The rum promises a lot, and since I seem to have a shorter supply of charisma than I had in my youth it is with a hopeful nod that I pour out my first sample. In the Glass 8/10 One last bottle of this wonderful elixir was found by a Sea Czar whose ship’s steward promptly stole it. This steward ended up in the Caribbean and is said to have began to add a single drop of his magical liquid into each bottle of a dark and mysterious spiced Caribbean Rum (which of course he began to sell). The Steward is long gone, but the implication is that his magical liquid can be found ‘should you ever find a rum marked with the hidden sign of the ancient sorceress’s protection. With ice added, the end flavours are pleasant with caramel, molasses, hints of licorice and cinnamon. The Afterburn 8/10

Jamaican rum has changed drastically from the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s to what it is today,” says Berry, adding that “it used to be a much richer, more heavily estered, unfiltered, higher proof, more flavorful spirit.” Case in point: Whereas the Dagger lineup of rums averaged between 90 and 114 proof, today’s Jamaican rums are generally lower in alcohol; Myers’s, for example, is bottled at a modest 80 proof. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. This means that blending rums, a long tradition in tiki, has only become more important in the context of modern drink-making. “What tiki bartenders in 2017 need to do is pretty much the same thing Donn Beach was doing in the 1930s,” says Berry, citing the Beachcomber mantra, What one rum can’t give you, three rums can. For me, Halloween wasn’t about the scary things, it was about all the fun that came with the holiday. I loved making caramel apples, sherbet punches, and there were always crafts galore! Of course, as I’ve grown up, I’ve carried that same love of Halloween into adulthood. Except I get to have way more fun with it now. Maybe it’s from growing up with movies like Hocus Pocus, Harry Potter, and Practical Magic, but I am fascinated by witches. Not that I necessarily believe in them but the concept just entertains me. Since we learned that in the Harry Potter world, I’m a grade A potions master. It was time to take a stir into a little darker witch magic and trust me, you can’t get much darker than this. E DITOR’S NOTE:This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. The coffee thing is subtle, but it informs every other ingredient in the drink,” says tiki historian and longtime Mai-Kai patron, Jeff “Beachbum” Berry. “It’s almost like an ‘umami’ kind of thing. [It] just takes the drink up to another level.” Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows: To the ladies and to that which they protect … May you soon find yourself more gregarious, more enchanting, and more charismatic than you ever dared to dream.”

When I was a kid, Halloween was my favorite time of year. There was something magical about that spooky night that put electricity into the air for me. Plus, candy, duh. The rum has a relatively short finish which again persuades me to believe that very little aged rum has been used in the spirit’s construction. There is again that light medicinal quality which is more apparent in the finish than it was when I sipped.The aroma from the glass is pleasant. A somewhat candied sweetness reminiscent of caramel and molasses candies rises into the breezes. I sense the spiciness of cinnamon and cloves, as well as perhaps a touch of orange zest. There are obvious vanilla notes, indications of treacle as well as a few aromatic scents which I was unable to really decipher. That’s not much to go on; but fortunately I was given a sample bottle so that I could taste the spirit and provide this review. In the Bottle 4/5