Challenged by Alex Enochs (Charlatan) to create a cocktail with movie theater popcorn butter, Ryan Murphy of Crown Tap Room was “a little afraid to ask” the staff at Logan Theatre, where he obtained the ingredient, what was in it. Generally, though, the stuff that tops popcorn in movie theaters is oil with artificial butter flavoring and preservatives. (Actual butter has a low smoke point and can spoil quickly.)
Aside from fat-washing the rum, Murphy kept all the ingredients of his second attempt the same for his final cocktail, a take on the Ramos Fizz that he garnished with popcorn (Boom Chicka Pop’s “lightly sweet” variety). A fan of Billy Ocean, he dubbed the cocktail the Caribbean Cream.
