Black Double Cocktail
Black Double
Ingredients:
- 50ml Black Tears Rum
- 50ml Kahlua
- 50ml Espresso Coffee
- A few drops of cacao
To serve:
Shake in a cocktail shaker and serve in a Martini glass garnished with shaved cacao on top
Cocktail Recipe Ideas – Canchanchara Rum Cocktail
Canchanchara
Ingredients:
- 60ml Black Tears Rum
- 25ml lime
- 3 drops of lychee
- 20ml honey
To serve:
Served in a tumbler, stir and filled with ice
Rum delivered to your door
About Craft Rum Club
How did the concept of rum delivered to your door come about – well my passion for rum started when I met my partner Donna 7 years ago. Her family are from Jamaica and spent many nights drinking rum with them and getting to grips with this new culture. There have been a few mornings feeling slightly ‘dusty’ especially a Christmas day I seem to recall!
I have more recently met many people who have been introduced to the many types of rum and have had a whole new world open up to them. Going on a journey of discovery over the past year or so trying the different types of dark, spiced, white, golden or premium rums has fuelled a passion for rum where I want to surprise and educate people to the many rums and the way cultures drink them.
From our passion for rum Craft Rum Club was born and it is an absolute pleasure of ours to serve members with some of the finest rums, great cocktail ideas and simply everything rum delivered to your door.
Kevin & Donna
How it works – Rum delivered to your door
At Craft Rum Club we keep the contents of our member’s boxes a surprise. When it arrives your box of rum will always include a full-size bottle of specially selected rum (a bottle of rum which is at least 70cl), a selection of mixers , cocktail ingredients and gourmet snacks.
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Black Tears Spiced Rum – October’s Box
Happy Halloween! ?
October brings a unique rum from Cuba – Black Tears. Described as an emotional blend of Cuban rum and seductive Cuban spices based on the Cuban lifestyle and passion for music and dance. Created using a Silver Dry rum from one of the best distilleries on the island, Black Tears is the first ever ‘dry’ Spiced Cuban Rum on the global market and it is our pleasure having discovered this bottling to bring this to the membership.
The bittersweet taste is what sets apart Black Tears from all other spiced rums, as well as its low sugar content, which is typical for Cuban rum. It is spiced with coffee and cacao (cocoa) which have played a large hand in Cuba’s history and aji dulce (sweet pepper) which is one of the most distinctive flavours in Cuban cuisine.
In October’s box;
Black Tears Spiced Rum – 70cl/40% alc./vol
2x 3Cents Aegean Tonic – 200ml
1x Hotel Chocolate Halloween Box
The Expressions
Black Tears is bright and clear, smouldering with cool golden intensity. It has a gentle and mysterious sweetness of cacao accompanying the punch of coffee on the finish, along with the lingering, peppery trace of spice. The result is a very elegant and well-balanced spiced rum.
3Cents produces artisanal mixers and beverages in London. Started by four Greek bartenders they have created a fine product line. Pairing Black Tears with 3Cents Aegean Tonic compliments the slight bitterness of the mixer with the sweetness from the rum on the palate. The cocoa and slight coffee notes are not lost making for a sophisticated drink. Pour 50ml of Black Tears over ice into a high ball glass and add the Aegean Tonic to taste whilst biting into the luxury chocolate.
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We look forward to supplying your next bottling of fine rum.
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The Black Cat Honey Spiced rum
With September being apple season, this month’s surprise box pays homage to apples. We have sourced The Black Cat Honey Spiced rum from Courtneys, a small family run business, who are passionate about everything ‘Apple’ and have diversified into the world of spirits.
As the saying goes, black cats are a bad omen but has superstition been erased with this delicious spiced rum? The Black Cat Honey Spiced rum is a Guyanese rum infused with Courtneys own honey, taken from their hives (populated with rescue bees) on Black Cat Bridge Exmoor, hence the name.
In September’s box;
The Black Cat Honey Spiced Rum – 70cl/35% alc./vol
1x Courtneys Apple and Ginger Juice – 330ml
1x Courtneys – Whimple Orchards Cider 500ml
1x Burts Firecracker Lobster crisp – 40g
1x BeeBom
The Expressions
The Black Cat Honey Spiced rum is punchy but warming. An alluring, flavoursome spiced rum teamed with mixed spices and infused with a sweet frahttps://clientview.mo-am.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/unnamed-2-1.jpg honey. The result is a warm, magical taste of Devon.
September is about apples, so we decided on two different pairings which we know you will enjoy. At Courtneys orchard, everything is natural, their trees aren’t sprayed and nor do they use fertilisers, instead they allow nature to take its course. Their apples are grown, picked, pressed and bottled onsite in their orchard. You can’t get fresher! Courtneys Apple and Ginger juice is made to order and we feel is one of the nicest apple juices we have sampled. Then comes a Courtneys traditional cider, yes it doesn’t sound like it will work but it really does and is surprisingly good. Both drinks really complement the rum and we feel Courtneys have come up with a great formula to link their drinks together. The Black Cat Honey Spiced rum is also great served over ice. Don’t forget to enjoy your tipple with the wonderful Burts Lobster Firecracker crisp. Lastly, let’s help our Bee population by planting the beebom in a place in need of colour so our bees can enjoy the nectar rich flowers they love.
We look forward to supplying your next bottling of fine rum.
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Bougainville Vieux Spiced Domaine Rum – July’s Box
For your July’s surprise box we have sourced a rum from an up and coming Mauritian distillery. The Oxenham family set-up the Oxenham Craft Distillery in 2010 and it is located in the centre of the island, in Phoenix. The Bougainville range of rums are molasses based and borne from decades of ingenuity and passion to create authentic Mauritian rums with a ‘unique local touch’. The lightly aged Bougainville Vieux Domaine Spiced Rum has been double distilled and will be sure to delight your palate
In July’s box;
Bougainville Vieux Spiced Domaine Rum – 70cl/40% alc./vol
1x Eski La Limonade Petillante Mauricienne – Vanilla – 400ml
1x Eski La Limonade Petillante Mauricienne – Pineapple – 400ml
1x Crammy’s Moolkoo – 130g
The Expressions
The Bougainville Vieux Domaine Spiced Rum has been crafted from their award-wining white rum which has been steeped with a complex blend of exotic spices. With a bouquet of butterscotch, bananas, cherries and cinnamon. There are zesty impressions of orange, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla all building on the palate before a long, fiery finish with notes of fresh ginger.
The Eski vanilla and pineapple drinks really complement this delicious spiced rum and adds to the Mauritian experience. We thoroughly enjoyed munching on the traditional Mauritian savoury snack – Crammy’s Moolkoo – whilst sipping the rum.
Bougainville is great for sipping or served over ice and mixed with Eski Vanilla or Pinaepple
We look forward to supplying your next bottling of fine rum.
Cheers,
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Íon rum – June’s Box
For your June’s surprise box we have sourced a rum that is handcrafted in Ireland. Íon Distillery in County Tyrone produces Irelands first 100% locally made craft rum.
The rum is produced from scratch in their purpose built Caribbean “Doubler-style” copper column still which is unique in Ireland and the UK. They use water from their own artisan well which is under their distillery (and filtered through ancient volcanic rock), the finest blackstrap molasses and authentic rum yeasts. Some of the spirit is then aged in bourbon barrels to create a unique light and fruity rum which is then finished in oak whiskey casks.
Íon rum is distilled in honour of the original Irish “Pirate Queen” Granuaile – the 16th Century scourge of the Atlantic. Notorious and known to the crown as Grace O’Malley, this fiery Irish woman lived, loved, fought and thrived in adversity.
In June’s box;
Íon Whiskey Cask Spiced Rum – 70cl/43% alc./vol
2x Sekforde Bespoke Botanical Mixer for Rum – 200ml
1x Keogh’s Honey and Sea Salt Popcorn – 33g
The Expressions
Íon rum is packed full of notes of caramel, vanilla and toffee. A range of spices including ginger, citrus peel, cassia bark and ground kola nut are added. This is “a warming spiced rum experience like no other”
We enjoyed the rum neat or served over ice mixed with the Sekforde Botanical. Keogh’s honey and sea salt popcorn is a great Irish snack we discovered when trying the rum. Grown on their own farm in County Dublin, the corn Keogh’s use is larger, rounder, crunchier and packed full of flavour.
We look forward to supplying your next bottling of fine rum.
Cheers,
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Matugga Rum – May’s Box
Spring is here and for May we have sourced a beautiful Spiced Rum from Matugga. The rum is made with molasses from sugar canes grown in the rich, red soil of East Africa, and has been distilled in the UK since 2015 winning New York wine and spirit Silver award.
Matugga Spirits are carefully crafted in the U.K. through small-batch copper pot distillation. Their proud heritage combined with playful innovation has produced a tipple which is adventurous and captures the unique flavours of Africa.
We hope you agree that Matugga is both a journey, and the destination! The distillers are now based in Scotland and have a very carefully crafted product range. Back in 2017 we featured their golden rum which was a fantastic success and is still winning awards and obtaining great reviews.
In May’s box;
Matugga Spiced Rum – 70cl/42% alc./vol
Fentimens natural ginger ale – 150ml
1x fresh lime
The Expressions
On the nose one can sense hot spice with a touch of ginger, cumin, cardamom seed. Underneath there is sweetness and a hint of what’s to come. On the palate black tea is prominent and joined by a surprising kick of bonfire smoke and mustard seed. A subtle honey flavour builds in the background aligning the sweetness from the nose. The finish sees some big flavours come through from cedar, crunchy brown sugar, smokey tea and black liquorice.
We adore this rum neat or served over ice mixed with Fentimans ginger ale and a slice of fresh lime.
We look forward to supplying your next bottling of fine rum.
Cheers,
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Pirate’s Grog Rum – April’s Box
April’s rum of the month is from Pirate’s Grog and their spiced rum is the fourth expression in their award-winning range. Don’t be fooled by the word “grog”, this rum is light and full of flavour. Produced in Honduras on the island of Roatan by blending various rums from around the Caribbean that have been aged up to 5 years in American oak casks. We love this rum and it’s a pleasant surprise that a 5-year-old rum has complexity along with delicate flavours.
We have included a sample of Pirate’s Grog No.13, a premium 13 year aged rum made from their original rum. We hope you like it as much as we do
In April’s box;
Pirates Grog Spiced – 70cl/37.5% alc./vol
Pirates Grog No.13 – 5cl/ 40% alc./vol
Long Tail Ginger Lime mixer – 20cl
The Expressions
Pirate’s Grog Spiced is an exotic infusion of salt, caramel, a touch of allspice and a secret ingredient which grows along the enchanting shores of the island of Roatan, Honduras. This light full flavoured spiced rum has vanilla and raisin notes and the Jamaican pot still rum provides a warming finish. We love this rum neat as it’s very easy on the palate or mixed with the ginger lime mixer and ice
We look forward to supplying your next bottling of fine rum.
Cheers,
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Yaguara Ouro aged Rum – March box
With March being the month of the Rio carnival, we thought it timely to showcase a Brazilian rum, Yaguara Ouro. Yaguara have been producing small batch artisanal cachaça for five generations and the Ouro is the first aged rum from this distiller
Master blender Erwin Weimann has successfully delivered a smoother, more refined cachaça whilst managing to retain its distinctive taste thanks to creativity and a little science. It is a blend of fresh sugarcane distillate, aged in three types of wood, Brazilian Amburana and Cambreúva, and American oak.
In March’s box;
Yaguara Ouro aged Rum 70cl – 42% alc./vol
x3 Fresh Limes
x3 Fairtrade Brown Sugar Sticks
Biscoito de Polvilho Brazillian Cheese Snack
The Expressions
This organic pale golden colour Cachaça has soft and creamy vanilla hints followed by a burst of intense earthy sugar cane notes. Exotic spice and hints of chamomile round off this characterful, mellow and distinctive cachaça. It can be enjoyed on its own or in cocktails, try a traditional Caipirinha:
50ml Yaguara Ouro Cachaça
Half a fresh lime
X2 teaspoons demerara sugar
Method: Place lime and sugar into a tumbler and mash the two ingredients together using a muddler or wooden spoon. Fill the tumbler with crushed ice and add the Cachaça. Garnish with the remaining lime.
We look forward to supplying your next bottling of fine rum.
Saúde (Cheers),
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OneLove Supreme 5 Island Spiced Rum – February’s Box
February’s rum is from an English artisan producer of fine rum from Kettering. Inspired by their love of reggae, OneLove rum have produced a supreme blend of aged Caribbean rum from Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Cuba & Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). These 5 rums bring their own uniqueness and characteristics to an expertly blended bottling. Select tropical spices are added to produce this spirit drink which we believe is of utmost quality. The heady aroma and deliciousness, we hope you agree, makes OneLove spiced rum one of the best you will taste.
In February’s box;
OneLove Supreme 5 Island Spiced Rum 70cl – 43% alc./vol
Schweppes Ginger Ale 200ml x2
Grace Chili Plantain Chips – 85g
The Expressions
The delicate flavours of vanilla and sweet, sticky treacle alongside delicate vegetal spiciness can be tasted on the palette. As this spiciness fades a warming kick of root ginger rises and the subtle heat lingers.
This spirit is very versatile. We have been enjoying it with the Schweppes Ginger Ale (included in your box). Add a double shot of the OneLove spiced rum over ice into a highball glass. Pour the ginger ale to taste then sit back and relax – recommend putting on some sweet reggae music from Beres Hamond to enjoy the moment.
We look forward to supplying your next bottling of fine rum.
Cheers,
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J Gow – January’s Box
Happy New Year
With Burns Night on the 25th January we thought a spiced rum hailing from a small Orkney island would be a great way to start the new year at Craft Rum Club.
- Gow Rum takes its name from the infamous Orkney pirate John Gow whose short career started in Amsterdam and ended in Orkney. He was famously hung twice after the rope snapped, the first time, at London’s execution dock on the 11th of June 1725. While the name conjures up images of pirates, it also creates imagery of the brutal seas and rugged coastlines surrounding Orkney.
J Gow spiced rum is produced on Lamb Holm, a tiny island (0.15 square miles) just south of St Mary’s village. Home to an Italian Chapel and connected to mainland Orkney by the Churchill barriers. This may well be one of the smallest rum producing islands and the distillery can be found just metres away from the beach.
In Januarys box;
J Gow 70cl – 40% alc./vol
Angostura Bitters – 66.7% alc./vol – x2
Britvic Cranberry Juice drink 200ml – x2
The Expressions
The delicate flavours of vanilla and caramel are mixed with natural spices from around the world including two secret ingredients grown in Orkney. There are also subtle citrus and cinnamon notes in this light golden coloured rum which has a smooth sweetness and warming spice finish
The versatility of the prominent rum flavour complimented with spices means you can enjoy this rum in many ways from on the rocks to cocktails or even just your favourite mixer
Cheers,
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