Chic Choc Spiced Rum
When I heard I was getting this rum, I first thought that I was getting something with a hint of chocolate flavour. It turns out that Chic-Choc is a mountain region in northern Quebec. The reason why it is called Chic Choc Spiced Rum is that the spices for the delightful flavour comes from that mountain region. The flavour mix is extracted from peppery green alder, lovage root, sweet galeseeds, pine forest spikenard, wild angelica and witherod berries, all harvested from that region, making this rum truly Canadian. Ok, so I have no idea what any of those spices are, but they do come together with a great flavour and a nice amber colour like caramel. It is also made using three to eight-year-old rum.
For testing, I sipped the rum, and it is smooth. You can have it on ice or in a cocktail. There are some cocktail recipes below to try. Being a Canadian-made rum, I have included a cocktail that uses maple syrup too! The Chic Choc website offers additional cocktail recipes and locations of where bottles of this micro-distilled product are available.
The Chic Barcelonian
45 ml (1 ½ oz.) Chic Choc Spiced Rum
60 ml (2 oz.) red wine
25 ml (¾ oz.) pineapple juice
25 ml (¾ oz.) orange juice
1 tbsp. honey
1 dash vanilla extract
Ginger beer
Frozen berries
Ice cubes
- Combine orange and pineapple juices, honey, vanilla extract and frozen berries in a highball glass filled with ice.
- Add the Chic Choc Spiced Rum.
- Lean a spoon on the side of the glass and, lightly pour over the red wine so the liquids do not mix together. The wine sitting on top of the mix will create a beautiful layer filling the glass to approximately half.
- Top up with ginger beer.
The Chic Bûche
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Chic Choc Spiced Rum
0.5 oz. (15 ml) maple syrup
Half lime, cut in quarters
10 mint leaves
5 oz. (150ml) sparkling Eska water
1 dash Angostura-type cocktail sour
- At bottom of a tall glass, place the four lime pieces and pour in maple syrup and Angostura.
- Crush with pestle.
- Pour in rum and add seven mint leaves, as well as five ice cubes.
- Stir with spoon for 10 seconds.
- Fill rest of glass with ice and top off with sparkling water.
- Stir gently with spoon while trying to bring the mint leaves up to the surface from bottom of glass.
- Decorate with remaining mint leaves.
Noxx & Dunn 2-4-5 Rum
Now being introduced to Alberta, Noxx & Dunn 2-4-5 Rum comes from Florida. The 2 4 5 refers to the blend of different ages of rum used, two-year old, four-year old and five-year old. It is made from 100 per cent Florida sugar cane molasses and aged in used American Oak bourbon barrels. The rum is also amber in colour, but a couple shades lighter than the spiced rum, and there is no added flavour or colour to it. With the rum aged in the bourbon barrels, you can pick up notes of bourbon and whisky.
Below are some cocktail recipes that highlight Florida and its well-known orange groves. The rum is a little strong for me to sip, but I am also not used to sipping bourbon or whiskey. The rum does work very well for mixes and there are several more cocktail recipes on their website. Check it out for locations of where the Noxx & Dunn 2-4-5 Rum is available.
Rumset
12oz orange juice
3oz Noxx & Dunn 2-4-5 Florida Rum
2 tbsp. grenadine
Orange and lime slice for garnish
- Combine orange juice and rum.
- Set aside 1/3 of the mixture.
- Pour 2/3 of the orange juice mixture into two ice-filled glasses. Set aside.
- Mix reserved orange juice and rum with 2 tbsp. grenadine.
- Slowly pour into each glass so it settles on the bottom, creating an ombré effect.
- Garnish with lime slices.
The Florida Hurricane
5oz Noxx & Dunn 2-4-5 Florida Rum
6oz passion fruit juice
6oz orange juice
2 orange slices
2 maraschino cherries
- In a large liquid measuring cup, mix first five ingredients.
- Pour over iced-filled glass.
- Garnish each glass with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry.
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