The other night, I sampled Castries Cream liqueur. Made in St. Lucia, Castries Cream is a peanut-based rum (akin to a peanutty version of Bailey's...) It comes in a cool bottle that resembles a peanut in a shell, and right now is available in the mid-Atlantic.
We perused the website for recipes, and finally settled on one that included Castries and coconut rum. We thought it would be a nice combo, but honestly, it didn't work that well. But we did agree that anything chocolate or banana flavored would be a good match, so next time we'll whip up one of the recipes that includes vanilla vodka, or banana or chocolate liqueur. If you are really a fan of peanuts or peanut butter, Castries would also be nice to sip by itself, over ice. I would imagine that it could make a mean parfait, too, with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup or hot fudge.
For more info about Castries, check out http://www.castriescream.com/.
We perused the website for recipes, and finally settled on one that included Castries and coconut rum. We thought it would be a nice combo, but honestly, it didn't work that well. But we did agree that anything chocolate or banana flavored would be a good match, so next time we'll whip up one of the recipes that includes vanilla vodka, or banana or chocolate liqueur. If you are really a fan of peanuts or peanut butter, Castries would also be nice to sip by itself, over ice. I would imagine that it could make a mean parfait, too, with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup or hot fudge.
For more info about Castries, check out http://www.castriescream.com/.
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Hi. Saw your post about Castries. I'm a bartender at Vegetate Restaurant in DC and I've been trying to come up with a good castries cocktail recipe. Instead of going dessert-y with it, I'm doing more savory Thai flavors -- fresh carrot juice, fresh ginger juice, chili-infused vodka and the castries on the rocks (may add a bit of coconut as well, per a customer suggestion). Come by and try it out. Cheers
Wow, that sounds delicious! I tried responding to you directly, but your profile is private. Could you send me the recipe?
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