76: The Art of the Modern Rum Cocktail with Shannon Mustipher

The Rumcast

In this episode, we sat down with Shannon Mustipher (rum educator, cocktail consultant, and author of Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails) to dive deep into the art of making modern rum cocktails. Shannon has spent the better part of a decade designing and launching many rum-focused bar programs and is known for her modern approach to cocktail making.

Topics discussed include:

The creative process of constructing rum cocktails

Naming cocktails

What she's been up to since the 2019 release of Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails

How to use multi-spirit split bases in recipes

Knowing when to use Rum Fire vs. Wray & Nephew vs. Rum Bar Overproof

Rum styles that are the most challenging to work with in cocktails

Her thoughts on cocktail competitions and shows like Netflix's Drink Masters

What is was like to appear on a recent CBS segment about rum

Her favorite bar right now

And much more!

You can find Shannon on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/shannonmustipher/

You can find all the info on her book, Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails, here: https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780789335548/

Photo Credit: Noah Fecks - https://www.noahfecks.com/

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