Shellback Rum is a new brand on the market and they are coming out of the gate a winner. Working with Barbados-based West Indies Rum Distillery (established in ye olde 1893) they have two products, a silver rum and a spiced rum. The spiced is a blend of unaged rum with a portion that has spent at least 12 months in a once-used American bourbon barrel (hey, looka there!). Once blended, Shellback is flavored with Cinnamon Bark Oil (Sri Lanka and Ceylon); Ginger Oil (China and Africa); Clove Oil (Madagascar and India); Nutmeg (Indonesia); Cassia (Vietnam and China); Vanilla (Madagascar) and Allspice (Caribbean). Dang, it sounds like Christmas!
Recently Shellback made a splash at the epic Manhattan Cocktail Classic event. They hired famed New York bartender Justin Noel (of Pranna, Breslin, Royalton and Goldbar fame) to come up with some thirst quenching rum based cocktails that he has shared below.
Let us know if you make one and send us a photo on Instagram at @TheManualStyle
The Olive Blossom:
2oz Shellback Silver Rum
.75 oz St. Germain
1 oz Pink Grapefruit Juice
.25 oz Simple Syrup
2 dashes of Lavender Bitters
Champagne Coup Glass
Edible Orchid Garnish
Twilight In Negril:
1.5 oz Jamaican Rum
1 oz Fresh Pineapple Juice
.5 oz Lime Juice
.5 oz Agave Nectar
.25 oz Apricot Liqueur
Shaken with ice
Strained into a coup
Pineapple Leaf for a garnish
Stout and Stormy:
2 oz Dark or Spiced Rum
.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
.75 oz Demerara Syrup ( 2 cups of Demerara Sugar to 1 cup of water)
.5 oz Fresh Ginger Juice
Highball Glass
Crushed Ice
Dry shake contents
Pour into a empty highball glass
Add crushed ice to the top
Top with Abita Turbo Dog Brown Ale
Garnish with a Lime Slice and Candied Ginger
Don’t Tell Babo (From Employees Only):
Bacardi 8 Rum
Bianco Vermouth
stirred with Meletti
Dashes of Chocolate Bitters.
Served over ice
Cana Brava Hemingway:
2 oz Cana Brava Rum
.75 oz Lime Juice
.5 oz Fresh Pink Grapefruit Juice
.5 oz Maraschino Liquor
1 bar spoon of simple syrup
Lime wheel
