reads, writes, walks, and practices Nia, when not watching Malcolm photograph sandwiches.