23 Sep Deconstruido
About Dos Maderas 5+5
Dos Maderas 5+5 is a triple cask aged blended rum that spends five years in the Carribean followed by 5 years in Jerez. The time in Jerez aging is split 60/40 between Williams & Humbert Palo Cortado botas and PX botas. The result is a rich confectionary scented rum with plenty of natural baking spices, vanilla, maple, fig and chocolate notes.
About Dos Maderas 5+5
Dos Maderas 5+5 is a triple cask aged blended rum that spends five years in the Carribean followed by 5 years in Jerez. The time in Jerez aging is split 60/40 between Williams & Humbert Palo Cortado botas and PX botas. The result is a rich confectionary scented rum with plenty of natural baking spices, vanilla, maple, fig and chocolate notes.
Ingredients to make a Dos Maderas Desconstruido - Rum cocktail with sherry
1.75 oz. Dos Maderas 5+5 Rum
.75 oz. Williams & Humbert Dos Cortados Palo Cortado
.5 oz. Williams & Humbert Don Guido PX
2 dashes of Dale DeGroff’s Pimento Aromatic Bitters
Dos Maderas Desconstruido Recipe - Step by step how to prepare a rum cocktail with sherry
1.
Chill a Coupe glass
2.
Add all ingredients to your Mixing Glass
3.
Fill with cracked ice
4.
Stir with a long barspoon for 15 seconds
5.
Strain into your chilled glass
6.
Garnish with an orange peel, oils expressed over your drink at a 45 degree angle
Origins of the Dos Maderas Desconstruido
The Dos Maderas Desconstruido is why some cocktail bar patrons enjoy comparing today’s mixologists to chemists, minus the white lab coats. We are in an age when it is truly hip to be square and nerding out is far more cool than formerly popularized in vintage pop culture. As the name denotes, the Dos Maderas Desconstruido is a rum cocktail that takes itself apart only to be put back together, figuratively speaking. The components each represent the Rum’s trio of cask aging. The structure of this cocktail’s story borrows part from a Rum Old Fashioned and part from a Manhattan where the vermouth is subbed in for by oxidative sherry. The rum is blended with its two sherry components for which it shared cask or bota time-space with during its aging process. Visually speaking, one can imagine an accordion being stretched out as the rum mixes with both sherries, causing it to dilute into a more amiable cocktail form. And the end result? A song by the river as you enjoy a romantic meal on a terrace and finish with a sweet memento.
Tips for a Dos Maderas Desconstruido Cocktail with sherry
Tip 1: If you prefer your cocktails less sweet, try reducing the PX and upping the Palo Cortado.
Tip 2: Following the true spirit of this cocktail, consider tasting each ingredient by itself for the true experience.
Tip 3: A proper Dos Maderas Desconstruido is designed to be simple and elegant. No need to muddle any cherries or oranges into your cocktail. If incorporated, use them as an additional garnish.
Tips for a Classic Rum Old Fashioned Cocktail
Tip 1: A good Old Fashioned is only as good as the base spirit so don’t be shy about using some of your nicer inventory for this cocktail.
Tip 2: When preparing your Rich Simple syrup, try adding a tsp. of lemon zest to brighten it up.
Tip 3: A proper Rum Old Fashioned is designed to be simple and elegant. No need to muddle any cherries or oranges into your cocktail. If incorporated, use them as an additional garnish.
Dos Maderas Desconstruido Variations and types
New to the canon of our Rum cocktail world, there are not many variations out there. One can imagine a few cocktails, however, that the Desconstruido fits easily into family-wise.
This Prohibition-era Cuban based cocktail was named in honor of Mario García Menocal, president of the country from 1913 to 1921. It is often dubbed as a Rum Manhattan variant and mixes a Golden Rum with Blanc Vermouth, Dry Curaçao and a splash of grenadine.
While not as popular as the original whiskey form, this aged rum variation makes the rounds and is enjoyed immensely.
Bartender Natasha Bermudez incorporates a mulit-faceted approach with the combination of Amontillado Sherry, Whisky and Rum as well as adding a tropical edge with banana and pineapple liqueurs.
FAQ
It is a Spanish word for deconstructed and is a nod to the cocktail and food trends where a dish or drink is dissected into its individual parts and appreciated simultaneously.
This cocktail was commissioned by Dos Maderas to highlight the release of their Rums to the market.
The best glassware is a Coupe.
Pimento is the word used in Jamaica to describe the allspice berry. The tree grows there and when the Spanish first arrived, they called it pimiento. Later, the English called it Allspice.
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