Celebrate National Rum Day with Flor de Caña
05 Aug 2016 by Jose Eledra in Cuisine, General, Home, Pleasure, Products, Spirits
What better way to embrace summer than to celebrate National Rum Day on August 16th. Celebrating 125 years of production, family-owned Flor de Caña is an award-winning Nicaraguan rum offering a full portfolio of high-quality, naturally-aged rums. Below we bring you a summer guide to traditional and non-traditional rum cocktails, perfect for enjoying any day of the year.
Distilled and crafted from estate-grown sugar cane at its fully self-sustaining facility in Chichigalpa, Nicaragua, Flor de Caña offers a diverse selection of core range rums, including Flor de Caña 4 White; Flor de Caña 4 Gold; Flor de Caña 5; Flor de Caña 7; Centenario 12; Centenario 18 and Centenario 25.
Enjot it neat, on the rocks or in a variety of balanced cocktails.
Flor Old Fashioned (pictured above)
2 parts Flor de Caña 7 Rum
1/4 part brown sugar syrup
3 or 4 dashes coffee bitters
2 large orange zests
Method: Add all ingredients to your mixing glass. Stir with ice. Strain into a prepared Old Fashioned glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with orange peel
Macau
1 ½ oz Flor de Caña 7 Year Rum
1 oz guava juice
1 oz orange juice
½ oz lemon juice
1/3 oz simple sugar
Method: Garnish with 1 orange slice and 1 cherry with stem
Flor de Caña Pina Colada
2.5 parts Flor de Caña 7 Rum
3 parts pineapple juice
1 part coconut cream
Method: Combine the FDC 7, pineapple juice and coconut cream in a blender. Add cup of crushed ice and blend on high until smooth. Pour into a tall glass and garnish with a pineapple wedge.
Flor de Caña Ultimate Mojito
2 parts Flor de Caña 7
1/2 part lime juice
1/3 part superfine sugar
3 leaves mint
Champagne
Method: Muddle lime juice with sugar in a Collins glass. Add mint leaves and muddle again. Fill glass 2/3 full with crushed ice and add rum. Top off with a champagne float. Garnish with sprig of mint.
Flor de Caña Manhattan
2 parts Flor de Caña 7 rum
1 part sweet vermouth
1/6 parts maraschino liqueur
1 dash orange bitters
Method Add all ingredients to mixing glass filled with ice. Stir vigorously and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a cherry.