Chocolate Cocktail with Deadhead Rum!

Today's treat is a chocolate concoction with Deadhead Dark Chocolate Rum. It's like a liquid hug - perfect for a winter happy hour!

What's for Brunch? RUM!

The last few days have been insanity here at the Kitsch-en, since we have a couple of ambitious episodes lined up for next week. I'm grateful that the weekend is almost here, since weekends mean brunch! They say that brunch is a portmanteau of "breakfast" and "lunch," but it is also an excuse to day drink. Otherwise it would just be late breakfast with lunch foods added. In that spirit (no pun intended), here are some brunch ideas from 1956's The Puerto Rican Rum Host and Hostess Book, published by Rums of Puerto Rico, part of the fabulous bar book haul we recently received in the mail from the fabulous Mod Betty of Retro Roadmap fame. Many of these offerings involve rum, but some do not, giving you options for the abstainers in your crowd.

Have a fabulous weekend! Bon appetit and cheers!

Allow Rum to Help You Ease Into Fall

We can't help noticing that the days are getting shorter, the leaves are changing and that fall has arrived. Don't let the growing lack of sunlight bring you down! Our lovely libation is just what the doctor ordered to help cope with the creeping darkness!

September is National Honey Month!

September is National Honey Month and we're ready with a lovely libation featuring Don Q Anejo Rum and an easy, yet impressive-looking, appetizer made with Honey Ridge Farms honey! We thank both of them for providing their fabulous products for this episode. These recipes are best enjoyed during your own "bee movie" marathon. The honey may be sweet, but the films are pure cheese! Happy National Honey Month!

Rubber Duckie Cocktail with Wicked Dolphin Rum

A rubber duckie may make bath time lots of fun, but a cocktail doesn't hurt! Here's one featuring two fabulous rums from Florida's Wicked Dolphin Rum in a soothing shade of blue. Perfect for relaxing over a long holiday weekend!

Wet & Wild on National Lipstick Day

It's National Lipstick Day and I think that calls for a drink! Here's one I created especially for the occasion, Wet & Wild!

Wet & Wild

2 oz light rum

3/4 oz Giffard Creme de Framboise (you can substitute another raspberry liqueur if this isn't available)

1 1/4 oz cold press watermelon juice

1/2 oz fresh lime juice

3 dashes of cherry bitters

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass rimmed with pink sugar or disco dust.

Happy National Lipstick Day!

Here Are MORE Cocktails For Our AIDS Walk Sponsors!

Here are three more cocktails for three more of our fabulous AIDS Walk New York sponsors, all created by Paul this time!

Jungle Primate (created for Amy)

1 1/2  oz dark Jamaican rum

1/2 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti

1 oz guava nectar

1/2 oz pineapple juice

1/2 oz fresh lime juice

A dash of grenadine

Shake all ingredients with ice and pour into a double old-fashioned glass.

The Savage (created for Patty)

1 1/2 oz aged rum

1/2 oz sherry

1/2 oz Ancho Reyes liqueur

1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

1/2 oz guava nectar

1/4 oz cranberry juice

1/4 oz honey mix (half honey, half water)

2 dashes of Jerry Thomas (find them here)

1 drop of Pernod

Shake all ingredients with ice and pour into a tiki mug.

Groovy Hibiscus (created for Kiki)

1 oz dark Jamaican rum

2 oz cranberry-hibiscus tea

1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

A dash of simple syrup

Club soda

A dash of Angostura bitters

Build in a chimney glass with crushed ice in the order given. Stir gently.

And speaking of groovy, we'll have even more cocktails for our groovy sponsors soon! 

I was pleased to receive this shot from the day of the walk from the talented Eddie Velasquez, one of the event's photographers. Thank you for the fabulous photo, Eddie! It was a great day!

More Cocktails For Fabulous AIDS Walk Sponsors!

Here are a couple more cocktails for two of our fabulous AIDS Walk New York sponsors! We still have quite a list of folks who've earned a drink, so we'll have more soon. We're drinking as fast as we can!

Ladies Night (created for Jenny)

2 oz applejack

1/2 oz elderflower liqueur

1/2 oz dry curaçao

1/2 oz pineapple juice

1/4 oz fresh lime juice

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass!

Wandering Wahine (created for Barbara & Baz)

1 oz dark Jamaican rum

1 oz Malibu coconut rum

3/4 oz creme de cassis

1/2 oz Banane du Bresil

1 pineapple juice

1/4 oz fresh lime juice

4 dashes of orange bitters

Shake all ingredients with ice and pour into a tiki mug!

Cheers!

Tropical AIDS Walk Cocktails

AIDS Walk New York may be done for 2016, but we have lots more cocktails to create for our fabulous sponsors! Here are three more, all with a tropical/rum theme. Cheers!

The Offering

The Offering (created for Dennis)

1 oz dark Jamaican rum

1 oz amber rum

1 oz tamarind syrup (click here to learn how to make your own)

1/2 oz grapefruit juice

1/2 oz cranberry juice

2 dashes of plum bitters

Shake with ice and pour into a tiki mug or highball glass.

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise (created for Ruth)

1 oz dark Jamaican rum

1 oz brandy

1/2 oz Chambord

1 oz guava nectar

1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

Chilled Prosecco

Combine all ingredients except the Prosecco in an old-fashioned glass with ice. Top with wine and stir gently.

Bitter Passion

Bitter Passion (created for Alan)

2 oz amber rum

1/2 oz passionfruit syrup

3/4 oz fresh lemon juice

1/2 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.