Platinum Rum Recipes

by Ian Glomski

Difficulty Level: Hard

This is the perfect spring cocktail, light, refreshing, crisp, and floral.  The shrub is a perfect blend of pineapple and spice and is well worth the time it takes to make it.

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1 oz  Vitae Spirits Platinum Rum

1/2 oz Orange Liqueur

1 oz Pineapple/Lavender shrub*

1/2 oz Lemon

dried lavender buds

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Pineapple/Lavender Shrub

Ingredients (yields about 3 to 4 cups)

1 lbs fresh pineapple cut into small pieces

¾ cup granulated sugar

¾ cup light brown sugar

4 cloves crushed

1 cinnamon stick crushed

20 allspice berries crushed

½ tsp grated nutmeg

1 tbs lavender flowers

¾ cup cider vinegar

1 cup water

Protocol:

• Mix pineapple and both sugars together. Let sit overnight in refrigerator
• Mix in spices. Let sit overnight
• Mix in cider vinegar. Refrigerate 3 days.
• Strain and squeeze mixture through cheesecloth to extract as much liquid as possible.
• Add water and then store in refrigerator.

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1. Combine ingredients in shaker.

2. Shake well and double strain into a coupe glass.

3. Garnish with a few dried lavender buds.

by Kerrie Pierce

Difficulty Level: Easy

A nice refreshing cocktail for the holidays! This concoction will have you out of the cold, and thinking about the beach in no time! Drink up

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 1/2  oz. Vitae Spirits Paw Paw Liqueur

1 oz  Vitae Spirits Platinum Rum

1/2 oz Lime juice

1/2 oz.  Guava nectar

1/2 oz Agave

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1. Combine ingredients in shaker.

2. Shake well and pour into a coupe glass.

3. Garnish with lime wheel.

 by Kerrie Pierce

Difficulty Level: Easy+

This crystal clear cocktail is light and refreshing, perfect for summer! Surely, it will bring a touch of clarity to any busy hot summer day.

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1 oz. Vitae Spirits Platinum Rum

0.5 oz. Vitae Spirits Orange Liqueur

3/4 oz. Shrub District Pineapple Allspice shrub

0.5 oz. Lavender simple syrup

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Lavender Simple Syrup

2 cups water

1 Cup Sugar

4 oz by volume – dried lavender buds

Combine water and Lavender buds into a sauce pan and bring to a slight simmer for 5 minutes. Strain out the loose buds and add sugar. Place back on stove and bring up to a boil. Immediately pull from heat and let cool to room temperature.

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1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. 2. Shake vigorously until and pour in a coup glass 3. Garnish with a flower

by Kerrie Pierce

Difficulty Level: Easy +

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1.5 oz. Vitae Spirits Platinum Rum

1.5 oz. Pineapple Juice

0.5 oz. Peach Nectar

0.5 oz. Lime Juice

0.5 oz. Demerara Syrup

8 Mint leaves

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Demerara Syrup

Combine two parts water to one part demerara sugar into a sauce pan. Bring to a rolling simmer until all sugar is dissolved. Take of heat. Let sit until room temperature. Store in container in fridge.

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1. Combine all ingredients into shaker

2. Add ice, shake

3. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with 1 or 2 mint sprigs

by Kerrie Pierce

Difficulty Level: Medium +

Deck the Halls is a wonderful holiday riff on a classic Cosmo with rum. This delicious creation is sure to put you in the holiday spirits!

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1 oz. Vitae Spirits Platinum Rum

1/2 oz. Vitae Spirits Orange Liqueur

1/2 oz. Orange Juice

1/2 oz. Home made Grenadine

3/4 oz. Cranberry Shrub

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House Grenadine

2 cups Pomegranate juice

1 1/4 cup of sugar

2oz pomegranate molasses

2 tsp orange flower water

Combine all ingredients except orange flower water in a pan, heat until the sugar dissolves, then turn off heat and stir in the orange flower water. Let cool, then strain.

Cranberry Shrub

1 large orange

1/2 cup sugar

2 cups cranberries

 1 cup apple cider vinegar

1. Produce orange sugar: Using a peeler remove orange zest in long strips and place in a bowl with sugar. Muddle orange zest with sugar, cover, and then let sit for a minimum of an hour. Remove zest from bowl and discard, while reserving the oily sugar. 2. Juice the orange and set it aside. 3. Add cranberries and vinegar to blender and blend until pureed. 4. Combine cranberry-vinegar mixture, orange juice, and orange sugar in a non-reactive container then allow to steep at room temperature for at least two days. 5. Strain off solids through a fine strainer or cheese cloth and retain the cranberry shrub liquid.

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1. Combine all ingredients into shaker

2. Add ice, shake

3. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with 1 or 2 frozen cranberries

by TJ Drake

The perfect drink for summer. This riff on a classic Mojito cocktail is very light and refreshing, evoking the usual lime an mint flavors of a traditional mojito without that pesky muddling.

Difficulty Level: Medium

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1.5 oz. Vitae Spirits Platinum Rum

1.5 oz. Lime mint Shrub

1 oz. Soda water

fresh sprig of mint

slice of lime

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Lime & Mint Shrub – Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest from 4 lemons in long strips. Add lemon peels to 1 cup of sugar. Let sit for 1-2 hours. In a large mason jar add 1.5 cups of lime juice and around 20-30 fresh mint leafs. Separate zest from sugar and add sugar to mason jar.  Stir to dissolve sugar into the solution. Add equal parts white wine vinegar and  champagne vinegar to the solution starting with 1/2 cup and adding more to your taste.

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1. Fill rocks glass with ice 2. Add Rum and Shrub 3. Top off with Soda water 4. Garnish with mint sprig and lime wedge

by TJ Drake

Difficulty Level: Easy+

Sometimes when the holiday season rolls around there comes a time when you just have to say Elf You! This easy drinking holiday cocktail was put together to slake the thirst of our patrons on the Holiday Charity Crawl 2016.

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1 1/2  oz. Vitae Spirits Platinum Rum

1 oz. vanilla bean syrup

1 oz. cranberry juice

1/4 oz. lemon juice

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Vanilla Bean Syrup

Bring 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup water to a boil and then simmer in a covered pot . Turn off heat and add 1/4 of a vanilla bean. Let cool and store in refrigerator with the vanilla bean in the syrup for up to one month.

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1. Combine ingredients in shaker with ice.

2. Shake well and pour into a martini glass.

3. Garnish with an orange peel.

by TJ Drake

Difficulty Level: Easy+

Sometimes I think rum and fresh juices were made to go together. This is TJ’s take on a classic punch that was featured on our Autumn 2016 cocktail menu in our tasting room. It isn’t too sweet and has just the right balance of sour to keep it refreshing.

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1 1/2  oz. Vitae Spirits Platinum Rum

1 oz. fresh squeezed orange juice

1 oz. pineapple juice

1/2 oz. fresh lime juice

1/2 oz. true pomegranate grenadine

fresh ground nutmeg

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1. Combine liquid ingredients in shaker.

2. Shake vigorously to froth and then pour over ice in a rocks glass.

3. Grate a bit of nutmeg over the top.

by TJ Drake

Difficulty Level: Easy

What is so great about classic daiquiris (not those frozen slush bombs) is how it’s simplicity allows the rum to shine through. TJ’s slight modification of adding vanilla bean makes the Platinum Daiquiri eminently quaffable.

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1 1/2  oz. Vitae Spirits Platinum Rum

0.5 oz. lime juice

1 oz. vanilla bean simple syrup

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Vanilla Bean Syrup

Bring 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup water to a boil and then simmer in a covered pot . Turn off heat and add 1/4 of a vanilla bean. Let cool and store in refrigerator with the vanilla bean in the syrup for up to one month.

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1. Combine ingredients in shaker.

2. Shake well and pour into a martini glass.

3. Garnish with a twist of lime.

by Mike Rodi

This classic punch is one of the first cocktails developed in the Charlottesville restaurant scene upon release of Platinum Rum. Many thanks go our to Mike Rodi of Rapture Restaurant for lending his expertise.

Difficulty Level: MEDIUM

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2 oz. Vitae Spirits Platinum Rum

1 oz. pomegranate juice

1 oz. fresh squeezed orange juice

1/2 fresh lemon juice

1/2 clove simple syrup (boil and cool 1 c. sugar, 1 c. water, 2 tsp. cloves)

several dashes Peychaud’s Bitters

Filibuster Bourbon

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1. Combine all ingredients except bourbon and bitters in a shaker 2. Add 1 cup medium ice and shake 3. Strain into a tall glass 4. Float a bit of Filibuster Bourbon on top 5. Dash Peychaud’s Bitters on top

by Eric Glomski

The Cardamom Coupe is Eric’s first creation in our library using Platinum Rum and it is definitely a winner!

Difficulty Level: MEDIUM

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7-9 Whole Green Cardamom Pods

2 oz Vitae Spirits Platinum Rum

¾ oz Key Lime Juice (other limes ok, but Keys are best)

1 oz Honey Syrup (1:1 ratio of water and honey, acacia honey is a winner)

1/8 tsp Amaretto

2 dashes celery bitters (Scrappy’s or other high quality)

½ an egg white

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1. Lightly crush, do not muddle, cardamom pods in bottom of a tall shaker (you are really just cracking the pods open) 2. Add all liquid ingredients to shaker. 3. Add 1 cup medium ice 4. Shake aggressively for 25-30 seconds. Add a wire ball if you like fluffier egg white. 5. Double strain into a coupe. 6. Garnish with medium to coarse cracked black pepper and a dash of fine lime zest (a cheese grater works well)

A Classic cocktail modified by Kerrie Pierce

Difficulty Level: Easy+

The Shanghai is a simple classic cocktail that highlights the qualities of the Anisette and white rum that make up the spirits portion of the drink. Light, tart, and refreshing, the Shanghai is a great palate cleanser that will get you ready for the night ahead!

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1 oz. Vitae Spirits Platinum Rum

0.5 oz. Vitae Spirits Anisette

0.5 oz. grenadine (see below for recipe)

0.5 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice

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Grenadine

2 cups Pomegranate juice

1 1/4 cup of sugar

2oz pomegranate molasses

2 tsp orange flower water

Combine all ingredients except orange flower water in a pan, heat until the sugar dissolves, then turn off heat and stir in the orange flower water. Let cool, then strain.

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1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. 2. Shake vigorously until and pour in a coup glass 3. Garnish with a twist of lemon.