In our previous drink lab, Apple Cider Cocktail Lab Revisited, we had much success mixing Sailor Jerry, a spiced Caribbean rum with flavors of vanilla, cinnamon, and molasses. Since the bottle contents is down to the last few inches, we’ll finish off Sailor Jerry so that he can become part of the Weekend in Review.
Tropical Jerry
Lots of cocktails pair rum with fruit juices. We’ll go with the orange and pineapple that we have on hand.
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz. Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
- .5 oz. triple sec
- 1 oz. orange juice
- 1 oz. pineapple juice
Shake in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and strain into a glass.
Result: As expected, fruity, sweet and refreshingly delicious.
Jerry’s Apple Pie with Whipped Cream
We experimented with several brands of whipped cream vodka when it was a fad a few years ago. Smirnoff Whipped Cream with equal parts of triple sec and orange juice tastes just like those orange creamsicle bars that we used to get from the ice cream truck as kids. Let’s see how it tastes with Jerry and apple juice.
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz. Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
- .5 oz. whipped vodka
- 3 oz. apple juice
Shake in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and strain into a glass.
Result: Totally yummy. Well-balanced flavors of apple, whipped cream, vanilla and cinnamon spice. We’re pleasantly surprised that the apple juice doesn’t dominate.
Jerry Variation on the Shark Bite
The Shark Bite recipe on Drinks Mixer calls for equal parts of light rum and spiced rum. Since our goal is to mix with Sailor Jerry, we’re substituting him for the light rum.
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz. Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
- .5 oz. Blue Curacao
- .5 oz. lemon mix
- A few drops of Grenadine
Shake the first 3 ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and strain into a glass. Add the grenadine to the glass.
Result: The Shark Bite recipe calls for 1.5 oz. of lemon mix which we found to be way too much. We adjusted it to a half ounce and the drink was still just o.k. The red grenadine is intended to look like blood on blue water, but I missed on the slow pour technique (oops). Our lack of excitement over the taste of this cocktail didn’t inspire me to try again.
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