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Also referred to as silver or white, light rums are unaged, aged in steel, or aged in oak and have had their color filtered out, and usually have a sweeter and lighter taste than darker rum varieties. The name refers to these rums lighter or clear color.

A rum aged in charred oak barrels that lend their color to the rum. If a recipe calls for this rum it is likely refuring to a darker colored rum with a rich and strong yet smooth flavor. Common varieties come from Jamaica and Haiti.

Also referred to as silver or white, light rums are unaged, aged in steel, or aged in oak and have had their color filtered out, and usually have a sweeter and lighter taste than darker rum varieties. The name refers to these rums lighter or clear color.

Also known as bianco vermouth, blanc vermouth or Italian white vermouth, this is a type of sweet vermouth that is colorless (clear) with vanilla forward flavoring.

A grapefruit liqueur (crème de fruits) made from infusion of pink grapefruit zests. 16% ABV

Also known as kirsch, this is a clear fruit brandy made from double distillation of morello cherries.

A liqueur distilled from Marasca cherries, that grow along the Dalmatian coast.

An ingredient used in phosphate sodas produced in the 50s, you can buy this in concentrated amounts to get a similar mouth feel (tingly) in your cocktails. This is diluted phosphoric acid, it’s made with salts of calcium, magnesium and potassium. The solution has a pH between 2.0 and 2.2; about the same as lime juice.

Small, round, green citrus fruits. Commonly used in many cocktails for its rind or its acidic taste (6% acid total; 4% citric, 2% malic, some succinic acid).