Post #536958 by kludge on Wed, Jun 16, 2010 8:53 PM

Okay, first pass at the Pink Pirate. No real measurements here, other than how long I had to stand on my injured ankle...

First attempt, I balanced out coconut milk and rose syrup, then added bitters and lime juice (sore and lazy, used Roses rather than juicing a lime). Added rum. It didn't work AT ALL. Like pour-it-down-the-sink bad.

Next pass was more basic... coconut, rose, and Westerhall rum (sort of a light gold, from Grenada). Better, but in dire need of something still. Added Trader Vic's Spiced Rum and it's much better.

It's still not done, but I'm on the path now. It needs a white rum and I don't have any. I'm going to get some Wray and Nephew Overproof tomorrow, I think, and a more powerful spiced rum... perhaps Kraken (ran out of that, somehow). This might end up over-rumming it, but it IS pirate, right?

Visually... it's a Pink Pirate. If it wasn't already named, I'd call it a Pepto-Bismol.

edit: Almost forgot... about a half-teaspoon of sugar, too (Sugar in the Raw). Needs more sweetening than I expected.

[ Edited by: kludge 2010-06-16 20:59 ]

[ Edited by: kludge 2010-06-16 21:00 ]