Brown Butter Washed Rum
Rum fat-washed with brown butter — the Maillard reaction in the butter becomes part of the spirit, adding hazelnut, caramel, and a toasted nuttiness that no amount of aging could replicate.
Served in a coupe glass · Garnish: Brown butter powder dusting · Difficulty: hard
Ingredients
- 2 oz Brown Butter Fat-Washed White Rum
- 0.5 oz Falernum
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 0.25 oz Simple Syrup
Instructions
- To fat-wash: melt 2 tbsp butter until nutty brown; combine with 16 oz rum; rest 4 hours; freeze overnight; skim and filter.
- Combine washed rum, falernum, lime juice, and syrup in a shaker with ice.
- Shake vigorously.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with a browned butter chip or a dusting of brown butter powder.