Captain's Blood Cocktail - The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess - Small Screen

Small Screen delivers beautifully crafted videos about cocktails, bartending, mixology, food and cooking, each and every week. SUBSCRIBE to Small Screen: http://bit.ly/MF8FOT Sign up for the Small Screen Email Newsletter: http://vid.io/xdM Be the first to know when new episodes air on our site! Robert answers a viewer's question about bitters in this episode of The Cocktail Spirit. Specifically, he discusses basic "rules" when using bitters in cocktails. Similar to the Daiquiri, the Captain's Blood Cocktail is typically made with a darker, Jamaican rum rather than a lighter style rum; any dark rum will do. The main difference you will find is that the measurements of both lime juice and simple syrup are reduced significantly allowing the rum and bitters to really shine. Building off the base of the Daiquiri (or a rum sour), this cocktail contains aromatic bitters that elevate it to a new height of complexity. Some recipes will also contain Falernum. If you have it, try the drink both with and without Falernum and let us know what you think. Watch on Small Screen: http://bit.ly/18MIFhR Recipe: 1 1/2 oz dark rum 1/4 oz lime juice 1/4 oz simple syrup 2 dashes Bitter Truth Old Time Aromatic Bitters: http://bit.ly/19xaUUA Instructions: Shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with spiral of lemon peel.