Love at the First Sip | Valentine's Day Cocktail by Mix with Marie

1 oz Aged Rum (Denizen Merchant’s Reserve Aged Rum 8 yrs)

1 oz Choya Kokuto Umeshu 

¾ oz Mongibello Blood orange juice 

½ oz Shiso-Hibiscus syrup

¼ oz Lime juice

3 dashes Rose water

Garnish with Shiso leaf

 

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, what’s your plan? Here’s a rich, floral, and complex cocktail for your special day. Denizen Merchant’s Reserve is a blend of small batch Caribbean rums including Plummer style Jamaican pot still rums and a rare component of Rhum Grande Arôme from Martinique. This aged rum provides a deep, smooth base with notes of caramel, vanilla, and oak. The Kokuto Umeshu adds a subtle, molasses-like rich sweetness, with earthy note. Blood orange and lime juice add citrusy brightness, while the shiso-hibiscus syrup brings an herbal, slightly floral undertone with hints of tartness.