Get On Down With Mr G's Rum Expertise

It’s not hard to be won over by the easy-going, fun-loving nature of UK house music producer and self-confessed rum enthusiast, Mr G aka Colin McBean. Having enjoyed two decades in the dance world, dozens of remixes and solo EPs and a solid relationship with techno kingpin, Radioslave aka Matt Edwards; it comes as a surprise to us all that Mr G’s debut solo album (out, fittingly, on Rekids) hit the shelves for the first time on June 21st. A pivotal moment for the house veteran, if you haven’t checked out his talents on 'Still Here (Get On Down)', treat yourself to a heavy dose of underground energetic grooves. Rewind to 1999 when Mr G first founded his label Phoenix G and you can still catch some of that unique analogue bass-heavy electronic tech-funk deeply rooted within the new nine-track package; a sound that never fails to create dancefloor damage.

Setting tongues wagging in the fabric office, track two on the album, entitled ‘Firewater,’ is a tribute to Mr G’s unquenchable thirst for rum. Turns out this DJ can mix cocktails as well as beats and his essential rum recipe for you this summer is aptly crowned a ‘G Spot.’ So find yourself a shaker, grab the ingredients below and let Mr G share his poison, perfect for sipping in this blazing English sun. What’s more, the ‘rum master’ has layed down a playlist for your very own cocktail party, the after party and where his five favourite rums should be drunk across the globe…thirsty, anyone?



My essential rum recipes right now is....................A G spot...................2 hits a over proof rum
1 hit a lime juice fresh
half a hit  orgeat
2 hits of pineapple juice
half a hit of grand marnier
put all the hits in a shaker with lotz a ice and shake, turn out in a long tumbler and add a sprig a mint ................yeah that should just hit the right spot

Be warned though: no more than two cause if ya slip you might bust ya lip...??



Mr G's 5 for the Cocktail Party

1. George Benson - 'Nature Boy'
2. Faze O - 'Riding High'
3. Leon Ware - 'After The Dance'
4. King Tubby - 'Dub From The Roots'
5.Soul for ya mind.....Bush Wacker Bill

No labels! Sorry, you got to hunt for these, if ya hungry enough!!

Mr G's 5 Tunes for the After Party

1.Black Jazz Consortium - 'The Om'
2. Floating Points - 'People's Potential'
3. Kyle Hall - 'The Perfekt Sin'
4. Nick Holder - 'Soul Size Love'
5. Mr G - 'Summer Soul'

Mr G's 5 Fave Rums and Places to Drink Them
1. Overproof Pina Colada made by Douggie with Wray and Nephew @ Jakes Jamaica
2. Lime Dakeri made in my front room with hi fi on low.............bass that is
3. Mai Tai made anywhere Dick Barstell is....................what a Mixologist world class
4. Planters Punch made with St James rum @ Match Bar in Clerkenwell
5. Cuba Libre made with Myers rum, on the Rekids tour in Japan

All killers no fillers....two drinks an yu mash up....trust me.