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Now that the basics are covered, all that's left is for you to try it!

Many of the rums and liqueurs profiled in this blog can be procured relatively easy.
*pro-tip* If you are itinerant or have a family member that is, duty free alcohol is the most cost effective. Alternatively, if you're in Trinidad, here are a few liquor outlets that you can visit:

Naughty Grape (Bryden's retail arm)Naughty Grape Website
81A Mucurapo Road, St. James

BottleStop Bottle Stop Facebook page

Singh's liquor mart -
Bournes Road, St. James


Solera (Angostura's retail outlet) Solera facebook Page
Corner Gray and Tragerete Road.

(868) 628-7258

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Sipping rum with a liqueur - Choice #4 Amaro di Angostura

This is a relatively new product from Angostura. Was fortunate enough to attend the launch in 2015 where they also debuted a signature cocktail which featured their single barrel rum. Warm and robust cinnamon and licorice flavors with the award winning Angostura bitters recipe. This Liqueur can really add a kick to your rum. Again due to its strong flavor, I recommend using this liqueur like bitters....a dash or two will do.

Tell me if you've tried this before or whether you have a rum you would recommend to be brightened up by the Amaro!

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Sipping rum with a liqueur - Choice #3 Jagermeister

Not typically thought of as a liqueur but rather a shooter Jagermeister (pronounced yayy-gerr-my-sta) may have slipped past your notice. That's why i'm here. Take it out of the shot glass and pour a little in your sipping rum!

Jager is quite flavorful (fruity and spicy) and can easily over power anything its mixed with, so I recommend using restraint with this liqueur. A drop or two should do the trick!

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Sipping rum with a liqueur - Choice #2 Goldschlager

Although some may snort in derision at the abhorrent nature of anyone that would believe drinking anything containing pure gold flakes makes appear superior, my intentions with Goldschlager are simply for its cinnamon goodness...and boy does this deliver.
Adding a dash of this liqueur to your sipping rum has two effects; 1) Cinnamon goodness (of course) and 2) real gold flakes adorning your already exquisite glass of sipping rum.

I recommend adding this to rums that are not excessively spicy or have a somewhat monotone palate.
My choices here are : Pyrat, Siegerts 190, Ron Abuela, Chai Rum.

Have a try and let me know what you think in the comments section or make a recommendation for a unique pairing with Goldschlager !

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Sipping Rum with a Liqueur - choice #1 Cointreau

So if you've been following my blog up to this point we've covered a few of the nicer sipping rums in the Caribbean/Latin Americas. We also discussed how to consume them and some tips and tricks for cooling down the warm spiciness of these sipping rums either with- or without ice.

Now we're going to talk about adding some additional flavor to these rums.

First up? Cointreau. A sophisticated orange flavored triple-sec
Traditionally used in cake making and other culinary purposes, I first discovered this partly by accident. I had the weird notion to change an ordinary, less aged rum to taste more like Pyrat (see rums from Anguilla). Looked in my home bar and there was an un-opened bottle of Cointreau. I added a dash and the rest was history.

I highly recommend adding a dash of Cointreau to Zacapa XO, Appleton, and Ron Barceló Imperial

The history of this liqueur is also quite interesting, beginning in 1849 with the Cointreau brothers.

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