Tweedletea and Tweedlerum

Tweedletea and Tweedlerum

I’ve created a special cocktail to toast the Birthday Surprise, with a nod to the original puzzle’s Through the Looking Glass theme. The “Tweedletea & Tweedlerum” is a simple and effective riff on the classic daiquiri, one of my favorite drinks. A (good) daiquiri is equipped with the perfect combination of rum, lime and sugar, shaken with ice profusely, poured. Nothing more, nothing less. It was favored by inspired past personalities such as Hemingway and it instilled pregame pluck in Jack and Jaqueline Kennedy on election night as the ballots were tallied.

Chai tea and rum - sipping never had it so good

In this version, the rum is split between a solid white using Plantation Silver (a blend of Caribbean rums with Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad in the mix, and perfect for daiquiris) and a flavorful amber using Denizen’s Merchant Reserve, a funky blend of pot still aged rums from Jamaica and Martinique. These two halves of the whole create a wonderful balance. The sugar comes from a Chai spiced tea syrup, which is delicious as well. But any rum and tea syrup combination will work, if you find yourself in need of recreating this drink and making a toast yourself. Here’s to inventive puzzling pairs, beguiling bolts, wonderful wood, auspicious Aussies and great gatherings. Cheers!

A pleasant potion and puzzle partnership pairing

Tweedletea and Tweedlerum

1 oz white rum (such as Plantation 3 Star)

1 oz dark rum (such as Denizen’s Merchant Reserve)

1 oz fresh lime

½ oz tea syrup

Shake together with ice and strain into a favorite glass (or tea cup). Garnish with a little lime wheel fellow. Imbibe pleasurably.

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