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What is the best rum cocktail?
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Oronoco Rum from Brazil
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The Kraken Black Spiced Rum
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Exciting and rare rum tasting opportunity!
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Help identifying a rum
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Barrilito in Orlando, FL?
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In July 2009, I took a short break from the fun at Tales of the Cocktail to sit down with Gerry Schweitzer, Gilles Merlet and his son, Luc Merlet, to learn more about Leblon.
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Cocktail sugggestion

  • Chicken Satay part 2 - The Peanut Sauce
  • Coconut milk 2 dl
  • Red Curry paste 2 tblsp
  • Sour Currypaste 2 tblsp
  • Massaman currypaste 1 tblsp
  • Sugar 4 tblsp
  • Fishsauce 4 tblsp
  • salt 1/2 tsp - be careful here and add a little according to taste as there is fish sauce in this.
  • Peanuts unsalted 8 tblsp or crunchy peanut butter.
  • Tamarind juice 3 tblsp
  • Chicken Satay part 2 - The Peanut Sauce
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