Spiced Rum No. 5

Serves: 3

Weldon Lockman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

50

Sweetness

51

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Combine 1 bottle (750 milliliters) medium-bodied aged rum (such as El Dorado 5 Year, Mount Gay Eclipse Black, or Appleton Estate V/X), 3 allspice berries, 3 cloves, 1 cardamom pod, 1 segment of a star anise pod, 1/2 cinnamon stick, and 1/8 teaspoons freshly ground nutmeg in a lidded 1-quart jar

2

Twist a 4x1" strip of orange peel (no white pith) just above the mixture to release some of its oils; add peel to jar

3

Split 1/2 vanilla bean lengthwise; scrape seeds into jar and add bean

4

Cover jar tightly; shake to combine

5

Let sit in a dark place for 2 days, shaking once after first day

6

Strain mixture through cheesecloth or a fine-mesh sieve into a clean bottle; discard spices

7

Will keep indefinitely if sealed tightly and stored in a dark, dry place

8

Combine 1 bottle (750 milliliters) medium-bodied aged rum (such as El Dorado 5 Year, Mount Gay Eclipse Black, or Appleton Estate V/X), 3 allspice berries, 3 cloves, 1 cardamom pod, 1 segment of a star anise pod, 1/2 cinnamon stick, and 1/8 teaspoons freshly ground nutmeg in a lidded 1-quart jar

9

Twist a 4x1" strip of orange peel (no white pith) just above the mixture to release some of its oils; add peel to jar

10

Split 1/2 vanilla bean lengthwise; scrape seeds into jar and add bean

11

Cover jar tightly; shake to combine

12

Let sit in a dark place for 2 days, shaking once after first day

13

Strain mixture through cheesecloth or a fine-mesh sieve into a clean bottle; discard spices

14

Will keep indefinitely if sealed tightly and stored in a dark, dry place