1/2 oz Dark Rum pref. Demerara (Lemon Hart 80)
3/4 oz Ginger Liqueur (King's Ginger)
3/4 oz Velvet Falernum
3/4 oz Lime Juice
Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lime twist spiral.
Two Fridays ago, I spotted a rum drink by Jeff Beach Bum Berry that we had passed over in Food & Wines: Cocktails 2010 called the Kon-Tini. The name stems from a reference in Jeff's Sippin' Safari where the introduction explained, "In 1947, Thor Heyerdahl sailed 4,300 miles across the Pacific in the Kon-Tiki, a rickety balsa-log raft. Heyerdahl was a lightweight. Beach Bum Berry's raft, the Kon-Tini, not only travels through oceans... but through time." While Heyerdahl was attempting to prove that pre-Columbian South Americans could have settled Polynesia, Berry's epic journey is to gather recipes inspired by Polynesian food and drink; in a way, their efforts are both valuable historical recreations.
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Any feelings about the King's Ginger vs. Canton?
The Canton is mildly ginger and we often noted bartenders supplementing the liqueur with either ginger syrup or ginger beer; when asked, they described it as containing a little ginger and a bunch of supplementary flavors. We were not pleased enough with our free samples that we got to purchase a bottle.
When I tasted King's, it was rather gingery and more in line with what I expected from a ginger liqueur. I did pause at the price ($42 vs. $32 for Canton), but eventually got it.
Art in the Age's Snap is gingery but there are a host of other flavors going on in there that it's its own beast.
Thankfully here in Oregon they're exactly the same price, $35, so it sounds like it'll be an easy choice. Thanks for the info.
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