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Making Spiced Rum

Spiced rum. It seems to be just one of those things that either you love, or, you don’t. The subtle varieties of tastes found in different spiced rums are a result of the types and amount of spices added – and there are some spiced rums I’ve tried that have a combinations of spices that just weren’t that pleasing to my palate. I recently ran across directions for making your own spiced rum and initially was interested in finding out what spices are used, but then became intrigued in creating my own variety of spiced rum – a perfect version, of course for my tastes at least! I went shopping today for a few of the following spices and am going to start creating my own version this weekend. Let me know if you come up your own personalized spiced rum and what your secret ingredient is!

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Making Your Own Spiced Rum

Create the perfect spiced rum for your own palate!
Course: Drinks
Servings: 1 bottle

Ingredients

**OPTIONAL

Instructions

  • Add all the ingredients to the rum bottle or pour all ingredients into a wide-mouthed, airtight container and seal.
  • Let stand in a cool dark place for 24 hours to one month.
  • Shake the container occasionally and taste until the flavor is to your liking.
  • The more flavor you want, the longer you should let it sit.
  • Strain the spices out and re-bottle the liquid.

Notes

Tweak the flavors to your liking by increasing or reducing the amount of each spice or by experimenting with other spices. Make this spiced rum one that will truly satisfy your senses!

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The Cruzan Confusion

While spending a week in St Croix, we were introduced to a rum drink called the Cruzan Confusion. Our wonderful bartender, Dave, at the Divi Carina Resort in St Croix gave us his secret recipe for this wonderful and oh-so-powerful concoction, but we thought we’d check the internet to see if there was another recipe posted. We found a number of sites with the following Cruzan Confusion recipe, and I’ve included Dave’s, for comparison at the end. Let the confusion commence!!

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Cruzan Confusion

Servings: 1

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Stir together in a chilled cocktail glass and serve.
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Dave's Cruzan Confusion

Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 1/2 oz Your choice of mix of Cruzan Rums up to about 4 oz. (current Cruzan flavors: banana, black cherry, citrus, strawberry, coconut, guava, mango, pineapple, raspberry, and vanilla)
  • 2 oz Pineapple Juice
  • Splash Grenadine
  • Cherry and Lime for Garnish
  • 1/4 Cruzan Black Strap Rum

Instructions

  • Blend the flavored rum, pineapple juice and grenadine together and pour over ice.
  • Fill a biodegradable straw with Cruzan Black Strap, add garnish and enjoy.

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Rum Dinner Rolls

Need something easy, but delectable to bring to Thanksgiving Dinner? How about Rum Dinner Rolls? Super easy and tasty!

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Rum Dinner Rolls

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg Already Browned Dinner Rolls
  • 1/4 c Butter
  • 1/2 c Sugar or Brown Sugar (we like the taste of Brown Sugar with aged Rum)
  • 1/4 c Aged Rum

Instructions

  • Break rolls apart and put into pan.
  • In a saucepan over low heat, melt together margarine, sugar and rum. 
  • Pour over rolls and refrigerate to saturate.
  • Let warm on the counter and then heat as directed on package.

Notes

Milk can be substituted for the rum if you need to make a batch for the young’uns too!

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Making Vanilla Rum

Vanilla rum is not always easy to find and is an absolute necessity when concocting a batch of yummy Rum Therapy “Nilla Killas“. I recently ran across several recipes to make your own vanilla rum – well actually you aren’t making the rum – just flavoring it with vanilla! It apparently takes a while for the full flavoring to occur, so I may start testing the process this weekend. Hope I can wait a full month to try it!

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Making Vanilla Rum

Ingredients

  • 1 bottle Dark of Aged Rum
  • 3 Plump Vanilla Beans (avoid dry and brittle beans)
  • 1/2 c Simple Syrup (recipe below)

Instructions

  • Make simple syrup mixture – combine equal parts of water to sugar in a sauce pan. Warm and stir until sugar has dissolved in the water. Remove syrup from heat and let cool to room temperature.
  • Cut vanilla beans in half lengthwise.
  • Pour off ½ cup of rum from bottle and save in different container for future use.
  • Add cut vanilla beans to bottle.
  • Pour simple syrup mixture into bottle.
  • Let mixture sit for at least one month. The flavor will continue to get better with age.

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Nilla Killa

Visiting White Bay on Jost Van Dyke for the first time was a trip. Our boat pulled up to this incredibly beyond believable gorgeous white crescent of sand as we “rapped” I’m on the Boat (very badly I admit).

As we anchored, Captain Darrel told us that we should visit Soggy Dollar Bar and order a “Nilla Killa”. Don’t think we even asked what was in it – it sounded good. “Wicked good” said Darrel. Darrel asked if we wanted to dinghy in. Dinghy in???? This is the home of the Soggy Dollar Bar – we had to swim in with our soggy dollars to get the full effect – right?

Anyway – great day, great drink. Soggy Dollar’s Nilla Killa recipe is TOP secret according to Mic – the bartender at Soggy at the time, so of course we set out to re-create when we got home (although it’s basically a Painkiller with vanilla rum). If only it came with that incredible view! Enjoy!

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Nilla Killa

Similar to a Painkiller, this rum cocktail is also a popular offering at the Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke.
Course: Drinks
Servings: 2
Author: Rum Therapy

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Blend vanilla rum, orange juice, pineapple juice and cream of coconut, pour over ice, and sprinkle with freshly grated nutmeg

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Piña Colada

The official drink of Puerto Rico, the Piña Colada has long been a favorite vacation drink of mine. The taste just reminds me of digging my toes in the warm sand and basking in the tropical sunshine…

Here’s an easy and tasty recipe for this delicious tropical beverage. (Check out an even more decadent Piña Colada Recipe here!) Enjoy!

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Piña Colada

An easy and tasty recipe for this delicious tropical beverage!
Course: Drinks
Servings: 2
Author: Rum Therapy

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Pour pineapple juice, cream of coconut and rum into a blender with the crushed ice and blend until smooth. Add more ice if needed to thicken. Pour into a glass, add a biodegradeable straw, sprinkle with nutmeg and garnish with a slice of orange or pineapple.

Other recipes you might be interested in:

The Best Piña Colada Recipe
Skinny Piña Colada

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Caribbean Rum Punch

Rum Punch is a refreshing rum based beverage that we’ve had the pleasure of sampling in many different tropical locations, from the Caribbean to Hawaii. Each island seems to have their own distinct twist, from the type of rum used to the combination of juices. Experiment with different tropical fruit juices (mango, papaya, pineapple, etc.) until you find your perfect combination!

Our favorite Rum Punch experience happened on a sailing trip in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. We were lucky enough to explore the deserted island of Petit Tabac – an island used in filming Pirates of the Caribbean. Our captain and cook concocted a huge container of Rum Punch that the 6 of us enjoyed as we hiked and explored the beautiful island. We tried to recreate the flavor of that Rum Punch upon returning home and the following recipe about nails it – sorry we can’t include the island!!

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Caribbean Rum Punch

Inspired by our favorite Rum Punch experience, on a sailing trip in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Course: Drinks
Servings: 2

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Mix ingredients together, pour over ice and sprinkle with nutmeg and garnish with an orange slice and a cherry. Add a biodegradeable straw and enjoy!

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