RUM REVIEW: Callisto California Dry Botanical Rum ($35)

by Andrew Chalk

Callisto Botanical Rum is like no other rum you’ve tasted - putting a refreshing twist on the spirit by infusing its bespoke white rum with a blend of locally-sourced Californian botanicals (including rosemary, lavender, burdock root, and cherry bark). Summer never has to end with your own “California in a bottle.”

Callisto is ready for cocktails. Here is one recipe from the Callisto web site.

Pacific Coast Mai Tai

Glass Type: Double Old Fashioned Glass

Flavor: Juicy

Ingredients

1.5 ounces Callisto Botanical Rum

.5 ounces California orange liqueur

.75 ounces Orgeat

1 ounce Fresh Lime Juice

1 piece Strawberry

Method

Muddle strawberry in a shaker tin with orgeat and lime juice. Add Callisto Botanical Rum and orange liqueur. Shake and double strain over ice. Garnish with a fresh strawberry and mint sprig.

Sample