The Scarlet Ibis Trinidad Rum Commissioned by Death & Co, New York Imported by Haus Alpenz 49% ABV / 98 Proof 750ml
The Scarlet Ibis Trinidad Rum Commissioned by Death & Co, New York Imported by Haus Alpenz 49% ABV / 98 Proof 750ml
The Scarlet Ibis is not a rum that arrived through conventional commercial channels. It was commissioned by Death & Co — the legendary, James Beard Award-winning cocktail bar on East 6th Street in Manhattan, considered by many to be the most influential cocktail program in modern American bar culture — with a specific and exacting brief: create a Trinidad rum built for stirred, spirit-forward drinks. A rum that a whiskey drinker would understand. A rum with no added sugar, no chill filtration, no excess dilution, and no modern embellishment. Old-school rum, bottled for bartenders who know exactly what they want.
The result is sourced from Trinidad Distillers Ltd. — the sole remaining rum distillery on the island of Trinidad, operating under the Angostura umbrella — and blended by Haus Alpenz from aged stocks of high-character column-still distillates that TDL otherwise reserves as "topnote" components for blending with more neutral rums. These are not the rums most producers choose to bottle on their own. They are too individual, too dry, too assertive — in short, exactly what Death & Co was looking for.
Bottled at 49% ABV without filtration or sweetener, The Scarlet Ibis is the Trinidad rum equivalent of a cask-strength single malt — genuine, unadorned, and deeply expressive of its island origin. Named for the Scarlet Ibis, the blazing red national bird of Trinidad and Tobago, it is one of the most bartender-revered and collector-sought bottles in the rum category.
Origins & Craftsmanship
Trinidad has a rum tradition rooted in the island's sugarcane history, but its modern production landscape is essentially singular: Trinidad Distillers Ltd., operating under the Angostura brand umbrella, is the island's sole remaining distillery following the closure of the legendary Caroni Distillery in 2002. TDL maintains a wide range of distillate profiles well beyond what appears under the Angostura consumer label — including high-character rums historically used as aromatic top-note components in blending, which are the building blocks of The Scarlet Ibis.
The Scarlet Ibis is a blend of three- to five-year-old rums from TDL, each distilled in column stills and aged in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels. The column still method — rather than pot still — is the defining production choice for Trinidad rum, and at TDL it produces a distillate of unusual complexity: lighter than Jamaican pot still rum but carrying a distinctive dry, slightly oily character with honey, tobacco, and tropical fruit notes that are unmistakably Trinidadian in provenance.
The blend was selected and developed in partnership with Death & Co's founding team, with the explicit goal of producing a rum suitable for spirit-forward stirred cocktails — the Palmetto (rum Manhattan), the Corn 'n' Oil, the Mai Tai — where the rum must hold its own against vermouth, bitters, and strong modifiers without sweetness to prop it up. Haus Alpenz, the New York-based importer behind the project, bottles Scarlet Ibis unfiltered, unsweetened, and undiluted at 49% ABV — the same no-compromise philosophy that governs their broader portfolio, which also includes Smith & Cross Jamaica Rum and Batavia Arrack van Oosten.
Critics Reviews
There are no widely published numeric scores from major trade critics available for this release. The Scarlet Ibis has earned its reputation through consistent, sustained recognition by the global bartending community — it is a fixture on the back bars of the world's most decorated cocktail programs and is routinely cited by spirits professionals as the benchmark Trinidad rum for serious cocktail use. Its Death & Co origin is itself a form of critical endorsement: no bar in America has a more demanding brief for its house spirits.
Tasting Profile
Nose Light in weight but quietly complex — this is not a rum that announces itself loudly. Butterscotch and dark honey lead, followed by light vanilla, fresh citrus peel — orange and lemon — and a faint hint of candied maraschino cherry. Beneath the sweetness, a dry, slightly oily thread characteristic of Trinidadian column distillate gives the nose its savory backbone. With time in the glass, toffee, nutmeg, clove, and a whisper of toasted wood develop. Elegant and understated — the nose rewards slow attention rather than immediate impact.
Palate The dry Trinidadian character asserts itself from the first sip — this is a rum that leads with savory before sweet. Butterscotch and oak open the palate, giving way to tobacco leaf, herbal clove, and a faint oily depth that speaks to the high-character TDL distillate at the blend's core. Tropical fruit arrives mid-palate — pineapple, spiced apple, and a suggestion of ripe banana — lifting the profile and adding the balance that makes it work so effectively in cocktails. The 49% proof provides genuine presence without harshness. A few drops of water open honey, toasted oak, and a light chocolate note.
Finish Medium-long, dry, and gently warming. Tobacco, clove, and a persistent peppery spice linger alongside light caramel and dried tropical fruit. Clean and focused — it fades without sweetness dominating the close, leaving a savory, slightly herbal warmth that is distinctly Trinidadian and distinctly old-school.
Quick Overview
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| ABV / Proof | 49% ABV / 98 Proof |
| Origin / Region | Trinidad — Trinidad Distillers Ltd. (TDL / Angostura) |
| Importer | Haus Alpenz |
| Commissioned By | Death & Co, New York |
| Blend | 3–5 year aged Trinidad column-still rums |
| Cask Type | American white oak ex-bourbon barrels |
| Added Sugar | None |
| Chill Filtration | None |
| Distillation | Column still — TDL high-character distillates |
| Style / Identity | Dry, old-school Trinidad rum — tobacco, honey, toffee, tropical fruit, savory |
| Aromas & Flavors | Dark honey, butterscotch, vanilla, orange peel, candied cherry, tobacco leaf, clove, pineapple, toasted oak, pepper |
| Named For | Scarlet Ibis — national bird of Trinidad and Tobago |
Serving & Occasion
The Scarlet Ibis was designed for stirred, spirit-forward cocktails — that is where it genuinely shines. Haus Alpenz recommends approaching it as a whiskey drinker would: neat or over a single ice cube, where the dry Trinidadian character and honey-tobacco complexity can be fully appreciated. A few drops of water at 49% opens the mid-palate fruit and chocolate notes considerably. An exceptional choice for rum enthusiasts who have grown tired of sweetened, softened modern expressions, for serious cocktail builders seeking a dry, high-character Trinidadian base, and for Scotch drinkers curious about rum who want something bone dry, complex, and unembellished.
Cocktail Suggestions
Palmetto (Rum Manhattan) (the definitive Scarlet Ibis cocktail) 1.5 oz Scarlet Ibis · 1.5 oz Dolin Rouge sweet vermouth · 1 dash orange bitters · 1 dash Angostura bitters. Stirred over ice, strained into a chilled coupe. Garnish with an orange peel. Death & Co's original intended purpose for Scarlet Ibis — a rum Manhattan where the spirit's dry, tobacco-forward character stands up to vermouth's botanical sweetness in exactly the way bourbon or rye would. One of the most satisfying spirit-forward cocktails achievable with rum, and deeply rewarding for whiskey drinkers exploring the category.
Corn 'n' Oil 2 oz Scarlet Ibis · ½ oz Velvet Falernum · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · squeeze of fresh lime. Built over ice in a rocks glass, stirred briefly. A classic Barbadian cocktail — the falernum's sweet almond, clove, and lime character is a natural partner for Scarlet Ibis's dry, spiced Trinidadian profile. One of the great simple rum drinks and exactly what Scarlet Ibis was built for.
Scarlet Ibis Daiquiri 2 oz Scarlet Ibis · ¾ oz fresh lime juice · ¾ oz simple syrup. Shaken hard over ice, double-strained into a chilled coupe. The Daiquiri strips everything back to three ingredients — and the quality of the rum is the entire argument. Scarlet Ibis's dry honey-tobacco character produces a Daiquiri of genuine complexity and adult depth, nothing like the simple sweetness a lighter rum would produce.
Island Old Fashioned (Haus Alpenz's own recommend) 2 oz Scarlet Ibis · ½ oz Velvet Falernum (as sweetener) · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · tiny squeeze of fresh lime · expressed orange peel. Stirred over a large ice rock. The Falernum replaces Demerara syrup as the sweetener, adding clove, almond, and lime notes that mirror and amplify the rum's own spice character. One of the most elegant rum Old Fashioneds achievable — whiskey drinkers who try this rarely go back to bourbon for the format.
Mai Tai (the classic Tiki benchmark) 1 oz Scarlet Ibis · 1 oz aged Jamaican rum · ½ oz orange curaçao · ¾ oz fresh lime juice · ¼ oz orgeat. Shaken over crushed ice, poured unstrained. The Scarlet Ibis provides the dry, structural Trinidadian backbone in the classic two-rum Mai Tai split — its tobacco and honey notes playing against Jamaican funk in a combination that is as close to Trader Vic's original as modern production allows.
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Cocktail 1.5 oz Scarlet Ibis · ½ oz Velvet Falernum · ¼ oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao · ¾ oz fresh lime juice. Shaken, double-strained into a coupe. Garnish with a lime wheel. A Haus Alpenz signature serve — one of the most elegant and least-known classic rum cocktails, where the Scarlet Ibis's dry character provides the backbone that makes every other element sing.
The Scarlet Ibis Trinidad Rum Commissioned by Death & Co, New York Imported by Haus Alpenz 49% ABV / 98 Proof 750ml
The Scarlet Ibis is not a rum that arrived through conventional commercial channels. It was commissioned by Death & Co — the legendary, James Beard Award-winning cocktail bar on East 6th Street in Manhattan, considered by many to be the most influential cocktail program in modern American bar culture — with a specific and exacting brief: create a Trinidad rum built for stirred, spirit-forward drinks. A rum that a whiskey drinker would understand. A rum with no added sugar, no chill filtration, no excess dilution, and no modern embellishment. Old-school rum, bottled for bartenders who know exactly what they want.
The result is sourced from Trinidad Distillers Ltd. — the sole remaining rum distillery on the island of Trinidad, operating under the Angostura umbrella — and blended by Haus Alpenz from aged stocks of high-character column-still distillates that TDL otherwise reserves as "topnote" components for blending with more neutral rums. These are not the rums most producers choose to bottle on their own. They are too individual, too dry, too assertive — in short, exactly what Death & Co was looking for.
Bottled at 49% ABV without filtration or sweetener, The Scarlet Ibis is the Trinidad rum equivalent of a cask-strength single malt — genuine, unadorned, and deeply expressive of its island origin. Named for the Scarlet Ibis, the blazing red national bird of Trinidad and Tobago, it is one of the most bartender-revered and collector-sought bottles in the rum category.
Origins & Craftsmanship
Trinidad has a rum tradition rooted in the island's sugarcane history, but its modern production landscape is essentially singular: Trinidad Distillers Ltd., operating under the Angostura brand umbrella, is the island's sole remaining distillery following the closure of the legendary Caroni Distillery in 2002. TDL maintains a wide range of distillate profiles well beyond what appears under the Angostura consumer label — including high-character rums historically used as aromatic top-note components in blending, which are the building blocks of The Scarlet Ibis.
The Scarlet Ibis is a blend of three- to five-year-old rums from TDL, each distilled in column stills and aged in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels. The column still method — rather than pot still — is the defining production choice for Trinidad rum, and at TDL it produces a distillate of unusual complexity: lighter than Jamaican pot still rum but carrying a distinctive dry, slightly oily character with honey, tobacco, and tropical fruit notes that are unmistakably Trinidadian in provenance.
The blend was selected and developed in partnership with Death & Co's founding team, with the explicit goal of producing a rum suitable for spirit-forward stirred cocktails — the Palmetto (rum Manhattan), the Corn 'n' Oil, the Mai Tai — where the rum must hold its own against vermouth, bitters, and strong modifiers without sweetness to prop it up. Haus Alpenz, the New York-based importer behind the project, bottles Scarlet Ibis unfiltered, unsweetened, and undiluted at 49% ABV — the same no-compromise philosophy that governs their broader portfolio, which also includes Smith & Cross Jamaica Rum and Batavia Arrack van Oosten.
Critics Reviews
There are no widely published numeric scores from major trade critics available for this release. The Scarlet Ibis has earned its reputation through consistent, sustained recognition by the global bartending community — it is a fixture on the back bars of the world's most decorated cocktail programs and is routinely cited by spirits professionals as the benchmark Trinidad rum for serious cocktail use. Its Death & Co origin is itself a form of critical endorsement: no bar in America has a more demanding brief for its house spirits.
Tasting Profile
Nose Light in weight but quietly complex — this is not a rum that announces itself loudly. Butterscotch and dark honey lead, followed by light vanilla, fresh citrus peel — orange and lemon — and a faint hint of candied maraschino cherry. Beneath the sweetness, a dry, slightly oily thread characteristic of Trinidadian column distillate gives the nose its savory backbone. With time in the glass, toffee, nutmeg, clove, and a whisper of toasted wood develop. Elegant and understated — the nose rewards slow attention rather than immediate impact.
Palate The dry Trinidadian character asserts itself from the first sip — this is a rum that leads with savory before sweet. Butterscotch and oak open the palate, giving way to tobacco leaf, herbal clove, and a faint oily depth that speaks to the high-character TDL distillate at the blend's core. Tropical fruit arrives mid-palate — pineapple, spiced apple, and a suggestion of ripe banana — lifting the profile and adding the balance that makes it work so effectively in cocktails. The 49% proof provides genuine presence without harshness. A few drops of water open honey, toasted oak, and a light chocolate note.
Finish Medium-long, dry, and gently warming. Tobacco, clove, and a persistent peppery spice linger alongside light caramel and dried tropical fruit. Clean and focused — it fades without sweetness dominating the close, leaving a savory, slightly herbal warmth that is distinctly Trinidadian and distinctly old-school.
Quick Overview
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| ABV / Proof | 49% ABV / 98 Proof |
| Origin / Region | Trinidad — Trinidad Distillers Ltd. (TDL / Angostura) |
| Importer | Haus Alpenz |
| Commissioned By | Death & Co, New York |
| Blend | 3–5 year aged Trinidad column-still rums |
| Cask Type | American white oak ex-bourbon barrels |
| Added Sugar | None |
| Chill Filtration | None |
| Distillation | Column still — TDL high-character distillates |
| Style / Identity | Dry, old-school Trinidad rum — tobacco, honey, toffee, tropical fruit, savory |
| Aromas & Flavors | Dark honey, butterscotch, vanilla, orange peel, candied cherry, tobacco leaf, clove, pineapple, toasted oak, pepper |
| Named For | Scarlet Ibis — national bird of Trinidad and Tobago |
Serving & Occasion
The Scarlet Ibis was designed for stirred, spirit-forward cocktails — that is where it genuinely shines. Haus Alpenz recommends approaching it as a whiskey drinker would: neat or over a single ice cube, where the dry Trinidadian character and honey-tobacco complexity can be fully appreciated. A few drops of water at 49% opens the mid-palate fruit and chocolate notes considerably. An exceptional choice for rum enthusiasts who have grown tired of sweetened, softened modern expressions, for serious cocktail builders seeking a dry, high-character Trinidadian base, and for Scotch drinkers curious about rum who want something bone dry, complex, and unembellished.
Cocktail Suggestions
Palmetto (Rum Manhattan) (the definitive Scarlet Ibis cocktail) 1.5 oz Scarlet Ibis · 1.5 oz Dolin Rouge sweet vermouth · 1 dash orange bitters · 1 dash Angostura bitters. Stirred over ice, strained into a chilled coupe. Garnish with an orange peel. Death & Co's original intended purpose for Scarlet Ibis — a rum Manhattan where the spirit's dry, tobacco-forward character stands up to vermouth's botanical sweetness in exactly the way bourbon or rye would. One of the most satisfying spirit-forward cocktails achievable with rum, and deeply rewarding for whiskey drinkers exploring the category.
Corn 'n' Oil 2 oz Scarlet Ibis · ½ oz Velvet Falernum · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · squeeze of fresh lime. Built over ice in a rocks glass, stirred briefly. A classic Barbadian cocktail — the falernum's sweet almond, clove, and lime character is a natural partner for Scarlet Ibis's dry, spiced Trinidadian profile. One of the great simple rum drinks and exactly what Scarlet Ibis was built for.
Scarlet Ibis Daiquiri 2 oz Scarlet Ibis · ¾ oz fresh lime juice · ¾ oz simple syrup. Shaken hard over ice, double-strained into a chilled coupe. The Daiquiri strips everything back to three ingredients — and the quality of the rum is the entire argument. Scarlet Ibis's dry honey-tobacco character produces a Daiquiri of genuine complexity and adult depth, nothing like the simple sweetness a lighter rum would produce.
Island Old Fashioned (Haus Alpenz's own recommend) 2 oz Scarlet Ibis · ½ oz Velvet Falernum (as sweetener) · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · tiny squeeze of fresh lime · expressed orange peel. Stirred over a large ice rock. The Falernum replaces Demerara syrup as the sweetener, adding clove, almond, and lime notes that mirror and amplify the rum's own spice character. One of the most elegant rum Old Fashioneds achievable — whiskey drinkers who try this rarely go back to bourbon for the format.
Mai Tai (the classic Tiki benchmark) 1 oz Scarlet Ibis · 1 oz aged Jamaican rum · ½ oz orange curaçao · ¾ oz fresh lime juice · ¼ oz orgeat. Shaken over crushed ice, poured unstrained. The Scarlet Ibis provides the dry, structural Trinidadian backbone in the classic two-rum Mai Tai split — its tobacco and honey notes playing against Jamaican funk in a combination that is as close to Trader Vic's original as modern production allows.
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Cocktail 1.5 oz Scarlet Ibis · ½ oz Velvet Falernum · ¼ oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao · ¾ oz fresh lime juice. Shaken, double-strained into a coupe. Garnish with a lime wheel. A Haus Alpenz signature serve — one of the most elegant and least-known classic rum cocktails, where the Scarlet Ibis's dry character provides the backbone that makes every other element sing.
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Description
The Scarlet Ibis is not a rum that arrived through conventional commercial channels. It was commissioned by Death & Co — the legendary, James Beard Award-winning cocktail bar on East 6th Street in Manhattan, considered by many to be the most influential cocktail program in modern American bar culture — with a specific and exacting brief: create a Trinidad rum built for stirred, spirit-forward drinks. A rum that a whiskey drinker would understand. A rum with no added sugar, no chill filtration, no excess dilution, and no modern embellishment. Old-school rum, bottled for bartenders who know exactly what they want.
The result is sourced from Trinidad Distillers Ltd. — the sole remaining rum distillery on the island of Trinidad, operating under the Angostura umbrella — and blended by Haus Alpenz from aged stocks of high-character column-still distillates that TDL otherwise reserves as "topnote" components for blending with more neutral rums. These are not the rums most producers choose to bottle on their own. They are too individual, too dry, too assertive — in short, exactly what Death & Co was looking for.
Bottled at 49% ABV without filtration or sweetener, The Scarlet Ibis is the Trinidad rum equivalent of a cask-strength single malt — genuine, unadorned, and deeply expressive of its island origin. Named for the Scarlet Ibis, the blazing red national bird of Trinidad and Tobago, it is one of the most bartender-revered and collector-sought bottles in the rum category.
Origins & Craftsmanship
Trinidad has a rum tradition rooted in the island's sugarcane history, but its modern production landscape is essentially singular: Trinidad Distillers Ltd., operating under the Angostura brand umbrella, is the island's sole remaining distillery following the closure of the legendary Caroni Distillery in 2002. TDL maintains a wide range of distillate profiles well beyond what appears under the Angostura consumer label — including high-character rums historically used as aromatic top-note components in blending, which are the building blocks of The Scarlet Ibis.
The Scarlet Ibis is a blend of three- to five-year-old rums from TDL, each distilled in column stills and aged in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels. The column still method — rather than pot still — is the defining production choice for Trinidad rum, and at TDL it produces a distillate of unusual complexity: lighter than Jamaican pot still rum but carrying a distinctive dry, slightly oily character with honey, tobacco, and tropical fruit notes that are unmistakably Trinidadian in provenance.
The blend was selected and developed in partnership with Death & Co's founding team, with the explicit goal of producing a rum suitable for spirit-forward stirred cocktails — the Palmetto (rum Manhattan), the Corn 'n' Oil, the Mai Tai — where the rum must hold its own against vermouth, bitters, and strong modifiers without sweetness to prop it up. Haus Alpenz, the New York-based importer behind the project, bottles Scarlet Ibis unfiltered, unsweetened, and undiluted at 49% ABV — the same no-compromise philosophy that governs their broader portfolio, which also includes Smith & Cross Jamaica Rum and Batavia Arrack van Oosten.
Critics Reviews
There are no widely published numeric scores from major trade critics available for this release. The Scarlet Ibis has earned its reputation through consistent, sustained recognition by the global bartending community — it is a fixture on the back bars of the world's most decorated cocktail programs and is routinely cited by spirits professionals as the benchmark Trinidad rum for serious cocktail use. Its Death & Co origin is itself a form of critical endorsement: no bar in America has a more demanding brief for its house spirits.
Tasting Profile
Nose Light in weight but quietly complex — this is not a rum that announces itself loudly. Butterscotch and dark honey lead, followed by light vanilla, fresh citrus peel — orange and lemon — and a faint hint of candied maraschino cherry. Beneath the sweetness, a dry, slightly oily thread characteristic of Trinidadian column distillate gives the nose its savory backbone. With time in the glass, toffee, nutmeg, clove, and a whisper of toasted wood develop. Elegant and understated — the nose rewards slow attention rather than immediate impact.
Palate The dry Trinidadian character asserts itself from the first sip — this is a rum that leads with savory before sweet. Butterscotch and oak open the palate, giving way to tobacco leaf, herbal clove, and a faint oily depth that speaks to the high-character TDL distillate at the blend's core. Tropical fruit arrives mid-palate — pineapple, spiced apple, and a suggestion of ripe banana — lifting the profile and adding the balance that makes it work so effectively in cocktails. The 49% proof provides genuine presence without harshness. A few drops of water open honey, toasted oak, and a light chocolate note.
Finish Medium-long, dry, and gently warming. Tobacco, clove, and a persistent peppery spice linger alongside light caramel and dried tropical fruit. Clean and focused — it fades without sweetness dominating the close, leaving a savory, slightly herbal warmth that is distinctly Trinidadian and distinctly old-school.
Quick Overview
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| ABV / Proof | 49% ABV / 98 Proof |
| Origin / Region | Trinidad — Trinidad Distillers Ltd. (TDL / Angostura) |
| Importer | Haus Alpenz |
| Commissioned By | Death & Co, New York |
| Blend | 3–5 year aged Trinidad column-still rums |
| Cask Type | American white oak ex-bourbon barrels |
| Added Sugar | None |
| Chill Filtration | None |
| Distillation | Column still — TDL high-character distillates |
| Style / Identity | Dry, old-school Trinidad rum — tobacco, honey, toffee, tropical fruit, savory |
| Aromas & Flavors | Dark honey, butterscotch, vanilla, orange peel, candied cherry, tobacco leaf, clove, pineapple, toasted oak, pepper |
| Named For | Scarlet Ibis — national bird of Trinidad and Tobago |
Serving & Occasion
The Scarlet Ibis was designed for stirred, spirit-forward cocktails — that is where it genuinely shines. Haus Alpenz recommends approaching it as a whiskey drinker would: neat or over a single ice cube, where the dry Trinidadian character and honey-tobacco complexity can be fully appreciated. A few drops of water at 49% opens the mid-palate fruit and chocolate notes considerably. An exceptional choice for rum enthusiasts who have grown tired of sweetened, softened modern expressions, for serious cocktail builders seeking a dry, high-character Trinidadian base, and for Scotch drinkers curious about rum who want something bone dry, complex, and unembellished.
Cocktail Suggestions
Palmetto (Rum Manhattan) (the definitive Scarlet Ibis cocktail) 1.5 oz Scarlet Ibis · 1.5 oz Dolin Rouge sweet vermouth · 1 dash orange bitters · 1 dash Angostura bitters. Stirred over ice, strained into a chilled coupe. Garnish with an orange peel. Death & Co's original intended purpose for Scarlet Ibis — a rum Manhattan where the spirit's dry, tobacco-forward character stands up to vermouth's botanical sweetness in exactly the way bourbon or rye would. One of the most satisfying spirit-forward cocktails achievable with rum, and deeply rewarding for whiskey drinkers exploring the category.
Corn 'n' Oil 2 oz Scarlet Ibis · ½ oz Velvet Falernum · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · squeeze of fresh lime. Built over ice in a rocks glass, stirred briefly. A classic Barbadian cocktail — the falernum's sweet almond, clove, and lime character is a natural partner for Scarlet Ibis's dry, spiced Trinidadian profile. One of the great simple rum drinks and exactly what Scarlet Ibis was built for.
Scarlet Ibis Daiquiri 2 oz Scarlet Ibis · ¾ oz fresh lime juice · ¾ oz simple syrup. Shaken hard over ice, double-strained into a chilled coupe. The Daiquiri strips everything back to three ingredients — and the quality of the rum is the entire argument. Scarlet Ibis's dry honey-tobacco character produces a Daiquiri of genuine complexity and adult depth, nothing like the simple sweetness a lighter rum would produce.
Island Old Fashioned (Haus Alpenz's own recommend) 2 oz Scarlet Ibis · ½ oz Velvet Falernum (as sweetener) · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · tiny squeeze of fresh lime · expressed orange peel. Stirred over a large ice rock. The Falernum replaces Demerara syrup as the sweetener, adding clove, almond, and lime notes that mirror and amplify the rum's own spice character. One of the most elegant rum Old Fashioneds achievable — whiskey drinkers who try this rarely go back to bourbon for the format.
Mai Tai (the classic Tiki benchmark) 1 oz Scarlet Ibis · 1 oz aged Jamaican rum · ½ oz orange curaçao · ¾ oz fresh lime juice · ¼ oz orgeat. Shaken over crushed ice, poured unstrained. The Scarlet Ibis provides the dry, structural Trinidadian backbone in the classic two-rum Mai Tai split — its tobacco and honey notes playing against Jamaican funk in a combination that is as close to Trader Vic's original as modern production allows.
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Cocktail 1.5 oz Scarlet Ibis · ½ oz Velvet Falernum · ¼ oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao · ¾ oz fresh lime juice. Shaken, double-strained into a coupe. Garnish with a lime wheel. A Haus Alpenz signature serve — one of the most elegant and least-known classic rum cocktails, where the Scarlet Ibis's dry character provides the backbone that makes every other element sing.
