How to Make Falernum at Home - Barbados Syrup for Tiki Cocktails

This week I’m going to show you how to make falernum at home. An essential and delicious Barbados syrup for tiki cocktails that will elevate any drink it's in. Falernum is a must have when it comes to tiki drinks. Just a half ounce of this stuff and your drinks go from meh to marvelous. There isn’t much variety to choose from at the liquor store, and the one that’s widely available leaves much to be desired. Making your falernum at home is the optimal choice because you can vouch for the quality of ingredients and can customize it to your preferences. For example, I am using key limes in my variation to compliment my vegan key lime pie milk punch. https://youtu.be/gNTAlgTuGh8 All you need to make your own is an overproof spirit - typically rum, ginger, almond, lime, sugar and cloves. The recipe I’m making in this video will yield 6 ounces. 3 oz Wray and Nephew overproof white rum Zest and juice of 10 key limes 2 tablespoons of fresh grated ginger 8 cloves 1/4 cup almonds (blanced & slivered) 1/4 tsp nutmeg 2 tbs turbinado sugar 3 tbs white sugar 3 tbs water Toast the cloves and almonds for 5 minutes until the almonds have turned golden. Set aside to cool. Peel and grate a 1.5 inch piece of ginger. Zest and juice 10 key limes- juice should yield almost 1/4 cup. Cover juice and store it in the fridge until the next day Combine both sugars and water in a pan over low heat until the sugar dissolves- set aside to cool and keep in the fridge until the next day. Grate 1/4 tsp of nutmeg. Add nutmeg, lime zest, ginger, almonds and cloves to a jar with a lid. Add 3 oz of over proof rum, screw on lid and shake. Set aside to infuse for 24 hours. The next day, strain out solids using a coffee filter. Combine infused rum with syrup and lime juice. This falernum should last at least a month. Keep in the fridge for optimal freshness. Learn how to also make Orgeat for your tiki drinks here: https://youtu.be/in_UktVQdpc And all other bar essential syrups, shrubs and everything in between playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G7cyRcuxKc&list=PLyP-ZOGrEy2IA-tzFdCedRcPDmL2svHJk For a shelf stable falernum, check out my friend over at Rob’s Home Bar https://youtu.be/Seh3r8uhrxY Cheers everyone My Video Gear: Camera - Sony ZV-1 https://amzn.to/3uutkCQ Audio - Zoom H4n https://amzn.to/3ojhTwF Microphone - Rode LAV mic https://amzn.to/3utI9W1 My Cocktail Gear: Shaker Tins and Jigger https://amzn.to/2XcUx0d Mixing Glass https://amzn.to/3D0PY8J Manual Juicer https://amzn.to/3zW5aSA All Clad Cookware https://amzn.to/2Y89JN0 Erlenmeyer Flask Set https://amzn.to/3uyOf7y 4oz Glass Bottles https://amzn.to/3B73lDI Microplane https://amzn.to/3A2lYaM Melina #2 Coffee Filters https://amzn.to/3oAmjPA Gold Measuring Cups & Spoons https://amzn.to/3E9XCij Liqueur Drinking Glasses https://amzn.to/3zRvxJu @theweepearl Chapters 0:00 Overview & Description 2:38 Toasting Almonds & Cloves 3:04 Making Semi-Rich Simple Syrup 3:30 Prepping Ginger & Limes 4:39 Infusing the Rum 5:30 Filtering the Rum 5:52 Finish the Falernum 6:10 Falernum 🎵 Music by Artlist 🎵 Use our referral and 2 extra months free! https://bit.ly/3vQlbsc DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product through these links I may receive a small commission, without any additional cost to you. :) #mixology #tikidrinks #diy