A friend bought me a great bottle of rum... i dislike straight rum.
Solution: classic daiquiri.
2oz rum (darkish?... not light).
1/4 oz simple syrup (i use maple syrup, and it’s great!!).
3/4 oz lime juice.
Great drink.
OK, in case you are heading for the east coast anytime soon I will tell you how to become a Cardinal, in case it comes up. Now pay attention I'm only gonna go thru this once: First of all you pour a glass of pure single malt, then,
You state, " I drink to the health of Cardinal Puff for the first time" then you clap your hands once, slap your right hand on your left elbow and then vice versa, then you stand up and sit down once, then you take a sip of the whiskey.
Next you declare "I drink to the health of Cardianl Puff for the second time." Then multiply all the previous times two. Then you announce "I drink to the health of Cardianal Puff, for the third and final time" Everything times 3.
Simple enough eh? But if you happen to F it up in any way, you must refill the glass and start over. I seem to remember vaguely it was a place called Maakovik where I learned this.