Can you feel the heat on your face? This episode we want to transport you right to the sunny island of Barbados. Anyone’s guess which rum we’ll be exploring??

If you haven’t guessed already, it’s Mount Gay, not only the oldest rum in Barbados, but the oldest rum in the world!! I’m thrilled that Trudiann Branker, the trailblazing Master Blender, is joining us.

Starting at the distillery in 2014 as Quality Assurance Manager, Trudiann rose to prominence with her unique ability to merge scientific expertise and creative intuition.

Under her guidance, Mount Gay has unveiled award-winning innovations like the Master Blender Collection and the Single Estate Series!

We met at the launch of the Single Estate Series 2, and I couldn’t wait to have her on the show! Single Estate is super special, and it’s great to have her explain how it all came to be

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The cocktail of the week is the Cocohill:

INGREDIENTS

• 60ml / 2oz Mount Gay XO Rum
• 1 Coconut water ice cube

METHOD

• Pour Coconut Water into a silicone mould 3-3.5cm high or regular ice cube moulds and freeze.
• Once frozen, place the coconut ice cube(s) into an old fashioned glass
• Add XO and serve

You’ll find this recipe and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, plus links to most of the ingredients.

Full Episode Details: https://alushlifemanual.com/mount-gay-rum-with-trudiann-branker

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We are exploring a very important issue and, even if you aren’t in the drinks industry, it’s something you need to address if you have a business - how are you prioritizing inclusion in your workplace?

Vicky Ilankovan, the Executive Director of Equal Measures UK, is with me to help you answer that question. Equal Measures is the award-winning non-profit spearheading the delivery of intersectional inclusivity in the drinks & hospitality industries.

She has a proven track record of promoting companies, developing and restructuring systems, diversifying services, and building communities of engaged stakeholders. As her career spans everything from editorial, marketing, PR, and events, to global distribution, business development, project management, drinks consultancy, and spirits awards judging, she has a panoramic understanding of the hospitality and drinks industries, its networks, and operation.

I am honored to have her on the program.

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The cocktail of the week is the Bajan Divorce:

INGREDIENTS

• 40ml Foursquare Nobiliary (or Doorly’s XO as this is hard to find now)
• 10ml Corte Vetusto Ensamble II mezcal
• 10ml Pensador Ensamble mezcal
• 15ml Gonzalez Byass PX Nectar
• 3 dashes Angostura bitters
• Garnish with an orange twist

METHOD

• Combine all ingredients in a glass with ice and stir to mix and dilute (around 6 rotations).
• Garnish with a freshly cut orange peel, being sure to spritz the fresh orange oils around the glass.
• Sit back, and enjoy the rich flavours.

You’ll find this recipe and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, plus links to most of the ingredients.

Full Episode Details: https://alushlifemanual.com/iequal-measures-with-vicky-ilankovan

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Most people know that sake is made with rice, but did you know that rice might be grown in California?

This is the 250th episode of Lush Life Podcast, every week I have been inspired to live life one cocktail at a time by the guests who have been kind enough to join me and I am sure I will continue to be inspired by those who are yet to be on the program.

Thank you everyone for your support, especially Evo Terra and his team, that’s my producer, and thank you for listening.

Now, back to that 250th episode!

I was shocked, too. I had just assumed the rice was all grown in Japan. That’s just one of the many things that Ken LaGrande revealed about sake over cocktails at the Connaught. In fact, those aforementioned cocktails had all been made using SoGood Sake.

Why create a new sake and one whose pedigree is purely American?

Joining me today to explain everything is Ken himself and, one of the other co-founders of SoGood Sake, Meryl Kennedy.

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The cocktail of the week is the Sake Sunset:

INGREDIENTS

• 40 ml SoGood Sake
• 20 ml Dark rum
• 60 ml Solo Coldbrew
• 20 ml Miso Caramel (1:9 White Miso to Caramel)
• Garnish: Dark Chocolate

METHOD

• Add all the ingredients to a shaker and add ice
• Shake until well diluted and cold
• Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice
• Garnish with Grated Dark Chocolate

You’ll find this recipe and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, plus links to most of the ingredients.

Full Episode Details: https://alushlifemanual.com/sogood-sake-with-meryl-kennedy-and-ken-lagrande

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