Rum Cocktails for Lovers

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RUM APHRODISIACS

Aphrodisiacs are foods thought to increase sexual drive or to enhance reproductive ability. Many centuries ago, philosophers attributed aphrodisiac properties to any food that represented “seed” or “semen,” such as eggs, bulbs and grains. Later foods were considered to have aphrodisiac properties if they had any resemblance to genitalia. Modern science looks at the composition of foods and believes that those with a high concentration of Zinc are beneficial to the libido, as Zinc controls progesterone levels. Here is a list of foods commonly thought to have aphrodisiac properties:

Almond, Aniseed, Arugula, Asafetida, Asparagus, Avocado, Bananas, Basil, Broccoli Rabe,  Chocolate, Carrots, Coffee, Coriander, Fennel, Figs, Garlic, Ginger, Honey, Liquorice, Mustard, Nutmeg, Oysters, Pine Nuts, Pineapple, Raspberries, Strawberries, Truffles, Vanilla and Wine.

The Superior Love Potion

50 ml White Rum

12.5 ml Crème de Cacao

1 Scoop Strawberry Ice Cream (or sorbet)

5 ml Parfait Amour Liqueur

25 ml Lime Juice

25 ml Champagne

Shake all of the ingredients together until the ice cream/sorbet dissolves. Pour the champagne into a flute and then single strain the gelato mix on top. Garnish with a single Maraschino cherry and grated dark chocolate.

Saint Valentine

1 1/2 oz white rum

1/2 oz Fonseca Bin 27 Ruby Port

1/2 oz orange curacao or Grand Marnier

1/2 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail  glass.

Happily Ever After

1 3/4 oz Rhum J.M. Blanc

3/4 oz Cynar

3/4oz Cherry Heering

1/4 oz Averna

2 Dash Rhubarb Bitters

1 Dash Whiskey Barrel Bitters

Combine all ingredients except bitters into an ice filled cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a crushed ice filled cocktail glass. Drop bitters into the glass and stir.

Recipe Courtesy: Rhum J.M. Blanc

Cupid’s Kiss

1 oz. Cruzan Raspberry Rum

1 oz. Canadian Club Whisky

Cranberry Juice

Fill highball glass with ice. Add rum and whisky, fill with juice and stir.