Rum Cocktail Recipes: Rumor Wins At Rittenhouse Spring Fest Preview
Last Thursday was the fancy-pantsy Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival Preview Party, held in the Grand Ballroom at the Ritz-Carlton. There was plenty of food, booze and amusements for the well-heeled swells who attended, but at the center of it all was the official Foobooz-sanctioned Captain Morgan Black cocktail competition–which we sanctioned mostly because it was a good excuse for everyone to drink a little rum get all pirate-y for a night.
The challenge was thus: To create an original cocktail using Captain Morgan spiced rum as a primary ingredient. And bartenders from all over the city rose to the task. After the jump, check out a few of the rum cocktail recipes–including the one for the winning drink: The Captain Rumorita, courtesy of bartender Scott Innes of Rumor.
But first, here are a few of the other uses for your pirate juice.
ALFA
Drink name: Alfa Punch Buggy Black
Bartender name: George Donahue
Ingredients:
· Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum
· Muddled Tangelo segments and 2 pieces of Pineapple
· fresh squeezed lemon
· dash simple syrup
· topped off with San Pellegrino Pompello (Grapefruit)
Served in a rocks glass
G LOUNGE
Drink name: Strawberry Swizzle
Bartender name: Samantha Marzullo
Ingredients:
· Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum
· Fresh muddled strawberries
· Lime juice
· Simple syrup
· Ginger ale
· Strawberry garnish
Served in a rocks glass with a salted rim
LIBERTE
Drink name: Sweet & Spice
Bartender name: Mark Yanga
Ingredients:
· Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum
· Lime juice
· Simple syrup
· Perfect Puree Sweet Ginger Puree
· Sixpoint Sweet Action Ale
· Lime wheel garnish
Served in a Collins glass with a lime wheel garnish
RANSTEAD ROOM
Drink name: Captain’s Castaway
Bartender name: Richard Millichap
Ingredients:
. Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum
. Lime juice
. Sugar syrup
Served in a highball glass
VILLAGE WHISKEY
Drink name: Sailor’s Warning
Bartender name: Jon Borror
Ingredients:
· Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum
· Grapefruit juice
· Lime juice
· Orange juice
· Honey syrup
· House made Falernum syrup
· Absinthe
· Finish with Lemon Hart 151
Served in a highball glass
And finally, this year’s winning drink:
RUMOR
Drink name: Captain Rumorita
Bartender name: Scott Innes
Ingredients:
· Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum
· Cointreau
· Fresh lime juice
· Sour mix
· Splash of cranberry juice
· Splash of sprite
Served up, in a martini glass
