Category Five

Name: Category Five
Ingredients: 1 oz Black Blended Overproof Rum; 1 oz Blended Lightly Aged Rum; 1 oz Aged Rum; 1 oz Column Still Aged Rum; 1 oz Pot Still Lightly Aged Rum; 3 oz Fresh Lemon Juice; 2.5 oz Four Berry (Red) Fassionola; 0.5 oz Falernum Syrup; 3 dash(es) Absinthe; 6 drop(s) Saline Solution

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By Chris Russell

Submitted on: August 16, 2023

Communal

Seasonal

(serves 2-3) An especially hearty Hurricane riff that’s made for sharing on National Rum Day 2023. With five ounces of rum from five different bottles, the different options for blending are truly infinite. Try it with your favourites! Recommended Brands: •Lemon Hart 151 •Foursquare Probitas •The Real McCoy 5 Year •Cruzan Single Barrel •Smith & Cross •Absinthe Absente Four Berry Fassionola Recipe: •1 cup chopped pineapple •1/2 cup chopped blackberries •1/2 cup chopped blueberries •1/2 cup ra...

Ingredients

1 oz
Black Blended Overproof Rum

1 oz
Blended Lightly Aged Rum

1 oz
Aged Rum

1 oz
Column Still Aged Rum

1 oz
Pot Still Lightly Aged Rum

3 oz
Fresh Lemon Juice

2.5 oz
Four Berry (Red) Fassionola

0.5 oz
Falernum Syrup

3 dash(es)
Absinthe

6 drop(s)
Saline Solution

Instructions

Garnish

Berries, mint, pineapple, storm-ravaged umbrella

Build

Blend

Glass

Estimated strength

About 14% ABV (estimate)

By Chris Russell

Craft Tiki Cocktails

Home bartender based in St. John's, Newfoundland. Like many, I got into this hobby-turned-obsession-turned-side gig during the pandemic, and it's been a journey! I have a passion for tiki classics and modern exotic cocktails, especially when I can infuse them with spirits and quality ingredients from the East Coast of Canada. On Instagram & TikTok @avalonhomebar...

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Combine all ingredients in a drink mixer tin with 1 1/2 cups of roughly crushed ice. Blend for 8 seconds, then open pour into a small tiki bowl. Garnish with a mint sprig, storm-ravaged umbrella, and anything that went in your fassionola. Serve with long straws.

Editor's Note

A five-rum blend powers this maximalist Hurricane riff. House-made berry and passionfruit fassionola provides a lush, fruity counterpoint to the complex, high-proof spirit base.