A Capn Jimbo special drink...
And completely by accident. Well, not completely. In a recent trip to Total Wine I was faced with a few new rums to think about for a single holiday purchase. After agonizing over Tanduay (just to prove it's altered), Sammy's (very interesting) and Blackwell's Dark Rum, I chose the latter. Some of you may know Chris Blackwell as the owner of Island Records, but few know he's part of the Wray & Nephews family.
In fact W&N distilled and aged a good Jamaican rum for Blackwell, and that was enough for me. $26, and out the door. Although this is not a real review, I'll tease you by noting that Blackwell Dark has a extremely rich and pungent aroma, exceedingly pleasant and featuring ripe black banana, creme brulee, some Jamaican funk/dunder and perhaps a bit of prune. It's the kind of nose that leads you believe you're in for a sugar bomb like Brinley's, or especially something like Zaya.
It wasn't so. Even though this richness carried through, the palate opened with leather, and grew ever dryer to a consistent peppery finish. Very nice. A deceptively rich, deceptively dry late evening dram.
So how 'bout the drink??
Fine, fine. Sue Sea is simply not feeling well, so I thought I'd put something quick together. For some reason the notion of ripe banana and orange - as in a smoothie - kept coming to mind. So here's what I did:
4 oz fresh squeeze OJ with pulp
1 oz Coco Lopez
2 oz Blackwell's
Shake with 4 or 5 ice cubes, and pour into a tall glass, finish with a good coating of freshly ground nutmeg.
Served to Sue Sea and her reaction: "Awesome! At first I thought it was a Painkiller, but perhaps even better. The flavors work well together and like the Painkiller, this is a serious drink, forget the parasols."
My/our first mixed drink, and it worked. Highly recommended.
Recipe: Black Wee Bee Jammin'
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