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

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

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