The BROWN SUGAR

The Brown Sugar

Impress your friends and family this holiday season with this richly decadent cocktail featuring Ten To One Dark Rum and Vital Farms Butter.

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Prep Time: 1 day d 5 hours hrs

Cook Time: 10 minutes mins

Total Time: 1 day d 5 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Makes 1 cocktail

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Equipment

• Skillet
• Large heat-resistant bowl
• Gallon size Ziploc bag
• Cocktail shaker
• Rocks glass

Ingredients  

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Cocktail

• 2 oz Ten to One Dark Rum brown butter*
• 1/4 oz banana syrup*
• 4 drops chocolate mole bitters
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 twist of orange peel

*Ten To One Dark Rum Brown Butter (make 1 day ahead)

• 12 oz Ten To One Dark Rum
• 4 tbsp Vital Farms Butter

*Banana Syrup (make 1 day ahead)

• 2 ripe bananas sliced
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 star anise
• 1/4 cup hot water

Instructions 

Make the Ten To One Dark Rum Brown Butter

• Whisk 4 tbsp sliced butter in skillet at low heat.
• Watch carefully as lightly browned specks begin to form at the bottom of the pan. Smell the butter; it should have a nutty aroma.
• Combine with 12oz TTO Dark Rum in a heat-resistant bowl.  
• Store in fridge overnight (the butter will harden and some will separate from the rum, strain any large solids).
• Yields 8–10 servings.

Make the Banana Syrup

• Add all ingredients to Ziploc bag, pouring in the warm water last.
• Massage ingredients in the bag to dissolve the sugar.
• Set aside and allow ingredients to infuse.
• Massage every 30 min for 4–5hrs until sugar fully dissolves.
• Store in fridge overnight.
• Yields 20–24 servings.

Make the Cocktail

• Add all ingredients & ice in cocktail shaker, stir to combine.
• Strain into glass with ice.
• Garnish with an orange twist.

You’ll have a lot of banana syrup leftover! Drizzle it over some pancakes or if you’re really brave, use it to experiment with a new banana bread recipe.