Several years ago, I posted about a cocktail called the Bacardi Special which combined rum, gin, lime juice and grenadine. At the time, I wondered what the drink would be like without the gin. Well, of course, there is already a name for such a concoction, the slightly different Bacardi Cocktail. I got my recipe from The Joy of Mixology by Gary Regan.
Regan's version is intensely sweet, maybe too much so. Rum generally pairs well with sweet flavors as it is itself sugar-derived. Gin might help to cut into the sweetness but then so would adjusting the proportions. Less grenadine next time, I think. I would still be interested to try the two side-by-side. My post on the Special praised its balance. I liked the Cocktail but I would say it's out of balance.
And now, since he obligingly posed for the photo, I should properly introduce the newest cat in our family. He's been with us for six months now. Everyone needs an alias here at The Squid. His shall be Pretty Boy. It's what I call him half the time anyway.
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