Circus Peanut Appreciation Party

Busy weekend for me planning and executing the cocktails for a party featuring BG Reynolds Circus Peanut Syrup. I made a welcome punch and then had a menu of four cocktails made to order. This was my first time doing bartending for a party, and yes I did make a few Ultimate Mai Tais as well.

Thanks to hosts Brenda and Glen who made it really easy to work behind the bar, and helped with some of the rum and ice for the party. And thanks to Jason Alexander and Rodney Stanton for the recipes for four of the five cocktails I served alongside my Hurricane riff.

  • Welcome punch: Honey Glazed Nut Punch
  • Cocktails: Barnum & Bailey Planters Punch, Djumbo Grog, a Clown Got Us Into This, and Hurriclown

Honey Glazed Nut Punch by Jason Alexander
¾ oz Lime juice
¾ oz Grapefruit juice
¾ oz Circus Peanut Syrup
¾ oz Honey Mix
½ oz Cinnamon syrup
2 oz Demerara rum

Barnum & Bailey Planter’s Punch by Jason Alexander
1 oz Lemon juice
¾ oz Circus Peanut syrup
¼ oz Don’s Spices
1½ oz Dark Jamaican rum
½ oz Demerara 151 rum
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
1 Dash Absinthe

A Clown Got Us into This  by Rodney Stanton
1½ oz Lime Juice
⅞ oz Circus Peanut Syrup
⅛ oz Grenadine
½ oz Creme de Banana
1½ oz Kuleana Rum Works Nanea
½ oz Overproof Jamaican Rum
2 Dashes Orange Bitters

Djumbo Grog by Jason Alexander
¾ oz Lime juice
1½ oz Grapefruit juice
1 oz Circus Peanut Syrup
¼ oz Cinnamon Syrup
½ oz Falernum
1 oz Plantation 3 Star
1 oz Plantation Original Dark
1 oz Plantation OFTD

Hurriclown by Kevin Crossman
1 oz Lemon Juice
¼ oz Passionfruit Syrup
¾ oz Circus Peanut Syrup
1½ oz Dark Jamaican Rum
½ oz Overproof Demerara Rum

Apologies to our friends at Kuleana Rum Works for not holding the bottle to show the label. Rookie mistake.

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