How to Make the Rum Craft Cocktail

“This is the violet hour, the hour of hush and wonder, when the affections glow and valor is reborn….”
–Bernard DeVoto, The Hour, 1948

If the above sentiment seems overly romantic about happy hour, it’s possible you simply haven’t found the right bar.

There is something magical about cocktail hour, and it’s not the drinks (or, rather, it’s not just the drinks). It’s the whole ritual—there’s a tremulous excitement to settling onto a bar stool or…