u/metalmankam

I know I know, cable management yada yada. No time for cleaning, only DOOM

I've been playing Assassins Creed Black Flag re-synced and I loved the original. It's basically a pirate sim and in the game you play as Edward Kenway, captain of the Jackdaw. I wanted to make a drink that uses the most pirate-y rums I have, and this is what I came up with. I present The Jackdaw! Mug courtesy of Inside Passage, Seattle WA.

The Jackdaw

- 1oz black rum ( Black Tot)

- 1oz navy strength rum (Planteray Mr Fogg No. 2)

- 0.5oz demerara rum (El Dorado 8)

- 0.25oz whiskey (buffalo trace)

- 0.75oz lime juice

- 0.5oz pineapple juice

- 0.25oz passionfruit syrup (Reál)

- 0.5oz cinnamon syrup

- 0.25oz allspice dram (Hamilton)

- 0.25oz falernum (JD Taylor)

- 2 dashes aromatic bitters

- pinch of salt or 2 drops saline

The Jungle Bird is one of my favorite drinks. I love the flavors in it, but I always felt the need to tweak ratios around. I like the bitterness but Campari is just so intense so I increase the pineapple and sometimes the sugar. Or use less Campari. Then I got a bottle of Cappelletti Apertivo and it is sweeter and also lower ABV (17%) and i find I like it better. I tend to use demerara and funky Jamaican rums in my jungle bird, as blackstrap rum is also really intense. But I still want those molasses flavors. I thought about getting some molasses bitters but then I realized I'm an idiot and I have molasses syrup already! I found it to be very sweet so I increased the alcohol volume and used stronger rums. I think it's similar to the jungle bird but far enough away I would give it a new name. I present the jungle birds sweeter, boozier cousin, the Ruffled Feathers!

- 0.5oz 151 demerara (I used Hamilton False Idol)

- 0.5oz Jamaican rum (S&C)

- 0.75oz dark rum (I went with Chairmans original)

- 0.75oz Cappelletti Apertivo

- 2oz pineapple juice

- 0.5oz lime juice

- 0.5oz molasses syrup

I came across this while looking for ideas to put together Novo Fogo Silver and some strawberry syrup I got. It did not disappoint! It's very refreshing! Mai Tai glass I purchased at Skywalker Ranch General Store in San Francisco.

Paraná Punch:

- 2oz silver cachaca (Novo Fogo silver)

- 0.75oz lime juice

- 0.5oz campari

- 0.5oz strawberry syrup (I have Real brand)

https://youtu.be/WZ-sYxoOnUc?is=UfUJxyjZI3lUGhX3

I've been working on making new drinks that bring my two favorite things, tiki and doom metal, together. This drink is dark, rich, and delicious! This one's for the prince of darkness and his incredible contributions to the world of music and the invention of heavy metal thru Black Sabbath (tho I could argue it was Tony Iommi who invented it but that's for another sub).

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Mug from Strongwater! Recipe as follows:

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- 1oz black blended rum (I went with Black Tot)

- 1oz demerara (Pussers)

- 0.5oz overproof rum (OFTD)

- 0.75oz lime juice

- 0.75oz molasses syrup (scant)

- 0.25oz coffee liqueur (Edgefield)

- 0.25oz allspice dram (St. Elizabeth)

- 0.25oz falernum (JD Taylor)

- 2 dashes angostura bitters

- 1 dash chocolate bitters

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I'll probably catch flack for the lack of garnish but I just don't do garnishes for myself at home it feels silly and wasteful. I suppose I could have at least grabbed a swizzle but I did not.

Was in SF over the weekend and made it to world famous and severely underwhelming Smugglers Cove! Picked up the Kuhiko mug from the cover of the book as well as one of the apparently hated crate mugs! I love the crate and they're basically giving them away so I was glad to take one. Should have grabbed two! (Drink with mug to keep is $25!). The two mai tai glasses and the coconutty R2D2 came from the Skywalker Ranch store. The tiki face mug on the far right came from Forbidden Island in Alameda and let me tell you it was WAY better than Smugglers Cove!

Also picked up some rums I've had trouble finding here in Oregon. 2 bottles of the Falso Idol edition Hamilton 151, Clement VSOP agricole veiux, The Rum Explorer Guyana 2yr, Chairmans Reserve standard, and Denizen merchant reserve. I can find the Denizen here but every time I remember a shop having it I go back and they no longer do so I said F it and grabbed it there. I also got a bottle of Cappalletti Apertivo to use in Jungle Birds because campari is a bit too strong for me so I wanted a slightly sweeter Apertivo and this works beautifully! Very happy I found it! And those agricole rums can be real hard to find up here and I should have grabbed a 2nd bottle but oh well! San Fran is a terrible place but has some cool tiki!

I was expecting SC to be the epitome of tiki bars but boy was I wrong. Having to order at the bar, extremely limited seating, it's loud as hell because of the insane crowd. Most people not even sitting because lack of tables so it's just having to weave my way thru a big crowd of rowdy people trying to hold up tiki drinks so I can get a bartenders attention. And SO MANY people came in not knowing what tiki is so every time I got a drink served in a ceramic sculpted mug I was stopped 2 or 3 times with a "OMG WHAT DRINK IS THAT" and I just wanted to tell people to fuck off and read the menu, it shows all drinks there and also what kind of mug/glass they come in. They advertise mugs for sale. So it was a tiki bar that very much has the ambiance of a shitty dive bar. Cool place, absolutely terrible experience and would not go again. Yes the drinks are tasty and made well but my god the atmosphere there is atrocious and not worth the drinks. Glad I was able to secure the famous mug tho.

It was supposed to be a layered cocktail but my layering skills are lacking lol. Recipe as follows!

Heaven (top layer)

- 1oz white rum (.25oz Wray & Nephew + 0.75oz Hamilton White Stache)

- 0.5oz lime juice

- 0.5oz pineapple juice

- 0.5oz orgeat

Hell (bottom layer)

- 1oz aged jamaican (0.5 Coruba and 0.5 S&C)

- 0.5oz demerara rum (Hamilton 86)

- 0.25oz allspice dram

- 0.25oz molasses syrup

Fill glass with ice. Shake up the dark layer ingredients and pour. I put a layer of bitters on top. Then shake up the heaven ingredients and slowly pour over a spoon to hopefully layer it. Enjoy! RIP Ronnie James Dio 🤘