Food Vitae’s Storm Chaser
by Clarissa Wei
The drink: Storm Chaser
The bar: Vitae
Ingredients: 1.5 ounces Mount Gay Extra Old Rum, 1/2 ounce lime juice, heaping barspoon of candied kumquat, 3/8 ounces Velvet Falernum, 3/8 ounces ginger syrup
The process: Toss over ice and strain into ice-filled collins glass. Top with ginger beer and stir to incorporate. Float 1/2 ounce Cruzan Blackstrap Rum on top, and gently stir to incorporate but maintain separation. Garnish with candied ginger.