The Bar at 15 Stamford toasts to the rum-soaking history of its location with its signature Plantation 1840 cocktail. This signature creation and homage to history is named after the year the Balestier Plantation put their rum on the market. The classic composition includes Black Tears Rum, sweet vermouth, pineapple juice, sugarcane juice syrup, lemon juice and fresh mint for a strong yet refreshing tall drink. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a Sailor’s Home was located where the hotel now stands. The tradition of rum and the sea began in the Caribbean, where sailors were given a daily tot of rum from 1655, until the ration was abolished, as recently as in the 1970s. For centuries, sailors have acknowledged the close of day by saluting the setting sun, rum glass in hand.