Tangaroa’s Son

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The past month of September in Fregene (Rome), I was part of the speakers panel at the second edition of the event Tiki by the Sea Europe, and today I want to share with you one of my tiki creations using AOC Martinique Agricole Rhum from Trois Rivières that appeared in my seminar “Create your signature Tiki Cocktail”. This cocktail is called “Tangaroa’s Son”, Tangaroa is the god of the sea in the Maorí mythology and the legend tells that one day I was reborn from the waters of the sea in Fregene…

Slide from my “Create your signature Tiki Cocktail” presentation
Tangaroa’s Son
Author: Oriol Elias, 2018
Ingredients
  • 1oz Trois Rivières Cuvée de l’Ocèan

  • 1oz Trois Rivières VSOP

  • 0.75oz Lime Juice

  • 0.75oz Grapefruit Juice

  • 0.5oz Passion Fruit Real

  • 0.25oz Trois Rivières Sirop de Canne

  • 0.75oz Cold Brew Coffee

  • 1barspoon Pimento Dram

  • 1 dash Angostura Bitters

  • 12oz Crushed Ice
Instructions
  1. Technique: Flash Blend 10 seconds / Serve Unstrained

  2. Type of ice: Crushed Ice

  3. Glass: Double Old Fashioned

  4. Garnish: Mint sprig, Edible Flower, 2 coffee beans

 

Rum review: Hampden Estate Pure Single Jamaican Rum

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Rum: Hampden Estate Pure Single Jamaican Rum

ORIGIN

Country: Jamaica

Style: English

Distillery: Hampden Estate

Bottler: Velier

PRODUCTION

Alcohol content: 46%

Raw Material: Molasses

Fermentation: Long fermentation (3 weeks) with natural yeasts. They put together molasses, cane juice vinegar and dunder for a “superfunk” fermentation.

Distillation: Copper Double Retort Pot Stills

Ageing: Tropical Ageing. Blend of different marques with at least 7 years in barrels.

TASTING NOTES

Color: Gold

Nose: Charged of esters. Ripe and fermented fruits like banana or pineapple. Vegetal, oak, coconut notes.

Palate: Predominance of fruity notes (banana and pineapple), spices, oak barrel, caramel and coconut.

Final: Long, dry and spiced.

Applications: Sip neat, mix in Rum Old Fashioned or in high range cocktails