Rum

Glou-glou is your rendezvous for surprising, natural and convivial spirits. Last week, I told you about Etonnant, a remarkable CBD wine. Today, it’s time for a beverage distilled under the sun and on the islands: rum. But not just any rum, as the delicious effects of cannabidiol are added to the fermentation of sugar cane: here’s Dead Man’s Fingers, the first rum with CBD. It’s the perfect way to warm up on a cold winter’s day and bury Dry January!

First, the name: Dead Man’s Fingers. Then there’s the bottle and its label featuring a human skull. You’d think you were in a world of pirates, even if the story behind this rum is much wiser.
Dead Man’s Fingers stands for crab legs in English for this brand created in 2015 by the Rum & Crab Shack restaurant in Cornwall, England.
As its name suggests, this restaurant offers specialties of crab and other shellfish, and has developed its own recipes for rhum arrangé using Caribbean rums (from Trinidad and Barbados).
The success of Dead Man’s Fingers rums quickly spread beyond the Cornwall region, and they are now exported all over the world.

The range offers original flavors: pineapple, coconut, coffee, spices, and hemp (Hemp), which I had the opportunity to taste.
So this is a CBD-infused rum: on the nose, it’s very herbaceous, surprising for a rum, and there are also notes of roasted coffee and dark chocolate.
On the palate, the traditional rum flavors are present, but CBD gives a really different taste, fresh and minty. There’s also a hint of violet, surprising but pleasant.

I admit I was a little taken aback at the first sip, but I quickly took a liking to it, the^1st glass calling for a^2nd.
Whether by the pool, after a walk in the woods or after a day’s skiing, Dead Man’s Finger is a rum that lends itself wonderfully to all kinds of cocktails, and for all occasions.

The simplest and most popular of cocktails:

The HEMP RUM & COKE:
-6cl Dead Man’s Fingers Hemp
-4cl lime juice
-15cl cola
Garnish with a lime wedge

For those who want to go further, here are some other original recipes using Dead Man’s Fingers Hemp:

DEAD MULE:
-5cl Dead Man’s Fingers Hemp
-20cl ginger ale
Garnish with mint leaves

PURPLE HAZE (my favourite, which Jimmy Hendrix would probably have enjoyed):
5cl Dead Man’s Fingers Hemp
6cl cranberry juice
2.5cl rhubarb syrup
A squeeze of lime
Garnish with orange or lemon zest

DANKUIRI:
5cl Dead Man’s Fingers Hemp
3cl lime juice
2.5cl sugar syrup
Mix and strain into a glass.

HEMP HIGHBALL:
5cl Dead Man’s Fingers Hemp
20cl Indian Tonic
Mix and serve over ice
Garnish with a slice of cucumber

You can order Dead Man’s Fingers here, or find it at any good wine shop.