Rum Infusions
In the Montanya Tasting Room, we make our own flavored rums by making infusions. It’s so simple, and allows us to create some pretty fantastic cocktails—including some of our customers’ favorites. Here are a few of our most commonly used recipes, along with links to featured cocktails:
Basil Infusion
1 cup basil
1 bottle Montanya Platino Rum
Infuse for four days. Strain and decant. (Take care not to infuse longer than four days—left too long, this infusion can taste grassy.)
Cocktail Recommendation: Basil Paradisi
Cucumber Infusion
Half a cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
1 bottle Montanya Platino Rum (750 ml)
Infuse for four days. Strain and decant.
Cocktail Recommendations: Teocalli, Cucumber Templar, and Caldera
Dr. Bob’s Snake Oil
Skewer one fresh lemon through with 1 Madagascar Vanilla Bean. Press 10 cloves into the flesh of one orange. Decant one bottle of Montanya Platino into a large 30+ ounce container. Add the fruit and 1/2 cup Turbinado sugar. Infuse four to five days, stirring occasionally.
Cocktail Recommendation: Dark Monk
Pineapple Habanero Infusion
1/4 of a fresh pineapple, skin removed, chopped into chunks
Half a sliced habanero pepper
1 bottle Montanya Platino Rum (650 ml)
Infuse for three days (or to taste). Reduce or increase habanero based on spice tolerance. Strain and decant.
Cocktail Recommendation: Fiery Passion
Roasted Jalapeño Infusion
5 roasted jalapeños
1 bottle Montanya Platino Rum (750 ml)
Remove stems from all jalapeños. Remove seeds from four jalapeños. Finely dice in food processor. Add to Platino Rum and infuse for one week. Strain and decant.
Cocktail Recommendation: Cafe Picante
Topsider Infusion
1 long slice of orange peel
2 cinnamon sticks
1 vanilla bean
1 bottle Oro
Grind cinnamon sticks coarsely with mortar and pestle. Add all ingredients to Oro and infuse for three days. Strain and decant and refrigerate for up to 30 days.
Cocktail Recommendation: Sweet Tooth
Vanilla Infusion
Place 1 or 2 long pods of Madagascar Vanilla Bean into 1 bottle of Montanya Platino Rum. Infuse indefinitely.
Cocktail Recommendation: The White Room
These infusions all last indefinitely. To learn about why, along with some do’s and don’ts, check out our blog post How to Make Your Own Flavored Rums.
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Simple Syrups are another great way to make better cocktails—and you’re not limited to just one kind. Check out these specialty syrups, which are easy to make and add flavor to your cocktails in addition to making them sweeter.