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In mid-December, my co-workers and I engaged in a beverage exchange. Everyone bought $20 worth of alcohol, put it in a paper bag, drew numbers and then could either pick a bag of unidentified liquor or "steal" from someone else.
It was like a white elephant party, except with booze.
I ended up with The Kraken spiced rum. (Thanks, Jason!) I really like the bottle and the label, but I am just not sure what to do with it. Someone suggested pineapple juice, which I tried, but it was too sweet of a concoction for me.
I went to The Kraken website and found a recipe for The Kraken Black, a mix of the rum, Guinness and Kahlua. That sounded strange but interesting and I actually had all of the ingredients, so I mixed one up. Nope. Couldn't even finish it.
Also, I put some in my tea once. That was pretty good, but I really have to be in the mood for a hot alcoholic beverage.
Anyone have any thoughts on how to tame this beast into a decent cocktail? I really hate to see a perfectly good intoxicant go to waste.
Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.
